By Katharine Davies Samway Posted July 29, 2020 3:47 pm
OUSD supports Arab American studies, but CA Dept of Education may cut it out of the Ethnic Studies curriculum.
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By Momo Chang Posted July 23, 2020 9:57 am
"Nurses were sometimes assigned five patients at once, including positive and non-positive patients."
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By Tony Daquipa Posted July 16, 2020 2:24 pm
OUSD needs to successfully negotiate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with seven labor unions before school of any type can resume.
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By Momo Chang Posted July 16, 2020 9:32 am
Oakland now has 3,259 positive COVID-19 cases. Alameda County is at 8,478 cases (data as of July 14), nearly doubling the number of cases from just a month ago (there were 4,390 cases on June[Read more]
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By Oakland Voices Posted July 8, 2020 3:00 pm
A Laney College professor was placed on administrative leave after he told an Asian American student to 'anglicize' her name.
By Momo Chang Posted July 2, 2020 11:01 am
Final plans on reopening OUSD schools will be announced on Friday, July 10.
By Tony Daquipa Posted June 25, 2020 3:19 pm
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.
By Tony Daquipa Posted June 22, 2020 1:35 pm
Oakland Voices spoke with two of the principals who want to eliminate armed police in OUSD.
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By Tony Daquipa Posted June 9, 2020 8:22 am
A local campaign led by Black activists in Oakland to transform OUSD by expelling school police is gaining momentum.
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By Momo Chang Posted May 28, 2020 8:33 am
Schools will likely "have some kind of blended model with both in-person and distance learning next year."
