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Steve Kerr Speaks After Warriors Chants At Oakland Unified School District: Community Self-Policing

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Steve Kerr speaks after Warriors chants at Oakland Unified School District: community self-policing ONN – Steve Kerr Speaks After Warriors Chants At Oakland Unified School District: Community Self-Policing ENTIRE SPEECH: Entire KERR speech: “everybody wants to help…we’ve reached a tipping point”; Players Coalition https://youtu.be/lE8xl3DAGbU ?= portrait mode for smartphones (tap on maximize icon in lower … Read more

Athletics, SF Giants, Warriors Players From Players Coalition: Remove Oakland Police From Schools

June 23, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

PLAYERS COALITION CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF OAKLAND POLICE FROM K-12 SCHOOLS New York – Today, Players Coalition sent a letter to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education urging the removal of police from K-12 schools. In response to the local, national and international demands for justice by ending Anti-Black racism and policing … Read more

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

June 13, 2020June 10, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

City Of Oakland And Ousd Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference

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 … Read more

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

June 8, 2020 by Roger Robarts

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 … Read more

Racist Oakland Woman Tries Anonymous Text, Offers Stupid White Supremacist Take On Protest Blog Post

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Racist Oakland Woman Tries Anonymous Text, Offers Stupid White Supremacist Take On Protest Blog Post ONN – Racist Oakland Woman Tries Anonymous Text, Offers Stupid White Supremacist Take On Protest Blog Post This happens more and more: a person is so anxious to show that I, personally, am wrong about a news account, that they … Read more

Oakland YouTube Video Shows OUSD Teachers Doing Distance Learning, March-May 2020

May 26, 2020May 25, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

OUSD Teachers – Distance Learning, March-May 2020 ONN – Oakland YouTube Video Shows OUSD Teachers Doing Distance Learning, March-May 2020 This YouTube video by Kelleth Chinn shows how teachers in the Oakland Unified School District teach using distance learning because of the Pandemic. Mr. Chinn reports: On March 16, 2020, the Oakland Unified School … Read more

Tom Hanks | Tom Hanks Commencement Speech To Skyline High School Class Of 2020, Oakland, CA

May 30, 2020May 23, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Tom Hanks Commencement Speech To Skyline High School Class Of 2020, Oakland, CA ONN – Tom Hanks | Tom Hanks 2020 Commencement Speech To Skyline High School, Oakland, CA Transcript of Tom Hanks 2020 Commencement Speech To Skyline High School, Oakland, CA, courtesy of YouTube via Mr. Hanks and Oakland Unified School District: Hello … Read more

Oakland 2nd Annual OUSD Middle Eastern Student Honor Roll Celebration Friday Afternoon, May 22

May 22, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Second Annual OUSD Middle Eastern Student Honor Roll Celebration Set for Friday Afternoon, May 22 for Hundreds of Students Oakland, CA — Oakland is coming together to celebrate nearly 300 high achieving Middle Eastern 6th-12th grade students on Friday afternoon, May 22. Like other similar gatherings, this celebration is happening entirely online, but the organizers … Read more

With Zynga’s Mark Pincus $700k Donation Oakland, OUSD Hit $12.5 Million Close Digital Divide Goal

May 30, 2020May 20, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Within Days of Announcing $12.5 Million Campaign to Close the Digital Divide, OUSD and City of Oakland Meet the Goal with Final $700,000 Donation from Zynga Founder, Mark Pincus, as Next Fundraising Phase Ramps Up Oakland, CA – On Wednesday, May 20, OUSD and the City of Oakland are announcing that their six-day old goal … Read more

Oakland City Council Closer To Allowing 16 and 17 Year-Olds To Vote in School Board Elections

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan Oakland City Council At-Large

IT PASSED! Oakland President Rebecca Kaplan Proposed Ballot Measure to Allow 16 and 17 Year-Olds To Vote in School Board Elections Passes Unanimously. Oakland, Ca – Oakland City Council President, Rebecca Kaplan and the Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution to place the proposed ballot measure to allow 16 and 17 year-olds to vote … Read more

Oakland Schools News: OUSD’s Food Program – Summer Meals And The Future

May 18, 2020 by Roger Robarts

This starts as a letter from Oakland Unified School District’s Chief Systems and Services Officer, Preston Thomas. Hello Oakland Unified Community, Feed as many hungry students as possible. That is the mission that drives an incredible team of OUSD staff and community partners who serve Oakland families at 12 food distribution sites twice a week. … Read more

Oakland Teacher Peter Limata Moved to Tears By Ellen Degeneres Show Gift For School

May 18, 2020May 15, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

First Grade Teacher Moved to Tears by Gift for School ONN – Oakland Teacher Peter Limata Moved to Tears By Ellen Degeneres Show Gift For School This was the feel-good-story of the day for Oakland and America. On The YouTube Channel of the Ellen Degeneres Show, the writers explained: Ellen surprised first grade teacher Peter … Read more

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Huge Donation To OUSD, City Of Oakland To Help Close Digital Divide

May 18, 2020May 15, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Helps Oakland OUSD

Jack Dorsey, Twitter Founder And CEO Sends Huge Donation to OUSD and City of Oakland to Help Close Digital Divide Less Than 24-Hours After Press Conference Oakland, CA – Less than 24 hours after OUSD, the City of Oakland, and partner organizations held a news conference to announce an ambitious plan to close the digital … Read more

City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference

May 18, 2020May 14, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference ONN – City of Oakland And OUSD Have Plan To Close Digital Divide – Press Conference Leading the virtual press conference were: Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent of OUSD Jessica Ramos, 11th Grade Student, Skyline High School Ali … Read more

OUSD, City of Oakland $12.5 Million Plan To Close The Digital Divide Launches Thursday

May 18, 2020May 14, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Press Conference Scheduled: OUSD and City of Oakland Announce Plan to CLOSE the Digital Divide; Bold $12.5 Million Plan Launches on Thursday! Oakland, CA – “It’s time to close the digital divide once and for all,” is the rallying cry of the leaders of a new effort to support students and families in Oakland. The … Read more

Eleanor Wikstrom: Harvard-Bound Skyline High Senior First Oakland CIF Scholar-Athlete Of The Year

July 31, 2020May 12, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Eleanor Wikstrom From Skyline High School

Harvard-Bound Skyline High Senior Eleanor Wikstrom Makes History, Becoming First Ever CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year from Oakland Oakland, CA — Eleanor Wikstrom from Skyline High School has a unique set of skills. She studies as hard as anyone, pulling a 4.0 GPA that has her heading to Harvard University in the fall. She is … Read more

Oakland Schools News: OUSD’s Youth Beat Students Create COVID-19 Music Video

May 18, 2020May 12, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Oakland Schools News: OUSD’s Youth Beat Students Create Music Video With Simple But Powerful Message for Protecting Oneself from COVID-19 Oakland, CA – With schools remaining closed for the rest of this academic year, students have had to be very creative in completing their assignments, especially group projects. Some of OUSD’s most creative students take … Read more

Oakland Schools News: OUSD, Oakland Latino Educators To Honor Thousands Of Students

May 18, 2020May 7, 2020 by Roger Robarts

The Annual Oakland OUSD Latino/a Honor Roll Celebration from 2017

OUSD and Oakland Latino Educators Set to Honor Thousands of Students Virtually in 20th Annual Latino/a Honor Roll Celebration on Friday “Nuestra Gente Unida – Our People United” Oakland – The OUSD Office of Equity Latino Student Achievement (LSA) and Oakland Latino Educators (OLE) will celebrate 3,321 Latino students in grades 6 through 12, who … Read more

On National Teacher Day, Oakland Schools District Announces 2020 OUSD Teachers Of The Year

May 5, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Oakland, CA – Oakland schools news. The 2019-20 school year is anything but normal, with schools still shut down more than seven weeks into the coronavirus closure. But what is normal is that Oakland Unified School District OUSD continues to celebrate the outstanding work of our staff. Through all the uncertainty, teachers have continued to … Read more

Oakland OUSD Students Javin White And Kevin Davidson Sign As 2020 NFL Draft Free Agents

April 30, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Oakland – Two young men who both played football at McClymonds High School signed with professional football teams last weekend as free agents after the 2020 NFL draft. Safety Javin White from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) signed with the (formerly Oakland) Raiders and quarterback Kevin Davidson of Princeton University signed with the … Read more

Oakland Schools: OUSD Joins Nations School Districts Calls For More Education Funding

April 28, 2020 by Roger Robarts

OUSD Joins School Districts Across the Nation in Calling for More Education Funding From the Federal Government Oakland, CA – On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Oakland Unified School District joined 61 other urban school districts across the country in calling for Congress to allocate more money to education during this time of crisis because of … Read more

Oakland Schools: OUSD Grab And Go Free Meal Program Surpasses 1,000,000

April 30, 2020April 28, 2020 by Roger Robarts

A Mother And Daughter Receiving Food From A National Guard Volunteer At A Recent Grab And Go Event At Hoover Elementary School.

Oakland Schools: OUSD Grab and Go Free Meal Program Surpasses 1,000,000 Student Meals Handed Out Oakland, CA – On Monday, April 27, the thirteenth day of free meal service for students across OUSD during the coronavirus pandemic, nutrition services staff handed out the one millionth meal to a family in need. The total student meals … Read more

Oakland Schools: OUSD Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell Gets New Contract

April 23, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Oakland Schools News: OUSD Board of Education Makes Two Major Moves, Signing Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell to New Contract and Officially Hiring District’s New Chief Business Officer Oakland, CA – On Wednesday evening, April 22, the OUSD Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting in which the Directors made two significant decisions involving the leadership … Read more

Oakland Unified School District Honors 2019-20 Classified Employees Of The Year

May 18, 2020April 19, 2020 by Roger Robarts

Oakland Schools News. Oakland Unified School District Honors 2019-20 Classified Employees Of The Year Oakland, CA – Oakland Schools News. Despite the current shelter in place and the closure of all OUSD schools, the business of the District continues. One important thing that happens at this time every year is the formal recognition of outstanding … Read more

Oakland Schools News: Two OUSD Employees / Volunteers Tested Positive For COVID-19

April 30, 2020April 18, 2020 by Roger Robarts

OUSD Announces Two Employees/Volunteers Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 Oakland, CA – Bad Oakland Schools News. Five weeks into the COVID-19 school closures, Oakland Unified School District is announcing that two employees/volunteers involved in the food distribution program and the device distribution program have tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, all of our distribution events have … Read more

OUSD Oakland Schools Use Crowdfunding To Help Unemployed Families Due To COVID-19

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

From an Oakland Unified School District press release sent to Zennie62Media, a horrible situation due to COVID-19. Numerous OUSD Oakland Schools Turn to Crowdfunding to Support Students and Families as Covid-19 Shelter in Place Causes Loss of Countless Jobs Oakland, CA – As we announced on Monday, March 30, with the announcement of a major … Read more

Oakland Schools Closing Through May. Tech Can Help, But OSUD Must Ask, Too

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland Schools Closing Through May. Tech Can Help, But OSUD Must Ask, Too ONN – Oakland Schools Closing Through May. Tech Can Help, But OSUD Must Ask, Too A vlog to Oakland Unified School District officials and City of Oakland and Alameda County public officials. A simple message to make sure to ask for help. … Read more

Oakland Schools News: OUSD Announces School Closure To Last Additional Month – New Date May 4, 2020

April 5, 2020March 25, 2020 by Roger Robarts

OUSD Announces Current School Closure to Last Additional Month; New Targeted Date of Reopening Schools is May 4, 2020 Oakland, CA – A week and a half into the closure of all OUSD schools because of the coronavirus pandemic, Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell is announcing in collaboration with the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE), the … Read more

Oakland OUSD Responds: Governor Gavin Newsom Says Schools Will Not Reopen Before End Of Term

March 18, 2020 by Zennie Abraham

OUSD Issues Statement in Response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s Belief that Schools Will Not Reopen Before End of 2019-20 School Year In the KPIX video above, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that the pandemic was likely to keep many schools closed through the summer. Below is the Oakland Unified School District’s response. Oakland, CA — … Read more

Oakland’s African American Honor Roll Students Focus Of OUSD Event

May 13, 2019 by Roger Robarts

Oakland, CA – On Monday evening, May 13, thousands of students, families and educators will come together at Oakland’s Acts Full Gospel Church for the 18th Annual African American Honor Roll Celebration. The event honors all African American Honor Roll Students from across Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and who have achieved a cumulative 3.0 … Read more

Oakland High, Oakland Tech Girls California Basketball Champions Honored By City

April 14, 2019April 12, 2019 by Roger Robarts

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Oakland High and Oakland Tech Girls California Basketball Champions will be honored today in Oakland, starting with a parade at 12:30 PM PST. Here’s the Oakland Unified School District (Google search: organizations in Oakland) press release sent to Zennie62Media. Oakland, CA – They have been honored by their families, their classmates, their schools, members of … Read more

Oakland Teachers Strike: Oakland Education Association, OUSD Updates

February 27, 2019February 26, 2019 by Roger Robarts

Oakland Teachers Strike Update February 26th, 2019 The Oakland Education Association posted a video of its press conference livestream held 14 hours ago and on the third working day of the Oakland Teachers Strike. The OEA wrote “On day three we were strong, joyful, loud and proud. We held our lines and showed our bargaining … Read more

Oakland Teachers Strike Update From OUSD: Thursday Feb 21st, 11:15 PM PST

February 25, 2019February 21, 2019 by Roger Robarts

Oakland Teachers Strike Update for February 25th: https://oaklandnewsnowblog.com/index.php/2019/02/25/oakland-teachers-strike-extends-to-monday-february-25th-2019/ Oakland Teachers Strike Update: The Oakland Unified School District sent over this update email to Zennie62Media, on talks to reach a settlement to avoid a strike by Oakland Teachers – the negotiations did not go well. Here’s the email: The following is an update on negotiations between … Read more

Oakland Teachers Strike Announced On Social Media, Set For February 21st

February 16, 2019 by Zennie Abraham

Oakland Teachers Strike Announced On Social Media, Set For February 21st

OUSD Superintendent Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell On “Potential Teacher Strike”

February 21, 2019February 16, 2019 by Roger Robarts

Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, The Superintendent of The Oakland Unified School District, issued a newsletter and YouTube video statement, presenting an update on the “potential teacher strike.” What follows is the video, and transcript from it. • Oakland Teachers’ Strike Update from OUSD – Thursday, February 21st, 2019. Greetings Oakland Community: Facing a potential teacher strike … Read more

Oakland Strike Update: Mayor Schaaf Wants Teachers, OUSD To Settle

May 31, 2019February 15, 2019 by Libby Schaaf

In the event of a strike, city prepares to support Oakland families “In the event of a teacher’s strike, the City is prepared to offer resources to support our families. “I urge both parties to continue to work toward an agreement that will keep our students and teachers in the classroom. I stand with Oakland … Read more

Oakland Unified School District Happenings For Wednesday, January 23rd

May 31, 2019January 23, 2019 by Roger Robarts

This Oakland Unified School District release was intended for the press, but given that the idea of media has changed, this “happenings” release is something the public should see. That said, the release time was just before 12 noon PST as per the OUSD request. Oakland, CA (press release) – On Wednesday, January 23, there … Read more

Oakland Unified School District On Trump “Public Charge Rule Change” And Immigrant Families

December 29, 2018December 2, 2018 by Jane Dixon

Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Informs Families of Possible Challenges They Could Face Because of Public Charge Rule Change Proposed by Trump Administration Oakland (press release from OUSD) – At a time when immigrants are increasingly feeling threatened by the U.S. government, now comes word that the Trump administration wants to make becoming permanent residents … Read more

Salesforce And Marc Benioff Donations To Oakland Schools Increase With $7 Million Donation

December 29, 2018September 29, 2018 by Roger Robarts

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Oakland, CA – The Dreamforce conference on Tuesday, September 25, was the place where Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell received remarkable news from technology giant, Salesforce and its philanthropic arm, Salesforce.org. Marc Benioff, Salesforce founder and CEO, announced that this year Salesforce is giving Oakland Schools’ Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) $7 … Read more