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Oakland schools to drop student mask mandate, though still ‘strongly recommended’
Oakland students will no longer be required to wear masks indoors as of April 25, but masking is still "strongly recommended."Read More
Oakland families rally against school closures
Oakland families are rallying and marching to City Hall in protest against the district's plan to close, merge and downsize schools. Read More
OUSD offers paltry response to criticism over school closure, merger decision
Officials with the Oakland Unified School District issued a brief, two-sentence response Saturday to criticism from the teachers’ union and community members about the board’s decision Friday to uphold...Read More
Oakland students petition for more Covid protection or return to online classes
A group of Oakland Unified high school students are threatening to walk off campuses if the district doesn't provide more Covid protections or return to online learning.Read More
Oakland teachers call in sick, closing 11 schools and affecting 8,400 students
More than 500 teachers called in sick Friday in the Oakland Unified School District, prompting the closure of 12 schools and affecting thousands of students.Read More
Oakland Tech students walk out over culture of sexual harassment
Students at Oakland Technical High School in Oakland walked out Wednesday morning to protest a culture of sexual harassment mainly by other students.Read More
‘We lost an angel’: Students, staff remember teen killed in road rage shooting
Shamara Young was 15 years old when she was shot and killed in an act of road rage in Oakland last week. On Wednesday, a week after her death,...Read More
California issues broad school teacher, staff vaccination mandate
California will become the first state in the nation to require teachers and other school employees to get vaccinated or else face weekly Covid-19 testing, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced...Read More
Oakland to resume more in-person classes next week
An Oakland Unified School District spokesman says additional city schools will offer full in-person instruction on Monday, as planned, as the district and its teachers’ union continue discussing impacts...Read More
Oakland district, union reach late-night tentative agreement to reopen schools
Oakland schools will begin reopening before the end of March, after leaders from the teachers’ union and the school district reached a deal Sunday after weeks of negotiations. The...Read More
Stephen, Ayesha Curry partner with Oakland schools for meal, book deliveries
Oakland Unified School District is partnering with Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s nonprofit and other organizations to deliver meal and “family literacy” boxes to about 1,800 families Monday....Read More
Covid-19 update: Outbreak hits Milpitas jail, Oakland students kick off new school year, Trump downplays risks for children
The CalREDIE system may be fixed but counties are still anxiously awaiting data uploads so they can plan for safe school and business operations. Santa Clara County jails are...Read More
District works on reforms after grand jury finds Castlemont High ‘failed’ students
Oakland Unified School District is working to reform an online program designed to help failing students following a scathing civil grand jury report last month that accused the district...Read More
Jack Dorsey donates $10 million to bridge digital divide for Oakland students
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stunned Oakland schools and city leaders on Friday with a $10 million donation to a campaign aimed at providing computers and internet access to all...Read More
Oakland school board approves three-year superintendent contract
The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education unanimously agreed to approve Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell’s new three-year contract during its Wednesday evening meeting, according to OUSD officials. Oakland native...Read More
Fundraiser keeps Oakland students, families fed as it turns attention to distance learning technology
The Oakland Unified School District, Oakland Public Education Fund and the city of Oakland announced Tuesday that more than $1.5 million has been to support students and their families...Read More
Teachers, community members to virtually protest school closures, charter co-locations
Oakland public school teachers and community members will hold a virtual protest on Tuesday seeking to halt permanent school closures and charter school co-locations that they say would further...Read More