Mack original, Ed Thomas says playing for McClymond’s basketball team in the 1950s and ’60s was a great time in his life. At 6’3’’ he played...
It was a coincidence that Oakland’s first new public school in more than a decade, called Oakland SOL, opened its doors Monday – the same day...
School district staff are working to fix water problems on the campus of McClymonds High School , saying the most serious and immediate problems have been...
Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell kicked off the first day of school with a tour of hill and flatland schools, starting the day at...
McClymonds student athletes wheel a hydration system to the football field. The water is retrieved from the mother of the coach across the street from the...
West Oakland’s McClymonds High does a good job of graduating Black students, she says In the first press conference of her new administration, Supt. Kyla Johnson-Trammell spoke...
The Oakland Private Industry Council (PIC) is hosting multiple hiring events this month for local companies seeking to hire drivers. First Student, the leading school bus...
Prescott Circus Theater performs. Photo courtesy of Gary T. Thomsen. Seven young stars from the Prescott Circus Theatre, an afterschool and summer youth circus program born...
About 90 students from across Oakland Unified School District are well prepared for the first day of classes after a special morning in Emeryville. The students,...
About two dozen students from Skyline High and Castlemont High were recognized last Friday for their hard work and dedication to a summer program in which...
By Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent of Schools Students need to feel seen, to see themselves reflected in their teacher’s eyes as having limitless potential. That’s how...
The Oakland school district is likely to propose the closing of more schools using a term borrowed from corporate America called “rightsizing.” The Business Dictionary calls...
All 15 Childhood Development Centers (CDC) and 13 State Preschool Programs operated by the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) have received a 4-star rating through the...
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education this week approved the contract making Kyla Johnson-Trammell the next superintendent of schools. She officially begins July...
Gayle Mackey, a long-time Oakland Unified School District employee, died on May 6. She was 65 An administrative assistant in the district for over 20 years,...
The fight for decent education in Oakland for all the students, not just those who are from privileged backgrounds, stretches back for decades. We need...
Responding to protests against the planned closure of its highly successful reading clinic for special education students, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has scheduled a community...
Parents and teachers attend a meeting Monday at Manzanita Community School calling on school board members to keep budget cuts away from school sites. Photo by...
This Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) honored 1,200 students for their hard work in and out of the classroom is paying off, Monday night, May 15,...
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has set up the Summer Learning 2017 website for information on programs in Oakland and the Bay Area. There are...
The Oakland Board of Education announced Wednesday evening that it had picked local veteran school administrator Kyla Johnson-Trammell to become the Oakland Unified School District’s new...
The Oakland Unified School District and AC Transit came to an agreement Wednesday afternoon – with the help of the City of Oakland – to save...
By the Justice for Oakland Students Coalition How is it possible for Oakland Unified School District to receive an additional $100 million in new funding over...
About 800 students from middle and high schools across Oakland Unified School District came together on Saturday afternoon, April 15 to be recognized for their hard work...
School district leaders sent a “critical budget” memo to all staff this week announcing an immediate freeze on spending at schools and central office departments, saying...