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
ACC Live! COVID 19 Academic Update ONN – Oakland OUSD Student Leaders Joined Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell For COVID 19 Academic Update OUSD reports: On March 6, 2020, OUSD student leaders joined Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell and OUSD leaders to discuss academic concerns such as grades and graduation in this time of COVID-19 school closures. Take a … Read more
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
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
Note: this is based on an OUSD Press Release issued just hours before the event – yes, the same day; Zennie62Media missed the email at the time. Oakland, CA – On Thursday evening, May 21, Oakland came together to celebrate African American students in an unprecedented way. It will be the 19th Annual African American … Read more
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 – 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
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 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 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 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
Local Oakland Leaders Announce COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force Oakland, CA – Mayor Libby Schaaf and regional leaders announced the formation of an emergency task force to immediately address the racialized impacts of the COVID-19 virus and create state legislation to reduce health disparities for people of color. The COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force will … Read more
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
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
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
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 COVID-19 Update OUSD Schools Closing To Students As Of 6:00 p.m. Today ONN – Oakland COVID-19 Update OUSD Schools Closing To Students As Of 6:00 p.m. Today Letter from Kyla-Johnson Tranmell, OUSD Superintendent Dear Oakland Unified Community, As concerns about coronavirus have risen, my leadership team and I have been working closely with the … Read more
Oakland School OUSD Spelling Bee Winners Now Preparing For Alameda County Spelling Bee ONN – Oakland School OUSD Spelling Bee Winners Now Preparing For Alameda County Spelling Bee Oakland, CA — Some excited OUSD students are getting ready for the next phase of their competition in their chosen craft, spelling. Six young people from across … Read more
McClymonds High School Oakland Closed Temporarily For Testing For Toxic Substance ONN – McClymonds High School Oakland Closed Temporarily For Testing For Toxic Substance Oakland, CA — OUSD is holding a news conference this afternoon to discuss the reasons behind the temporary closure of McClymonds High School for the health and safety of our students … Read more
Oakland Police Fight Protestors At OUSD Board Meeting Wednesday Night 10-24-2019 ONN – Oakland Police Fight Protestors At OUSD Board Meeting Wednesday Night 10-24-2019 From these videos, the Oakland Police clearly overreacted to the one man jumping over the barrier. Why he did is a good question. But he was the only person to make … Read more
OUSD Press Release Reports Group Separately Honors Allendale Elementary Student for Perfect Attendance Record Oakland, CA – Dozens of leaders recently came together at Allendale Elementary School to announce the lead issues that had existed in some OUSD school water fixtures have been largely mitigated. In front of dozens of students in the cafeteria, the … Read more
Oakland City Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan (At-Large), Nikki Bas (District Two), Noll Gallo (District Five), And Sheng Thao (District Four) Funding Resolution For OUSD Programs to be introduced at Oakland City Council April 16th, 2019. Oakland, CA – On March 4th, 2019, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) made $21.75 million in budgetary cuts to meet … Read more