Month: December 2017

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Political Leaders Engineered State Control of Oakland Public Schools

OUSD was required to borrow $100 million when they only needed $37 million Assemblymember Sandré Swanson pressured…

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State “Culpable” for School District’s Financial Crisis, Says Former County Schools’ Superintendent

By Ken Epstein The State of California, which is legally responsible for overseeing the Oakland Unified School…

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Stopping the Stadium Mega-Development Was an Important Victory, But This Fight Is Far from Over

By Alvina Wong After four months of organizing by Laney students, faculty, and staff, Chinatown and Eastlake…

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