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Back to School in Oakland: Perspectives from a Kindergarten, 3rd Grade Teacher, and Librarian

By Debora Gordon Posted October 13, 2021 11:14 am

This article is part three of a three-part series sharing OUSD administrator and teacher perspectives to the start of in-person learning, including many lessons learned during 18 months of distance learning during COVID. (Read parts[Read more]

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Back to School in Oakland: High School Teachers Consider the Changes from Zoom to Classroom

By Debora Gordon Posted October 13, 2021 11:14 am

from kindergarten through high school, share their experiences and perceptions, from classroom to Zoom and back again.

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Back to School in Oakland: A Board Member, Two Principals, and a Union Executive Board Member Share Their Perspectives

By Debora Gordon Posted October 5, 2021 8:53 am

What back-to-school has been like so far this semester

Oakland’s Melrose Branch Library Workers During COVID-19: Photo Essay by William Truong

By William Truong Posted March 15, 2021 9:08 am

Oakland School for the Arts Digital Media student William Truong shares photo essay on Melrose Branch of Oakland Public Libraries.

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Parenting During a Pandemic: Candase Chambers Says Lack of Peers and Sports Biggest Gap

By Katharine Davies Samway Posted November 24, 2020 11:36 am

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)

By Debora Gordon Posted November 18, 2020 4:03 pm

OUSD teachers share the challenges of distance learning, and what it would take to go back to the classroom.

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Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World

By Debora Gordon Posted November 10, 2020 5:34 pm

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

By Katharine Davies Samway Posted November 10, 2020 12:55 pm

Managing distance learning with five children.

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Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom Dina Kenna Says Services for Autistic Child Are Limited

By Katharine Davies Samway Posted November 5, 2020 6:14 pm

"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.

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Alameda County in Red Tier; OUSD likely won’t open classrooms before Jan 2021

By Momo Chang Posted September 24, 2020 8:58 am

While we move to the red tier, for now, OUSD schools will continue distance learning through the end of 2020.

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