Community Updates About COVID: Protocols, Testing & Vaccination From the OUSD Superintendent

  Thursday, Sep 2 at 6:23 PM • Oakland Unified School DistrictThursday, September 2, 2021 Dear Oakland Unified Community, I hope the first four weeks of the school year have treated you and your student(s) well. Today is the final day of classes for students this week, as tomorrow is a Professional Development Day for our teachers. Professional learning opportunities…


Race Continues to Correlate with College Opportunity in Oakland-Dump the D and Fix This

A guest post from Families in Action for Quality Education Contenido en Español hasta abajo The Measure N Commission is a high functioning body. They are overseeing a major parcel tax that is making the high school experience better for Oakland students and getting results. I believe this is one of the best examples of…


Luz Cázares Appointed as Trustee to Oakland Unified School District

View in your browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 31, 2021Press ReleaseContact: Michelle Smith McDonald, Director of Communications & Public Affairs, [email protected], (510) 670-4163  HAYWARD, CA – Luz Cázares, who has spent nearly two decades serving Bay Area and national K-12 school districts as a leader in school finance and business, has been selected to serve as the next…


Families Will Demand a Quality Distance Learning Option Tonight, Will OUSD Listen?

The Oakland REACH to Speak at Wednesday’s OUSD School Board Meeting to demand a quality distance option For the past 16 months, The Oakland REACH has been running a Virtual Family Hub delivering high-quality instruction that works — our babies are reading! This week many of our families are back to school — many choosing…