OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Sunday, April 19, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — Despite the current shelter in place and the closure of all OUSD schools, the business of the District continues. One important thing that happens at this time every year is the formal recognition of outstanding work by our employees. At the first Board…

OUSD press release Oakland, CA — Five weeks into the COVID-19 school closures, Oakland Unified School District is announcing that two employees/volunteers involved in the food distribution program and the device distribution program have tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, all of our distribution events have extensive health and safety protocols in place to mitigate such an…

OUSD press release-Virtual Press Conference Announcing Campaign Set for TuesdayOakland, CA — Educators in Oakland Unified School District have started a campaign to help vulnerable undocumented families during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. They have created the website StimulusPledge.org for people to pledge some or all of their coming stimulus checks to undocumented families who will not…

Oakland, CA — The Oakland Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) have launched a Covid-19 Rapid Relief Fund to support vulnerable Oakland students and families. Serving almost 37,000 students, the Ed Fund and OUSD are committed to doing all they can to provide continuity of education and provision of basic needs…

“We are in a space of uncertainty, but the Census count is certain. Our current needs are colored by our current context but let’s not lose sight of what we need to do to ensure our communities are safe, healthy and our educational needs are being met.” A guest post from OUSD director Jumoke Hinton-Hodge…