Family Survey Says, Increasing Enrollment Should Be About Increasing Quality, Not Marketing Schemes

OUSD is smart to think hard about its enrollment and how to stabilize or increase it.  Enrollment stability leads to financial stability and also creates more predictable planning for the district and families.  The OUSD board will be voting on its so called enrollment stabilization policy on Wednesday.  And while the goal is laudable, the…


Charter schools with open seats for this year

If you are looking for school for the current school year, there are still many great school choices in both the district and charters, if you are still looking, please apply and find the right spot for your child.  Go to Oakland Enrolls to submit your application.  The district does not make this information publicly…


Charter schools with open seats for next school year

If you are looking for school for the next school year (2021-2022), there are still many great school choices in both the district and charters, if you are still looking, please apply and find the right spot for your child.  Go to Oakland Enrolls to submit your application.  The district does not make this information…


Charter Schools with open seats for the current school year

If you are looking for school for the current school year, there are still many great school choices in both the district and charters, if you are still looking, please apply and find the right spot for your child.  Go to Oakland Enrolls to submit your application.  The district does not make this information publicly…


Middle Schools that Showed Progress with Latinx Children

Where you send your child to school is one of the most important decisions you can make.  We haven’t had new school quality data from the state due to distance learning, so the data is from the 2018-19 school year and I wanted to highlight some of the schools making progress with Oakland children, and…