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Oakland Teachers Union Called Off Strike; Regular School Resumes Tuesday

May 15, 2023 Momo Chang

Early this morning, the Oakland Education Association called off the teachers strike, which has been going on for seven school days. School will be open today, Monday, with regular school instruction fully back on Tuesday,

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After a Year of Intense Community Action, New OUSD School Board Reverses School Closures

February 17, 2023 Momo Chang

In January, a new school board comprised of some newly-elected board members decided on the fate of six Oakland schools that were set to be shuttered this school year. Last year at this time, the

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Questions Remain About August 4 Incident at Shuttered East Oakland’s Parker K-8 School

November 2, 2022 Tony Daquipa

Throughout most of the past decade, Azlinah Tambu had been active as a parent at Parker K-8 school in East Oakland. She always participated in the bake sales and resource giveaways held on the campus

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2022 Election: What Oakland voters want for OUSD

September 9, 2022 Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride

Residents with a direct stake in Oakland schools share their thoughts about this year’s school board races. Oakland Unified School District has been among the most chronically challenged districts in the Bay Area. Years of

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Oakland Students, Teachers, Community Mobilize to Oppose District Plan to Permanently Close Schools

February 2, 2022 Tony Daquipa

On a cold Monday night in the middle of a pandemic, almost two hundred members of the Manzanita Community School family and their allies gathered for a watch party on the school playground to witness