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OUSD’s Back to School Plans

August 6, 2021 Momo Chang

School starts next week, and the district has shared its plans for both COVID safety and supporting the mental well-being of students. In a recorded webinar, OUSD staff members share the overall plans and what

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Oakland Voices Alumnus Ryan Barba Attending UC Berkeley in the Fall

May 3, 2021 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices alumnus (2017-2018 cohort) has been accepted to several UC’s, and will be attending Berkeley in the Fall. Barba is Editor-in-Chief at the Peralta Citizen at Laney College. Barba said, “being a high school

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

March 15, 2021 William Truong

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

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Bringing the Political into the Classroom

January 13, 2021 Debora Gordon

“For the first time in my years of teaching, I taught “sedition,” “insurrection,” “coup d’état,” and “treason.””

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Fremont High, a school re-built with love, community, and bond measure money

November 16, 2020 Tony Daquipa

An East Oakland school that formerly resembled a prison, according to some, now has a state-of-the-art campus.

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OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World

November 10, 2020 Debora Gordon

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

November 10, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

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

November 5, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

“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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What is Oakland’s Measure Y? A video explainer by Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices

if passed, what would Oakland’s new school bond measure do?

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CA Dept. of Education May Reverse Course and Reinstate Arab American Studies in Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

September 1, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

After deleting all references to Arab American Studies and Pacific Islander Studies in the CA Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC), the state is likely to reinstate both in the next revised version of the curriculum.