Monday, May 11, 2020 Dear Oakland Community,Eight weeks ago, we closed schools for in person instruction. Since then our world has been turned upside down as we deal with the effects of this health crisis. Our focus has been on meeting immediate needs – providing food, diapers and other necessities, raising money for direct aid,…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 5/4-5/10
Last week, OUSD’s latest enrollment rule changes (good news), OUSD’s teachers of the year, lots of digital disparity news, a good look at the data from CRUNCHED, the Latino honor roll, the state’s weak response to access issues, the challenges facing SpEd youth, ways you can help folks affected by COVID and more, please read,…
Holding the line and upping support how, AIMS maintains high standards with distance learning
A post from Families in Action Every public school and district has had to grapple with distance learning these past few months, and its many issues and imperfect solutions. There’s equity: The Oakland Mayor’s office and partners recently announced they need 25,000 computers, 10,000 hotspots and 13,000 internet service contracts to ensure every student can participate in…
OUSD and Oakland Latino Educators Set to Honor Thousands of Students Virtually in 20th Annual Latino/a Honor Roll Celebration on Friday
“Nuestra Gente Unida – Our People United” OUSD press releaseOakland – The OUSD Office of Equity Latino Student Achievement (LSA) and Oakland Latino Educators (OLE) will celebrate 3,321 Latino students in grades 6 through 12, who have maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher and who are on track to go to…
Schools You Still Might Get Into, and the Latest Advice from Oakland Enrolls
Even though the first round of school offers has been sent, there are many schools doing a great job with open seats, surprisingly many. So if you are still looking, please take a look at this recent Q and A from Oakland Enrolls, and you can see the schools with empty seats in Schoolfinder. Many…