Education Archives - Page 5 of 6

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Oakland Unified and Teachers’ Union Come to Agreement on Distance Learning

August 25, 2020 Tony Daquipa

“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

An African American woman wearing a facemark and purple t-shirt looks at camera.

Oakland Activists Call For “Ed Equity or Else”

August 11, 2020 Tony Daquipa

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.

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California COVID-19 cases at all time high; Oakland nurse Janine Paiste-Ponder dies of COVID-19

July 23, 2020 Momo Chang

“Nurses were sometimes assigned five patients at once, including positive and non-positive patients.”

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Educators Propose Safety Precautions As OUSD Seeks To Reopen Some Preschools Next Week

July 16, 2020 Tony Daquipa

OUSD needs to successfully negotiate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with seven labor unions before school of any type can resume.

OUSD’s discussion on school re-opening today, with final announcements on Friday, July 10

July 2, 2020 Momo Chang

Final plans on reopening OUSD schools will be announced on Friday, July 10.

A red car has the window open. A hand is holding a homemade cardboard sign that says "Fund Schools Not Police BLM"

Effort to get rid of police in Oakland schools gains momentum as Black Lives Matter protests continue

June 9, 2020 Tony Daquipa

A local campaign led by Black activists in Oakland to transform OUSD by expelling school police is gaining momentum.

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OUSD Schools Re-Open August 10; Free Meals Continue Through Summer With 24 Sites

May 28, 2020 Momo Chang

Schools will likely “have some kind of blended model with both in-person and distance learning next year.”

A smiling East Asian woman with a bob haircut and glasses is sitting at a large desk with several Chromebook laptops in front of her, plus a big monitor.

Teachers in East Oakland Rise to the Challenge Eight Weeks after School Closure

May 13, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

Two months into schools being closed, three East Oakland teachers say some students have yet to have internet access during this time, and how many students do not like online learning.

A smiling man carries a cardboard box filled with plastic face shields for Kaiser nurses. The cardboard box says "avocados" on it.

Oakland Teacher Jeadi Vilchis Produces Face Shields for Essential Workers with 3D Printer

May 5, 2020 Debora Gordon

Oakland High School graduate creates laser cut face shields for Kaiser nurses.

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While Students Were Learning at Home, OUSD Board Gives Favorable Deal to Charter School on Public Land

April 22, 2020 Tony Daquipa

View agendas, meeting details, and videos of past and present OUSD Board meetings here. The District is required to publicly notice meetings at least 24 hours in advance. In the midst of an unprecedented global