“Black and Brown kids are being robbed in this city, it is criminal, we are celebrating grad rates without even looking at whether students are college eligible.” Please watch this and take action to change it. Dr. Charles Cole breaks down the hypocrisy of lauding the increasing graduation rates, while NOT looking at the huge…
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OUSD To Host Important and Timely Climate Change Event for Educators on Thursday
Oakland, CA — With the student-led climate protests around the world last Friday and the United Nations speech by teen activist, Greta Thunberg on Monday, climate change is very much in the spotlight. With that in mind, OUSD is hosting an exciting event this Thursday afternoon, September 26 at the Cole campus in West Oakland. The…
Following up on Closing of the Books A fiscal update from our Chief Systems and Services Officer (CSSO)
An OUSD press release Dear OUSD Staff and Community:First, thank you to everyone for all the feedback on my first email and the FAQs about the budget. Another great resource I would like to share is the video of the Closing of the Books Board presentation. Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Luz Cázares did a great…
Closing of the Books, A fiscal update from our Chief Systems and Services Officer -An OUSD Press Release
Dear OUSD Staff and Community:As we prepare for tonight’s Budget presentation to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education, I want to share some information with you beforehand. Over the course of the year, I will provide quarterly updates to inform the community on our progress toward fiscal vitality and examine challenges we…
Yes, It’s about Race, Race and the Schools Oakland Students Deserve; A Kaiser Parent’s Story
A guest post from Dr. Brian Stanley, Black | Husband | Father | Leader | Policy Nerd | Oakland, we always welcome guest writers The Oakland Unified School District is recommending merging my child’s school, Henry J. Kaiser Elementary and Sankofa Elementary into a single school on the Sankofa campus in North Oakland. Kaiser, nestled in the…