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Oakland Schools Superintendent On Passage Of OEA – OUSD Tentative Agreement, Reopening Phase

Letter from Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Dear Oakland Unified Community, The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is excited to announce that the Oakland Education Association (OEA), the teachers’ union, has informed us their membership voted to pass the Tentative Agreement reached by OEA and OUSD to support the return of […]

Oakland Mayor Schaaf’s End Teacher Supremacy March At Lake Merritt Reveals Racial Divide – Part 2

This Oakland News Now post is based on a Facebook entry by famed Oakland Hip-Hop Journalist Davey D. His text forms Part One of this series, and which you can read at this link, then the embed of the multimedia content is below, along with the views of Kev Choice. Davey D note on the […]

OUSD Asks Everyone To Be Respectful Of Each Other On Social Media And Elsewhere

Oakland Unified School District Communications Director John Sasaki sent this to Zennie62Media. OUSD Asks Everyone in the District Community to be Respectful of Each Other on Social Media and Elsewhere Dear Oakland Unified Community, Recently, we have seen some social media posts from staff and families that have raised the temperature on the discussion surrounding […]

Oakland Schools OUSD 2020-21 Proposed Reopening Plan Submitted To Alameda County

Dear Oakland Community, Today I am writing to let you know that we have finalized our COVID-19 Health and Safety Reopening Plan and Program (Reopening Plan) for reopening our schools to in-person learning and instruction. The plan includes the components required by the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) regarding reopening for in-person instruction and […]

Oakland In The White House: On Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barbara Lee, and Oakland Elections – Pam Drake

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – Biden / Harris – Win!! I spent Wednesday morning, November 4th, at the ampitheater in the plaza in front of Oakland’s City Hall, masked and distanced but heartened by the crowd who sang and prayed together for a Just America and demanded that we count every vote! We ate […]

Oakland Education Association Presents Black Sanctuary Sunshine Proposal

Black Sanctuary Sunshine Proposal From YouTube Channel: October 30, 2020 at 11:32PM ONN – Oakland Education Association Presents Black Sanctuary Sunshine Proposal A groundbreaking proposal is being brought by the OEA MOU Bargaining Team, specifically Kampala Taiz-Rancifer, Rosenda Thomas, Kehinde Salter, and Jaja Atenra. This is related to the call to stop the police presence […]

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 […]

Oakland Schools News: OEA and OUSD New Date Set For Ratification Of Tentative Agreement

Oakland, CA – On August 12, 2020, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and the Oakland Education Association (OEA) reached a tentative bargaining agreement on distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic this fall. Our common goal is to provide the best possible education for Oakland students. This agreement is subject to ratification by OEA members […]

Oakland Schools News: OUSD And OEA Reach Tentative Distance Learning Oriented Labor Agreement

Oakland Schools News: OUSD And OEA Reach Tentative Distance Learning Oriented Labor Agreement ONN – Oakland Schools News: OUSD And OEA Reach Tentative Distance Learning Oriented Labor Agreement From OUSD: Oakland – After working for more than a month to reach a deal, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and the Oakland Education Association (OEA), the […]

Oakland Tech OEA Strong Start

Oakland Tech OEA Strong Start From YouTube Channel: August 6, 2020 at 11:42PM ONN – Oakland Tech Teachers say “Our Students DESERVE the OEA Strong Start!” 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 […]

Oakland Education Association Facebook Live

Oakland Education Association Facebook Live From YouTube Channel: August 4, 2020 at 11:47PM ONN – Members of the bargaining team tell real stories of solidarity and strength. They also give more details about the OEA Strong Start Plan. Note from Zennie62Media and Oakland News Now: this video-blog post demonstrates the full and live operation of […]

Wellstone Democratic Club: Oakland School Board OUSD Candidates Before Endorsement Meeting

Oakland School Board Endorsement Information for Wellstone Democratic Club Four of the seven Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board seats are up for election in Nov, making 2020 critical. The fact that no incumbents are running presents even more opportunity to reshape the school board. The board currently has a majority of pro-privatizers and directors […]

Oakland Schools News: OUSD Announces Plans For Start Of School, Including Distance Learning

Exactly One Month From First Day of 2020-21 School Year, OUSD Announces Plans for Start of School Which Will Include Students Returning to Class in Phases, Starting with a Period of Distance Learning for all Students Text Of Friday July 10th 2020 OUSD Press Conference At End Of This Post Oakland – As Oakland and […]

Matin Abdel-Qawi: Oakland High School Principal Shocks Protest With Ice Cube Lyrics

Oakland Principal Shocks Protest With Famous Ice Cube Lyrics ONN – Matin Abdel-Qawi: Oakland High School Principal Shocks Protest With Famous Ice Cube Lyrics Oakland High/OEA teachers fighting oppression by OUSD! Educators for Black Sanctuary, O.U.S.D. Oakland Unified School District, O.E.A. Oakland Education Association rally and protest for POLICE FREE SCHOOLS outside of the Trans […]

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

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 […]

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 8 2020 OUSD

District 1, Question 8-2020 OUSD School Board Candidate Interviews, District 1, Question 8 ONN – Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 8 2020 OUSD From the Oakland Education Association YouTube Channel: 2020 OUSD School Board Candidates give their closing remarks. Read these candidates’ answers to our written questionnaire: https://ift.tt/2WpHiF6 Let OEA know your […]

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 2 2020 OUSD

District 1, Question 2- 2020 OUSD School Board Candidates, ONN – Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 2 2020 OUSD From the Oakland Education Association YouTube Channel, which writes: 2020 OUSD School Board candidates for District 1 answer the question, “What is your strategy to run a competitive campaign for the school board […]

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 2 And Q-5 2020 OUSD

District 1, Question 5- OUSD School Board Candidate Interviews ONN – Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 2 And Q-5 2020 OUSD From the Oakland Education Association YouTube Channel, which reports: 2020 OUSD School Board Candidates answer the question, “Can you describe some examples and sources of environmental racism in your district, and […]

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 3 Q2 OUSD 2020

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 3 Q2 OUSD 2020 ONN – Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District#3 Q2 OUSD 2020 From the Oakland Education Association on YouTube, which reports: OUSD SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS- the candidates for District 3 answer the question, “What is your strategy to run a competitive campaign for the school […]

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 6 OUSD

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 1, Question 6 OUSD ONN – From the Oakland Education Association YouTube Channel, which reports: 2020 OUSD School Board candidates are asked, “Students and families identified lack of student support, class size, deteriorating school facilities, high teacher turnover, and outdated curricular resources as the highest priority issues facing our […]

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 3, Question 5 2020 OUSD

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 3, Question 5 2020 OUSD ONN – From Oakland Education Association, which reports: 2020 OUSD School Board Candidates answer the question, “Can you describe some examples and sources of environmental racism in your district, and say how they affected OUSD students, parents, and educators? What commitments can you make […]

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 3, Question 4 2020 OUSD

Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 3, Question 4 2020 OUSD ONN – Oakland School Board Candidate Interviews District 3, Question 4 2020 OUSD, reported by the Oakland Education Association OUSD SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS. School Board candidates from OUSD District 4 are asked, “Legislation like Prop 39 and Measure G have resulted in OUSD […]

OUSD Board Meeting Cancelled, Oakland Education Association Blamed

In this Oakland Teacher’s Strike Update, The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) cancelled its board meeting set for tonight, and in the newsletter sent out, blamed the Oakland Education Association (OEA) for the decision. Here’s the text of that email transmission. This evening’s OUSD Board Meeting and Special Meeting have been postponed to a future […]

Oakland Teachers Strike Extends To Monday, February 25th 2019

Oakland Teachers Strike continues: Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and Oakland Education Association didn’t not reach agreement on Sunday. Here’s the details from the OUSD: Working with our teachers’ union to end the current strike is our top priority and we are disappointed to inform our community that it appears the strike will extend into […]

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