By: Todd Maddison
As painful and unpopular as this is, it’s exactly what they should be doing – not just in Oakland but in many other districts. As enrollment drops it’s crazy to keep facilities open with lower and...
View ArticleBy: Monica Yu
This kind of political nonsense decision is exactly why we pulled our children out of OUSD. Jody London knows full well this plan to close Kaiser, an integrated school whose students reflect citywide...
View ArticleBy: Monica Yu
Fact check: the school they are closing, Kaiser Elementary has been at full capacity for many years, often with a waitlist. Why would OUSD close a successful, fully enrolled school?
View ArticleBy: gnanadev
Closure or merger, the amalgamation of schools should not be hindered to the education of the children who belong to the weaker section of the society. But if the schools are getting merged for the...
View ArticleBy: Jennifer Bestor
A public school death spiral has begun in the highest cost counties. OUSD (Oakland) has to compete for teachers and services in an area that is 7% more expensive than OUSD (Oceanside) — on the same,...
View ArticleBy: TR
First, news recently came out that OUSD has a $20m surplus, after they claimed they would have a $18m deficit which was the reasoning for their cuts… but this windfall hasn’t changed the debate nor...
View ArticleBy: Ann Tarantino
Why is there a surplus that is not being used to strengthen the Oakland public schools? With higher real estate values so much higher in past 5 years , tax revenues must be much higher too, so where’s...
View ArticleBy: Donna
The annual dance of OUSD. We don’t know how to do an accurate budget and we are spending money on rental space for administration on Broadway. They need to unload some property. Close Kaiser and sell...
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