Last week– the latest numbers on unhoused students, how SFUSD houses students at a school, the start of the school year with lots of new principals in new schools, and still looking for teachers, important parent perspectives, a historical look at OUSD, Mam is a language of growing importance, all that and much more, with…
Connecting with Kyla: Back to School, This is What We Do
Dear OUSD Community, The beauty of our District is that our students represent all backgrounds and ethnicities. We stand ready to welcome them all tomorrow on the first day of school. For me, the “Back to School’ season is one of hope and renewal. Our resilient staff rises to the occasion every year. Floors are…
Make Oakland Schools Great Again; When 8 Latinx Males Completed the A-G Requirements and 29 Black Males Did
There is a set of folks who view every failure of OUSD as a result of charters. To them, charters drain money from the district and drain kids. The argument seems to go that things were great in Oakland before charters. Kids we thriving, the district was financially stable and families of all stripes were…
Stop Letting Someone Dictate what Will Happen to Your Kids; Parents Need to Take Control
A guest post from Rachel Willis, parent leader and Oakland native on the struggle for better schools and the role parents need to play. “It’s more than waking up and living, you gotta take control of your life, and take control for your kid’s sake. There is a jail cell being built for your kid…
With First Day of 2019-20 School Year Just Days Away, New Teachers Join OUSD, Learn About Their New Work Environments and Plan for Classes to Begin
OUSD Press release-Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Contact: John Sasaki Communications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — Less than two weeks before the start of school, 150 new OUSD teachers took part in the New Teacher Institute. It was a three day training seminar at La Escuelita that started on July 31st. Going into the 2019-20 school year, Oakland…