Oakland Unified School District

Board approves salary bump, one-time payments for most Oakland school employees

The Oakland school board Saturday approved salary increases and one-time payments for most classified and certificated employees.

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

‘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…

3 years ago

Arbitrator rules district owes substitute teacher back pay

An arbitrator in a dispute between the Oakland Unified School District and its teachers' union ruled that the district violated…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Two school districts weigh calls to remove police from campuses

"The perpetuation of the school-to-prison pipeline is incompatible with our goal of creating safe, healthy and equitable schools for all…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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