OUSD press release OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Friday, May 15, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected], CA — An OUSD first grade teacher who has made a name for himself by reading to his students virtually in an effort that’s gone viral around the world, will appear this afternoon on The Ellen Degeneres Show on NBC Bay Area. Peter…
Why Oakland’s Current Plan WONT CLOSE the Digital Divide and How We Can
I would guess more than half of Oakland’s Flatland families are worrying about food. They also are worrying about rent. And when that will be due. Some are getting pressure to pay right now. They can’t. How much money do you think they have to pay for internet? You know the answer. So, when I…
A Catalyst for quality school options in San Leandro
San Leandro families living in the Bay Fair area near East Oakland have a great need for quality public schools that prepare students to succeed in college and beyond. Only 14 percent of African American public school students are on grade level for math, and just 29 percent are reading on grade level. For Latino/a…
Press Conference Scheduled: OUSD and City of Oakland Announce Plan to CLOSE the Digital Divide; Bold $12.5 Million Plan Launches on Thursday!
OUSD press releaseOakland, CA — “It’s time to close the digital divide once and for all,” is the rallying cry of the leaders of a new effort to support students and families in Oakland. The digital divide has been in the news recently as something that keeps the field of education uneven and unfair. Students with plenty…
The Long and Winding Road to a Better Building For Oakland Children Ends Well at Berkley Maynard
A guest post from Families in Action It took a winding journey to get there, but the Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy (BMA) community ended up in the right place: with a long-term lease from the Oakland Unified School District at the aging facility it has occupied for 15 years, and with the power now to…