OUSD has a targeted re-opening date of January 25, 2021, with many caveats
OUSD has submitted its re-opening plan to the county, including a targeted re-opening date for January 25, 2021 for lower grades.
Education
Parenting During a Pandemic: Candase Chambers Says Lack of Peers and Sports Biggest Gap
One Oakland mom says lack of peer interaction and sports one of the biggest gaps during distance learning.
Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World (Part 2)
OUSD teachers share the challenges of distance learning, and what it would take to go back to the classroom.
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.
Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World
Oakland Voices spoke with some teachers about the challenges and surprises of distance learning.
Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom, Malinda Bun, of Cambodian Street Food
Managing distance learning with five children.
Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom Dina Kenna Says Services for Autistic Child Are Limited
"It shouldn’t be a struggle. I shouldn’t have to go through no sleep and a migraine because I have a child with autism." - Dina Kenna, parents of two elementary-school children.
What is Oakland’s Measure Y? A video explainer by Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride
if passed, what would Oakland's new school bond measure do?
Alameda County in Red Tier; OUSD likely won’t open classrooms before Jan 2021
While we move to the red tier, for now, OUSD schools will continue distance learning through the end of 2020.
Free Meals for all Oakland Students; Mayor’s Town Hall on Distance Learning Today
Starting today, the meals will again be open to all Oakland students, including those attending charters and schools outside of Oakland.
