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OUSD Teachers On Strike Today

May 4, 2023 Momo Chang

Today, unionized OUSD teachers and other staff went on strike, as bargaining continues with the district. “Our goal was and still is to bargain a contract that will help the Oakland Unified recruit and retain

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Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity

April 14, 2023 Sara Rowley and Momo Chang

Some Oakland Voices correspondents read and reviewed newly published books by Chapter 510, a literary nonprofit based in Old Oakland. The youngest writers were 8 years old when they wrote their books. The published books

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Could Have Visited Any School District, and He Chose OUSD

March 30, 2023 Momo Chang

NBA legend, humanitarian, and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited Oakland High yesterday to congratulate the Oakland High boys and Oakland Tech girls basketball teams for winning state championship titles this year. He was there to celebrate

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Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization

May 1, 2022 Tony Daquipa

On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two

Some Unexpected Outcomes of the Pandemic: Katharine Davies Samway

February 25, 2022 Katharine Davies Samway

We asked our Oakland Voices alumni community members and correspondents: How has pandemic life changed your habits and your outlook? How have you navigated public spaces and health risks now that we are in a

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School Closures Will Impact Oakland’s Most Vulnerable Students: Disproportionately Low-income, Special Education, and English Learners

February 8, 2022 Tony Daquipa

Update: On February 9, around 1 a.m., the OUSD school board passed a modified resolution that will close two schools this year: Parker K-8 and Community Day School. Brookfield Elementary, Grass Valley Elementary, Carl B.

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OUSD Teachers On Strike Today

Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Could Have Visited Any School District, and He Chose OUSD

Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization

Some Unexpected Outcomes of the Pandemic: Katharine Davies Samway

School Closures Will Impact Oakland’s Most Vulnerable Students: Disproportionately Low-income, Special Education, and English Learners

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

OUSD Creates List of Schools To Be Targeted for Closure

Oakland Students Call for Strike Next Week Over School Safety

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