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Oakland Schools News: OUSD Is Proud to Announce Winners of “Get Vaccinated” Poster Contest

Oakland – Many Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) students worked long and hard to envision, design, and create their posters calling on everyone in the community to get vaccinated against COVID-19. And after a challenging period of judging by members of the Oakland Unified School District OUSD COVID Response Team and the Communications Team, winners […]

Oakland Athletic League Middle School Championships Winners As Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation Announces Major Donation

The OUSD / Oakland Athletic League Middle School Girls Volleyball Champions, the Bulldogs of Roosevelt Middle School. Oakland – Oakland Unified School District and the Oakland Athletic League (OAL) now have newly crowned champions in multiple sports at the middle school level, and one of the District’s biggest supporters, the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, has […]

Mike Hutchinson – Fighting off School Privatization from the inside | 3/4 | Oakland News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SsQIQdcsx8 Oakland News Now – Mike Hutchinson – Fighting off School Privatization from the inside | 3/4 – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Mike Hutchinson gives us some inside information on the […]

The War On Teachers & Public Education From SFUSD To OUSD With Jack Gerson | Oakland News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u52tZhMIt7M Oakland News Now – The War On Teachers & Public Education From SFUSD To OUSD With Jack Gerson – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Teachers in the San Francisco Unified School […]

Capitol Hill Maker Faire 2020 Panel: Making Education in a Post-COVID world | Oakland News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKzahr68sZA Oakland News Now – Capitol Hill Maker Faire 2020 Panel: Making Education in a Post-COVID world – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. The panelists will discuss strategies to facilitate rich experiential […]

Oakland school district extends student vaccine deadline | Oakland News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-79h-sAL9Aw Oakland News Now – Oakland school district extends student vaccine deadline – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Sara Stinson reports. via IFTTT Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post […]

Greg Hodge Oakland Mayoral Candidate Interview On Zennie62 Live | Oakland News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN_5ZBwFgoo Oakland News Now – Greg Hodge Oakland Mayoral Candidate Interview On Zennie62 Live – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. UPDATE: the interview was completed and is viewable just by clicking on […]

OUSD Director Mike Hutchinson’s statement on the attempt to reimpose FCMAT on OUSD | Oakland News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBQhYI5AyLM Oakland News Now – OUSD Director Mike Hutchinson’s statement on the attempt to reimpose FCMAT on OUSD – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. OUSD Director Mike Hutchinson’s statement on Alameda County […]

11.15.21 Monday Meals: Reparations for Black Students

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNQ7YBPq4Uo Oakland News Now – 11.15.21 Monday Meals: Reparations for Black Students – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Thank you Sizwe Andrews-Abakah from Spearitwurx for joining OR’s Executive Director, liz suk, to […]

Youth Engagement & Advocacy to Support School Health Programs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxFpj3qYLX8 Oakland News Now – Youth Engagement & Advocacy to Support School Health Programs – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. November 2, 2021: The pandemic has put a spotlight on the need […]

What I Wish I Knew… SEL and Systems Change

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muxGLb596Kg Oakland News Now – What I Wish I Knew… SEL and Systems Change – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Featuring Sonny Kim from Oakland Unified School District CASEL has seen first-hand […]

What Skilled Reading Really Is by Margaret Goldberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDhKKvimwqI Oakland News Now – What Skilled Reading Really Is by Margaret Goldberg – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Margaret Goldberg, 1st Grade Teacher at Oakland Unified School District, explains why her […]

Part of Something Bigger than Ourselves by Margaret Goldberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_nP78l1bG8 Oakland News Now – Part of Something Bigger than Ourselves by Margaret Goldberg – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Margaret Goldberg, a 1st Grade Teacher at Oakland Unified School District, appreciated […]

Letting Go of Old Practices by Margaret Goldberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U75VrVndUtQ Oakland News Now – Letting Go of Old Practices by Margaret Goldberg – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Margaret Goldberg, a 1st Grade Teacher at Oakland Unified School District, and her […]

Decoding to Read by Margaret Goldberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEdc1rkbUUw Oakland News Now – Decoding to Read by Margaret Goldberg – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Margaret Goldberg, a 1st Grade Teacher at Oakland Unified School District, recounts the school’s evolution […]

What Would You Do to End Bullying? #OUSDSpeaks (compilation of winners and runner ups)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD_bRtQOnMc Oakland News Now – What Would You Do to End Bullying? #OUSDSpeaks (compilation of winners and runner ups) – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. The month of October is National Bullying […]

What Would You Do to End Bullying? #OUSDSpeaks (all winners and runner ups)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XML6xnOSaXU Oakland News Now – What Would You Do to End Bullying? #OUSDSpeaks (all winners and runner ups) – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. The month of October is National Bullying Prevention […]

What Would You Do Video Contest: Ms. West’s Sixth Grade Class, Roosevelt Middle School #OUSDSpeaks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pMV3k6g7DA Oakland News Now – What Would You Do Video Contest: Ms. West's Sixth Grade Class, Roosevelt Middle School #OUSDSpeaks – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. The month of October is National […]

What Would You Do Video Contest: MCS Courage Club, Manzanita Community School #OUSDSpeaks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lmRcHVPRLM Oakland News Now – What Would You Do Video Contest: MCS Courage Club, Manzanita Community School #OUSDSpeaks – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. The month of October is National Bullying Prevention […]

What Would You Do Video Contest: Be An Upstander by Tessa Cheng #OUSDSpeaks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l57OB2LrADk Oakland News Now – What Would You Do Video Contest: Be An Upstander by Tessa Cheng #OUSDSpeaks – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. The month of October is National Bullying Prevention […]

OUSD students must be vaccinated by spring semester

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNSa3xk3Mow Oakland News Now – OUSD students must be vaccinated by spring semester – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Most students 12 and older in the Oakland Unified School District will have […]

Oakland School Board Outlines Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Students

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jfNlas2PLo Oakland News Now – Oakland School Board Outlines Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Students – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. While much of the talk this week has been about launching […]

COVID Safety in Young Children — Family Night at UCSF — October 12, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYKb37g7u4o Oakland News Now – COVID Safety in Young Children — Family Night at UCSF — October 12, 2021 – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. At an event hosted by UCSF Benioff […]

Oakland Unified School District Promo (Webinar V)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ZE8SYwGJk Oakland News Now – Oakland Unified School District Promo (Webinar V) – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. via IFTTT Note from Zennie62Media and OaklandNewsNow.com : this video-blog post demonstrates the full […]

Community Engagement Initiative (Webinar #5)-Race & Culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnjCRYlO-1s Oakland News Now – Community Engagement Initiative (Webinar #5)-Race & Culture – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Upper Lake Unified School District and Oakland Unified School District address how they are […]

A Retired East Bay Teacher Raised More Than $300K for Schools. Now, He Has a New, Ambitious Goal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vQeCK5Sh7E Oakland News Now – A Retired East Bay Teacher Raised More Than $300K for Schools. Now, He Has a New, Ambitious Goal – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. Jack Nelson wants […]

Arvella Hayden Oakland OUSD Kindergarten Teacher To Retire After 57 Years In District

Oakland – When Arvella Hayden started working in Oakland Unified School District, it was an entirely different world. That year, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, won the World Heavyweight Title, Beatlemania was all the rage as […]

Oakland Schools: OUSD 2021 Classified School Employees Of The Year

In Lead Up to Announcement of 2021 Alameda County Classified School Employees of the Year, OUSD Announces District’s 2021 Classified School Employees of the Year Oakland – They are the glue that holds together Oakland Unified School District and ensures that our schools run smoothly. They are Paraprofessionals and staff from Clerical and Administrative Services, […]

OUSD Superintendent: I Hear Your Frustration, Pain, and Anger About Our Criminal Justice System

I Hear Your Frustration, Pain, and Anger About our Criminal Justice System, and I Feel It, too. Dear OUSD Community, As you know, we’ve had a lot going on in the District. But like you, I have also been focused on the disturbing news from across the country. Once again in the news are the […]

Sondra Aguilera OUSD Chief Academic Officer On Zoom-Bombing During Literacy Summit

Dear Oakland Unified Community, Tonight, I need to address an incident that happened in our Early Literacy Summit and Family Workshop this afternoon. It was a large meeting held via Zoom and open to all students, families, and staff. As we opened up the chat function in the Zoom, a small number of participants entered […]

OUSD Superintendent Calls On All To Unite In Face of Events In Washington, D.C.

Dear Oakland Unified Community, I am heartbroken for our country. What is happening in Washington, D.C. is outrageous and criminal. And I am holding our students, families and staff in my heart. Not surprisingly, these events in the nation’s capitol have some members of our community, especially our students, upset and scared. Of course, Oakland […]

Oakland OUSD Board of Education Welcomes Four New Directors With Inauguration On Monday Morning, January 4 2021

Oakland – The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education will take part in the regular City of Oakland Inauguration and Organizational Meeting of the Board on Monday morning, January 4, 2021. This event, which happens every two years, usually doesn’t include so much change. In the last such meeting, the Board saw one new […]

OUSD’s Multimedia Program, Youth Beat, To Host “Fast Forward” Fundraiser Thursday Evening

OUSD’s Multimedia Program, Youth Beat, to Host “Fast Forward”, the Annual Celebration & Fundraiser for the District’s Aspiring Filmmakers on Thursday Evening; Virtual Event is Free to Public, But Reservations are Required Oakland — Youth Beat, which is OUSD’s multimedia arts program teaching students how to be documentarians, filmmakers, directors, reporters, producers and photographers, will […]

OUSD Provides Eleven Oakland Schools As Polling Locations For November 3 2020 Election

Oakland – With the November 3 election now just 15 days away, people across Oakland are already casting their votes for everything from ballot measures to political offices all the way up to the President and Vice President of the United States. To help Oaklanders exercise their constitutional right to vote, OUSD is providing ten […]

OUSD’s Grab and Go Student Meal Service Returned to Summer Rules Thursday Sept 3rd

OUSD’s Grab and Go Student Meal Service Returning to Summer Rules that Allow All Oakland Children to Receive Food Starting on Thursday, September 3 Oakland — After the first three weeks of the school year, in which our nutrition services team was required to verify all students receiving food attend our District-run schools, the federal […]

OUSD And Oakland Education Association: OEA Voted to Ratify Agreement On Distance Learning

OUSD and Oakland Education Association Issue Joint Statement Announcing that OEA Members Have Voted to Ratify the Agreement on Distance Learning Oakland – On Sunday evening, August 23, 2020, Oakland Unified School District and the Oakland Education Association (OEA) are releasing the joint statement below announcing that the members of OEA voted to ratify the […]

Ben Tapscott For Oakland School Board District 7

Ben Tapscott for Oakland School Board District 7 From YouTube Channel: August 8, 2020 at 01:43PM ONN – Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of the latest updated version of an experimental Zennie62Media , Inc. mobile media video-blogging system network that was launched June 2018. […]

OUSD And Office Depot Give East Oakland Pride Elementary School Backpacks, School Supplies

OUSD Teams up with Office Depot to Provide Backpacks and School Supplies to Students at East Oakland Pride Elementary School Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell to Visit the All-Day Giveaway to Help Honor Teacher as Winner of All-Star Teacher Award Oakland – Office Depot will be at East Oakland Pride Elementary School for much of the day […]

Kyla Johnson-Trammell To Discuss Changes To OUSD Police Services At Board Meeting Tonight

I just received a press release from the Oakland Unified School District with the title: At Tonight’s Board of Education Meeting, Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell Will Discuss Changes to Police Services in this Time of Nationwide Protests Against Systemic Racism Perhaps this will be the time the Oakland Unified School District gets rid of its god […]

OUSD’s Class Of 2020 Young Adult Program Celebrates Graduation In The Time Of COVID-19

Oakland Schools: OUSD’s Young Adult Program Celebrates Graduation in the Time of COVID-19 as part of the Class of 2020 Oakland, CA — As graduations from all District-run schools have now concluded, OUSD wants to recognize some special students who also celebrated commencement. They are the students of the Young Adult Program (YAP) which serves […]

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