East Bay school district makes difficult choices to close budget gap
Board of Trustees recently voted to lay off teachers and other educators in an effort to address a significant budget deficit ...
Oakland high school gym named after NBA legend, alumnus Bill Russell set to open
The Oakland Unified School District will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday for a new school gymnasium at McClymonds High School named after late NBA legend Bill ...
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‘There is still a way’: Pushed to financial brink, OUSD board meets its new county overseers
At a tense meeting eight days before the Oakland Unified School District board is expected to vote on a plan slashing more ...
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How Oakland Unified School District helps immigrant students fill education gaps
IN HER HOME country of Guatemala, Maribel attended a one-room schoolhouse for two years, but the teacher was often absent, ...
Oakland boy dies after falling from hotel window in Mexico, family blames faulty infrastructure
A 13-year-old Oakland boy died after falling from a hotel window while his family was vacationing in Mexico earlier this ...
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Alameda County divestment, for and against — redux
In this week's letters to the editors, readers are still duking it out over the Alameda County treasurer's move to divest from Caterpillar.