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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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OUSD’s Back to School Plans

By Momo Chang Posted August 6, 2021 11:14 am

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[Read more]

OUSD’s Restorative Justice: A Portal to Possibility

By Debora Gordon Posted May 12, 2021 11:57 am

Oakland Voices correspondent Debora Gordon chats with 9 Restorative Justice leaders in OUSD.

Oakland COVID News: Playgrounds Can Be Open, Alameda County Cases Rise

By Momo Chang Posted December 10, 2020 9:13 am

County ICU hospitalizations increase; Teachers push back on district's re-opening plan; playgrounds can open

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.

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

By Tony Daquipa Posted August 25, 2020 8:34 am

"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.”[Read more]

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Talk of the Town: Seven OUSD teachers give sneak peek of first week of school

By Debora Gordon Posted August 5, 2020 8:00 pm

7 OUSD teachers respond to distance learning, and what the first week of school might look like.

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

By Tony Daquipa Posted July 16, 2020 2:24 pm

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

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