NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Oakland Unified School District has remained under FCMAT’s domination since the state took over in 2003. Already, under FCMAT’s leadership, more than...
It is now becoming clear to many local education advocates that under FCMAT, the state’s enforcer, or the whip hand of education austerity, K-12 school districts...
This Saturday, there will be a rally for members of Oakland communities and affected school communities to fight against the closures beginning at 10 a.m. at...
In a statement read by her staffer, Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan responded to the demand for $90 million in cuts. “We see this for what it is,”...
“We’re not going to accept $90 million in budget reductions from the county,” Oakland Education Association (OEA) President Keith Brown told the Oakland Post this week....
The Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) told Oakland Unified School District officials that they must cut the budget by $90 million and threatened – if...
“We will not give up on the demand to protect majority Black schools from closures or on the demand that school closures is not a justified...
“There needs to be a concerted effort to do more than complaint about this,” he said. “There is no contention that the district is incompetent to...
Peralta Colleges Chancellor Regina Stanback Stroud, who has only held the position for nine months, will step down next month amid claims that the Peralta Community...
Local residents have joined with Assemblymember Rob Bonta to oppose a state bill that would have required the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to permanently close...
Local residents are scrambling to oppose a state bill that they recently found out about that would require the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)...
The Oakland Unified School District (OIUSD) has announced it may cut $15.5 million from its budget for the next school year, signifying there is no end...
The Oakland Post Community Assembly, along with parents and teachers in the Oakland Not For Sale (ONFS) coalition, hosted a community discussion last Sunday aimed at...
OAKLAND POST — The Oakland Post Community Assembly, along with parents and teachers at impacted schools, will host a community discussion about the school district plan...
Running into a wall of outrage from school families and community groups, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) administration and the Oakland Board of Education are...
The district also is beginning the process of selling or leasing school properties. The Board of Education is moving ahead with a second set of school...
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) now appears to be under a modified form of direct state control, according to some observers. But the school district...
OUSD and State overseers focus on budget cuts, $72 Mil goes unspent The Oakland Unified School District’s overseers—the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT) and...
A recent report produced by the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT) reveals how under a recently passed state law, AB 1840, the Alameda County...
Standing behind the scenes of the battle between Oakland’s school district and its 3,000 teachers are State representatives controlling the district and enforcing drastic budget cuts....
Speakers line up at Oakland Board of Education meeting. Photo by Oakland North. Despite the calls to close schools in Oakland and other cities – as...
FCMAT CEO Michael Fine was previously deputy superintendent for business services of the Riverside Unified School District. Photo courtesy of John Fensterwald/EdSource. In an attempt to...
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