Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
Oakland News SF Bay Area By Zennie62Media Inc & Zennie Abraham
OUSD and “Friends of the Oakland Public School Libraries” Create Digital Library for All Oakland Students Oakland – United For Success Academy 8th grader, Brenda C., uses Sora, an app for accessing the District’s new Digital Library, which has transformed her ability to read whenever she wants. “What I like about Sora is that you […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Nutrition Services Transitions from On-Site Grab and Go Model, to Mostly Home Delivery, Making Food Access Even Easier for Students and Families Oakland – For eleven months now, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has been ensuring our young people have access to nutritious food despite schools being closed to in-person […]
McClymonds High School Serves as Backdrop for City of Oakland’s Swearing in Ceremony for new Police Chief, LeRonne Armstrong, McClymonds Alumnus Oakland, CA — A sunny Monday morning at McClymonds High School looked very different than it has for the past eleven months. A crowd had gathered for a special event in which the school […]
Black Student Reparations From YouTube Channel: January 20, 2021 at 02:18AM ONN – Oakland Student Group Demands OUSD Board Give Black Students Reparations It is time to finally invest in Black students and families in Oakland! The truth is: there is not one Black family in OUSD that hasn’t experienced the pain of anti-Black racism […]
OUSD and the Oakland Athletic League Open School Fields to Sports Conditioning for Middle and High School Student/Athletes Oakland – Almost eleven months after all OUSD schools closed to students, cutting off in-person access to the classroom and to sports, the District and the Oakland Athletic League (OAL) have restarted sports conditioning. It is not […]
OUSD Update on PPE Currently in Stock, 2/4/21 From YouTube Channel: February 3, 2021 at 11:01PM ONN – OUSD Student Director, Jessica Ramos and Communications Director, John Sasaki update the community on all the supplies the District currently has in its warehouse in preparation for the opening of schools to in-person learning. Highlighted are masks, […]
Oakland Public Education Fund and OUSD Provide Millions in Cash Assistance, Food, and Computers to Oakland Families; Team Embarks on Additional Fundraising Effort for Families in Need Oakland – Thanks to more than 2,000 individual donors, the COVID-19 Relief Fund for Oakland students and schools has raised more than $2.5 million. The COVID-19 Relief Fund […]
From OUSD Superintendent Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell Dear Oakland Unified Community, I am both proud to say we are now in Black History Month, and disheartened to know that in our world, it is quite clear that the forces that try to diminish Black voices and heritage have been emboldened. The past year has been wrought […]
There is not one Black family in OUSD that hasn’t experienced the pain of anti-Black racism in our schools (such as bias, criminalization, low expectations, school closures, and push-out) – AND had to name specific solutions for their children to be protected from harm and supported to thrive. Now is the time to look at […]
OUSD Students and Staff Featured in New Documentary Homeroom Heading to 2021 Sundance Film Festival This Month Oakland – Starting in 2019, a documentary film crew worked in OUSD watching the educational process and seeing the lives of students, along with staff and families. The intent was to show urban education through the eyes of […]
OUSD Board of Education Held First Regular Meeting of 2021 with Four New Directors, and a New President and Vice President Oakland – The OUSD Board of Education held its first regular meeting of the year on Wednesday evening, January 13 2021. More than that, it’s the first meeting for a newly-seated Board, with four […]
Oakland, CA – Oakland Unified School District is in mourning after learning that former Superintendent Carole Quan passed away after a battle with cancer. Quan led the District from 1997 to 1999 after spending a lifetime being educated in and then working for OUSD. She attended Franklin Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High, and she graduated from […]
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 – 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 Partners with Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, Salesforce, and Revolution Foods to Deliver Holiday Food and Family Literacy Boxes to Students and their Families Oakland – December 28,2020: 1800 families across OUSD will receive a special delivery on Monday, December 28, as District staff has organized home delivery of produce boxes, adult meals and a […]
Current and Former Edna Brewer Middle School Musicians Make Guest Appearance in New Pixar/Disney Movie, Soul Oakland, CA – Many musicians dream of performing on the biggest stages possible, and it doesn’t get much bigger than a feature-length Disney movie. A group of current and former Edna Brewer Middle School musicians, and one who graduated […]
The letter below was originally presented in “Rebecca Kaplan Calling On Oakland Police to Stop Criminalizing Oakland Youth” here at Oakland News Now. It was digitized for presentation here. December 18, 2020 Dear Oakland City Councilmember Kaplan, We are writing on behalf of a consortium of youth development and community-based organizations including Black Organizing Project […]
OUSD & AAFE’s First Annual Kwanzaa Kuonyesha Virtual Celebration & Showcase, Honoring African Culture, Heritage and Resilience is set for Wednesday Evening Oakland, CA – 2020 has been a year of unprecedented change and challenges, however we are grateful to be moving forward into 2021. The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Office Of Equity, African […]
An online letter from OUSD Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell Dear OUSD Community: We recently shared our OUSD plan to reopen schools for in-person instruction with January 25, 2021 as our target starting date. Unfortunately, COVID transmission and cases in our county continue to worsen. Before we break for the winter holiday, I […]
OUSD Distributes Technology To Teachers and District Site Staff to Help them get Through Pandemic; Distribution Event Happens Friday, Today Oakland – As distance learning will continue in Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) for some untold amount of time, even when students start to return to campus, the District is making sure that teachers and […]
Westlake Middle School Students Set to Officially Become Published Authors at Thursday Evening Book Release Celebration with Help of Chapter 510 and the Dept. of Make Believe Oakland — Thursday, December 3rd 2020 will be a special evening for students at Westlake Middle School, and especially so for two specific students. They are the guests […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oakland – Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, OUSD Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammel, and non-profit Community Development Finance announced an innovative new pilot program that will provide affordable housing options for teachers and help keep educators rooted in Oakland. The pilot program offers ‘teacher-residents’ — graduate students training with mentor teachers while completing their teaching credential — the […]
Oakland Unified School District New Board of Education Directors Dear Oakland Unified Community, As we have been talking over the past few weeks, Tuesday, November 3 was an enormous election for our city, the state of California, and the United States. Here in OUSD, as you know, we saw voters pass Measure Y, the bond […]
Oakland Athletic League (OAL) to Host First Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament for Middle School Sports on Thursday, Celebrating 80th Anniversary of the OAL Oakland, CA – (Sorry, but OUSD only put out this press release less than 24 hours ago, rather than the start of this week.) The Oakland Athletic League (OAL) knows how important […]
Dear Oakland Unified Community, You’re looking at Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of a little girl in a white dress walking into school that perfectly illustrates the fight for civil rights in education. That little girl was six year old Ruby Bridges, and she had to be escorted by federal marshals enforcing the integration of her […]
OUSD Reports Polling Locations Open at Ten District-Run Schools and One Charter School in OUSD on Halloween, and Will Open Daily Through November 3; Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open Voters Can Drop off Their Ballots at the Locations When Open Oakland, CA – There are now just three days […]
OUSD Board of Education Votes to Adopt Climate Emergency Action Resolution Oakland – On Wednesday, October 28, the OUSD Board of Education took bold action in declaring a climate emergency and outlining what the District is doing, and will do, to develop a comprehensive plan to increase the District’s environmental sustainability. The Board passed a […]
OUSD Celebrates Unique New Central Kitchen with Capacity to Create 35,000 Meals Per Day, and Serve as Farm and Educational Facility Oakland – During a year in which Oakland Unified School District had to completely rethink school meals because of the pandemic, OUSD is proud to show off its new and unique Central Kitchen that’s […]
Girls from Across OUSD Set to Come Together on Thursday for an Online Pre-Halloween Science Event Called Spooky Science Night Oakland, CA — Scientific Adventures for Girls, Chabot Space & Science Center and the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at Stanford University are co-hosting an exciting Family STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) Night for […]
Oakland Unified School District OUSD Highlights Numerous Major Facilities Projects and Thanks Voters for Approving Measure J Which Funded the Projects Oakland – Over the past month, OUSD has been showing off facilities projects that came to fruition largely because of the support of Oakland voters. Measure J enabled the District to totally rebuild the […]
The Oakland Unified School District sent this press release regarding possible Public Safety Power Shutoff or power shutoffs to Zennie62Media: Dear Oakland Community, We have learned that there is expected to be a major weather event in the coming days that will likely prompt PG&E to issue a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) once again. […]
OUSD to Update Public on Massive $133 Million Project to Upgrade Fremont High School in News Conference on Wednesday Oakland – OUSD is holding a news conference on Wednesday, October 21, to update the school community and the public at large about the progress made on a major project to revamp the Fremont High School […]
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 […]
Community Leaders Speak Up With Kaplan: Press Conference 10/5/2020 From YouTube Channel: October 6, 2020 at 10:58PM ONN – Oakland Community Leaders Speak Up With Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan: Press Conference Rebecca Kaplan is joined by Community Leaders speaking out against the attempt by wealthy corperations to buy our elections in Oakland and in California. With […]
Eight Months After Discovery of TCE Under the McClymonds High Campus, the School has been Deemed Safe for Students and Staff to Occupy Oakland – Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) leadership will hold a news conference on Friday, October 16, 2020, to discuss the final determination about the safety of McClymonds High School, which had […]
#OaklandUndivided Reaches Major Milestone in Effort to Provide 25,000 Oakland Students with Free Computers and Internet Access; Media is Invited to Laptop Distribution Event on Thursday The press release sent from The Oakland Unified School District to Zennie62Media is below: Oakland, CA — Eric Yanez (below), a 4th-grader at Hoover Elementary School, had problems with […]
