OUSD Press releaseOakland, CA — The 2019-20 school year has been a costly one for Oakland Unified School District. Over the Labor Day weekend, someone broke into Markham Elementary School and stole about 60 Google Chromebooks and other items and caused serious damage to several classrooms. This is a loss of thousands of dollars worth of…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 8/26-9/2
Last week– looking at the potential Kaiser closure, how we can use our building for the public, a mom’s first day of K, another look at show should get into what schools and the “opportunity ticket,” a tragedy and how you can help, a truce in the charter wars and much much more, please read,…
Beautiful Places in Mexico; Jovani’s Final Blog
Jovani Maldonado was a 10th grader at Latitude High School in Oakland, he was killed in an automobile accident last weekend. His family is trying to raise money for his burial, please help if you can, this is his story. I am so sorry I did not publish it when he could have seen it.…
We Need Real Solutions from OUSD on Facilities, Not More Bickering to Nowhere
As the school board comes back into session, and it’s most strategically important decisions loom. You have to ask whether they will actually do something besides bickering into inaction. Early signs are troubling. One example can illuminate the whole situation. A District With Immense Wealth that Can’t Pay the Bills OUSD is one the largest…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 8/18-8/25
All of last week’s news, including OUSD’s school year starts with some questions, the ethical challenges in school choice, a rope resembling a noose at an OUSD school, looking at the grand jury report, ethnic studies goes statewide, the latest educational polling numbers, all that and much much more with links, please read, share and…