While special education support staff in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) broadly back the Oakland Education Association’s (OEA) proposed strike and its demands to increase...
Pressure is mounting as Oakland teachers and their supporters push for decreased class sizes, a 12 percent pay increase for educators, the hiring of more counselors,...
A group of community leaders and activists came together Thursday to call on the state to increase funding for Oakland public schools and to end the...
School board members Shanthi Gonzales, Nina Senn, Jumoke Hinton Hodge and Aimee Eng. The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of Education is moving ahead with a...
Doutherd’s opponent, Gary Yee, supported “top heavy administration” and closed the 25,000-student Oakland Adult Education program Clarissa Doutherd, who is running for the District 4 School...
A local organization, Equity Allies, has launched an “Equity Fund for OUSD schools” to address opportunity gaps and advance equity in OUSD. The Equity Fund will...
Equity Allies for OUSD, a group of local parents and community members, is holding a forum on issues facing Oakland public school families, Saturday, Sept. 29,...
Dylan and Sydney Ross with mom, Piper Dellums as they receive a pin from Rafael Jesús González, Berkeley Poet Laureate. Oakland’s state representatives held a press...
Parents and teachers protest last school year against cuts to programs and layoffs at school sites. Photo by Ken Epstein. The State of California is set...
Speaking at Oakland Education Association (OEA) press conference last Friday (L to R) are: Liz Ortega Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda Labor Council (AFL-CIO), Keith D....
The Oakland Post is endorsing Clarissa Doutherd for Oakland Board of Education in District 4, a candidate who has the experience, energy and commitment to take...
School Board Candidate Anthony Wilson. Only a handful of candidates are running for the three Oakland Board of Education seats that will be on the November...
More than 100 students, families and staff members of Montclair Elementary School in Oakland came together Wednesday evening, Aug. 15, to honor a beloved music teacher...
A coalition of Ond students, educators, parents, unions, school board members and community groups caravaned to Sacramento to ask the State Board of Ed to reject...
Five school community leaders, who have been actively involved in school issues for years, joined representatives of the Oakland Post this week to interview candidates who...
Schools in Oakland started early this year, Monday, Aug. 13, one week earlier than in recent years to align the school district’s schedule with local colleges...
The Oakland Unified School District, as well as many other school districts, is struggling to stay afloat financially in a state where politicians have passed and...
The demolition work is being donated by DPR Construction through a Melrose Leadership Academy parent. Melrose is a K-8 school located at 4730 Fleming Ave. near Mills...
A coalition of Oakland students, educators, parents, unions, school board members, and community groups caravaned to Sacramento July 12 to ask the State Board of Education...
The Oakland school board asked the City Council not to sell the property to the charter school Thirty-six people were signed up to speak at this week’s...
By Kyla Johnson-Trammell As I wrap up my first year as superintendent, I am filled with resolve and optimism for the future. The collective efforts of...
Teachers and parents protest budget cuts at school board meeting earlier this school year. Photo by Ken Epstein. Oakland and several other school districts were hoping...
Mack students after graduation ceremony from left to right: Gianna Smith, Princess Byrd, Najee McDonald, Albert Mitchell, D’shun Rodgers, Gary’ontae Smith. Photo by Dione Green @dion.green....
The Oakland Athletic League (OAL) has a history of grooming phenomenal athletes such as NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson,...
Student member of the Oakland Board of Education Gema Quetzal Cardenas told City Council members public land should be used for affordable housing. Photo by Mona...
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