School closures
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,…
School Board Moves Meetings to Private Room, Excluding Public
By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), responding to ongoing parent and teacher protests against…
Post Salon Backs Call on State Officials to Investigate and Remove FCMAT
By Ken Epstein The Oakland Post Community Assembly, along with parents and teachers in the Oakland Not…
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…
School Board Votes to Close Kaiser Elementary School
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Fiscal Crisis Management & Assistance Team (FCMAT), Gentrification, School closures By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)…
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…
School District Prepares for Second Round of School Closures
The district also is beginning the process of selling or leasing school properties. By Ken Epstein The…
District Is Dismantling West Oakland Public Schools ‘Piece by Piece,’ Says Coach Tapscott
Ben “Coach” Tapscott By Ken Epstein The future of West Oakland Middle School (WOMS) – the only…
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…