Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — The Oakland Athletic League (OAL) knows how important sports are to young people. And while the pandemic has brought sports to a halt in OUSD, both the District and the OAL know that sometime, hopefully sooner than later, Oakland will return to conditions that allow sports to resume for…
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An Oakland Native Has Shown Us We Can Reach the Highest Levels of Power
Español | العربية | 中文 | 文言 | Tiếng Việt | ភាសាខ្មែរ Monday, November 9, 2020 Dear Oakland Unified Community, You’re looking at Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of a little girl in a white dress walking into school that perfectly illustrates the fight for civil rights in education. That little girl was six year old Ruby Bridges, and she had to be escorted by federal…
Oakland Tech Distance Learning Model of minimesters fails to meet academic expectations
A guest post from parent Sam Tsitrin, identifying some issues with distance learning at Tech and looking for answers I am a parent of a 9th grade student at Oakland Tech High School which, according to some metrics at least, is Oakland’s best performing public high school. Based on my former experience as a credentialed…
Polling Locations Open at Ten District-Run Schools and One Charter School in OUSD on Halloween, and Will Open Daily Through November 3Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open
OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Saturday, October 31, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected], CA — There are now just three days left before the final day to vote in the 2020 election, and eleven schools in OUSD, including one charter, are open as of today as polling locations. Once open, the sites will also serve as places where voters…
CWK: The importance of a balanced approach in school reopenings
October 30, 2020 Dear Oakland Community, In the last few weeks our public health officials have been allowing more of our community to reopen – including schools under certain conditions (see prior update). On Wednesday, our County Superintendent shared a statement about the conditions under which Alameda County’s secondary schools are allowed to reopen. I just have…