Charter schools and privatization
Community Rallies to Stop State Bill That Would Require School Closures
By Ken Epstein Local residents are scrambling to oppose a state bill that they recently found out…
Parents, Teachers Shut Down School Board Meeting, Protesting School Closures, Arrests
By Ken Epstein In ongoing protests, parents and teachers, including members of the Oakland Not for Sale…
Teachers’ Union Says School District Not Honoring Labor Agreement Reached in Strike
School closures, health care coverage, student support staff are key issues By Ken Epstein The Oakland teachers’ union,…
Commentary: Data Points and Dollar Signs: Roots, School Closure, and the New “Demand Rate” Metric
Roots International Academy in East Oaklad By Jane Nylund Ultimately, the growth of charters will be fundamentally…
Parents Push Back Against School District Plan to Close and Merge Schools
Kaiser Elementary School parents meet with school district administrator about school closing, Photo by Ken Epstein. By…
State Overseers Say They Have Not Yet Approved Oakland Teachers’ Contract
District has $72 million in unspent funds for low-income and special needs students Oakland teachers’ strike last…
State Representatives – FCMAT and the County – Drive Budget Cuts, Not the Teachers Strike
Oakland teachers recent seven-day strike challenged the school board’s decision to close schools and slash educational programs….
Who Controls the Fate of Oakland Schools?
In the years-long power struggle between the State and OUSD, the State has now gained more authority,…
OUSD Pays $1.4 Million to County Overseers
FCMAT CEO Michael Fine was previously deputy superintendent for business services of the Riverside Unified School District….
State Control Over the Oakland Unified School District, Neoliberalism, Austerity, School Closures and the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT)
Oakland’s state overseers (L to R): California Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Nick Schweizer, Trustee Chris Learned,…