OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Thursday, September 24, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected], CA — On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the OUSD Board of Education approved a settlement in its long-standing litigation with the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) regarding the administration of Proposition 39. The case, which began in 2016, has a complicated history, including numerous attempts to…
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Update on OUSD’s In-person Learning Options
September 23, 2020 Dear Oakland Community, As you may have heard, Alameda County was recently moved into the state’s Red Tier due an improvement in the County’s Covid indicators. Below, I will review what that means for us as well as the current options that exist for Oakland Unified School District to allow students back…
Statement from Alameda County Superintendent of Schools L. Karen Monroe on Alameda County Moving to Red Tier
View in your browser Leer en español Contact: Michelle Smith McDonald, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, [email protected], (510) 670-4163 September 22, 2020 Alameda County moved into the Red Tier Tuesday under the State of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. In order for schools to consider re-opening to in-classroom instruction, the county must remain in the…
Today’s Kids Are Hurting, How Can We Bounce Back, Looking at Six Building Blocks to Resilience
A guest post from Jennifer Dhillon is the CEO of the non profit, Bounce Back Generation which supports resilience in California children. For some students and families COVID is another challenge in a long string of adversities that are impacting educational achievement. Trauma caused from ongoing childhood adversities can be pervasive in many of our…
OUSD Cashes in on a Big Night at Sunday’s 72nd Emmy Awards
So Much talent in the Town, why doesn’t OUSD have a performing arts high school?