Education
Fremont High, a school re-built with love, community, and bond measure money
An East Oakland school that formerly resembled a prison, according to some, now has a state-of-the-art campus. […]
Tony Daquipa
Arts & Culture
Longtime Raiders Fans Reminisce about Tailgate Parties in East Oakland from yesteryear
Longtime Raiders fans feel left behind by NFL as team moves to Las Vegas. […]
COVID-19
Oakland Unified and Teachers’ Union Come to Agreement on Distance Learning
“We will continue to work to improve crisis distance learning and organize to get the funding and resources for a safe school reopening. We have an opportunity to make schools better than they were pre-COVID.” – OEA President Keith Brown […]
Education
Oakland Activists Call For “Ed Equity or Else”
Oakland Voices chats with four activists who attended the ““Ed Equity or Else” National Day of Resistance against calls from the Federal government to prematurely reopen schools. […]
COVID-19
Educators Propose Safety Precautions As OUSD Seeks To Reopen Some Preschools Next Week
OUSD needs to successfully negotiate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with seven labor unions before school of any type can resume. […]
Education
Oakland School Board votes unanimously to eliminate its police force by 2021
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the “George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate the Oakland Schools Police Department” last night. […]
Education
At Least 45 Oakland Public School Administrators Support Elimination of OUSD Police Force
Oakland Voices spoke with two of the principals who want to eliminate armed police in OUSD. […]
Education
Effort to get rid of police in Oakland schools gains momentum as Black Lives Matter protests continue
A local campaign led by Black activists in Oakland to transform OUSD by expelling school police is gaining momentum. […]
COVID-19
Oakland’s Class of 2020 Seniors Reflect on Past Four Years
The Class of 2020 had the end of their senior year disrupted by a deadly global pandemic, but they have proved their resilience by making it to graduation. […]
COVID-19
Despite Coronavirus, the Next Jackson Band Plays On and Records Its Album in Oakland
What’s it like to shelter-in-place with your siblings while recording an album? JAX in East Oakland tells us. […]