by Alden Woods, Arizona Republic. This story was originally published by ProPublica Native American students in BIE operated schools were forced to start the school year without adequate technology, sometimes sharing a single computer among siblings, because the agency disbursed funding late and failed to purchase equipment in time. SERIES:LESSONS LOST How Federal Schools Are Failing…
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Resources for Moms and Dads Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders
A guest post from Jenna Sherman founder of Parent-Leaders Chances are you want your child to become the type of person others look to for how to act. While you might think of that as a future goal, just like so many journeys in life, what you do now will affect later outcomes. To that end,…
OUSD Celebrates Settlement with California Charter Schools Association in Lawsuit Over Proposition 39
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…
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…