OUSD Press ReleaseOakland, CA — On Monday, April 27, the thirteenth day of free meal service for students across OUSD during the coronavirus pandemic, nutrition services staff handed out the one millionth meal to a family in need. The total student meals distributed through the program now stands at 1,084,589. Handing out food at Castlemont High…
The Oakland Ed Week in Review: 4/20-4/26
lots of COVID coverage, from the powerful community efforts to help from the Curry’s to Bridges Academy, alongside the exposure of huge equity gaps in access to the internet and devices, as well as the challenges of home schooling, there are also ways you can help, from donating to signing the free internet petition to…
OUSD Board of Education Makes Two Major Moves, Signing Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell to New Contract and Officially Hiring District’s New Chief Business Officer
OUSD Press release, Thursday, April 23, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — On Wednesday evening, April 22, the OUSD Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting in which the Directors made two significant decisions involving the leadership of the District. The Board voted unanimously to give Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell a new three year contract.…
Educators make a Stimulus Pledge to East Oakland families
The idea to send money to support undocumented families of Bridges Academy at Melrose in East Oakland started before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The father of two Bridges students passed away unexpectedly, and the Bridges community rallied to support: raising money to help the family bury him in his native Honduras; they helped the mother,…
Arne Duncan, Jeb Bush and 12,000 of Us Agree—Every Child Deserves Internet Access, You Can Help
In the era of virtual schooling an internet connection is essential. Unfortunately, 12 million families don’t have access to reliable internet. These historically underserved students are threatened with falling even further behind, expanding exponentially our existing opportunity gaps. This is a relatively simple problem to solve and we need your help. Former education secretary Arne…