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Statement from Alameda County Superintendent of Schools L. Karen Monroe on Alameda County’s Return to Purple Tier

View in your browser Leer en españolContact: Michelle Smith McDonald, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, [email protected], (510) 670-4163November 16, 2020 The news that Alameda County county will be moving back into the Purple Tier under the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework is disheartening, but necessary given the surge in COVID-19 cases around the country, our state and…

The Challenges of Accessing Higher Education (and How to Make College More Affordable)

A guest post from Margaret Lipman It’s a well-established fact that a college education generally translates to a higher income and greater economic stability throughout one’s lifetime. Historically, however, higher education has been a privilege primarily for the wealthy. Even today, students from higher-income families are more likely to attend a four-year college or university…

CWK: OUSD Has Newly Elected Board of Education Directors; Swearing in Takes Place in January

  November 13, 2020 Dear Oakland Unified Community,As we have been talking over the past few weeks, Tuesday, November 3 was an enormous election for our city, the state of California, and the United States. Here in OUSD, as you know, we saw voters pass Measure Y, the bond measure for facilities projects across the District. The…

OUSD Board of Education to Vote Thursday Evening on Declaring November Indigenous People’s Heritage Month

Thursday, November 12, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — On Thursday evening, November 12, the OUSD Board of Education meeting will see the seven Directors vote on a resolution to declare November Annual Indigenous People’s Heritage Month across the District. This is an effort to honor the history, culture and impact of Indigenous people in this nation…