Major cuts are coming for OUSD’s budget. But there is some good news
The school district is poised to pay off its 20-year-old state loan and be free of extra fiscal oversight, but it must make careful spending decisions to avoid another takeover.
Oakland passed a historic youth voter measure in 2020. Will teens finally cast their first votes this year?
“A bright spot for a very complex year in democracy.”
Photos: These dazzling West Oakland murals ask, ‘If you were a superhero, how would you fix your community?’
The Center for ArtEsteem has been working since 2012 to paint five 200-by-20-foot murals under the interstate in the Hoover-Foster neighborhood.
‘We are not closing’: North Oakland Community Charter School files lawsuit against OUSD
The small North Oakland school is hoping to stay open for its 25th year and beyond.
Oakland Athletic League
2 Oakland basketball teams win state titles for second year in a row
Oakland High girls and Tech boys took home the hardware in Sacramento this past weekend.
Oakland High and Tech boys face off tomorrow for NorCal basketball championship
The O’Dowd and Oakland High girls are also pursuing Northern California titles after the Tech girls were surprisingly eliminated.
‘The guys I started with’: Oakland High seniors started playing basketball together at 7
The Wildcat’s first-ever boys CIF state championship was a long time coming for these childhood friends.
Oakland Tech girls win third consecutive basketball state championship
Now in CIF Division I, the Bulldogs have become a dynasty team.
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Map: Where Oakland kids can get free food this summer
Children 18 and younger can get lunches and snacks throughout the summer at community centers, libraries, recreation centers, and schools.
Now playing: Free filmmaking and production classes for East Bay high schoolers
The REEL Film Program works with high schools in Oakland and across the East Bay helping students write and shoot their own short films.
Fremont High School’s Class of ’73 passes dreams on to the next generation
Alumni of the East Oakland school organized a “party with a purpose” to raise scholarship funds for the Class of 2024.
Becoming a teacher in Alameda County can be expensive. A new program costs just $42 a month
The partnership between the county and Reach University is aimed at those who already work in schools and have a bachelor’s degree but haven’t earned a credential.
3 shot after Skyline High School graduation, Oakland police arrest 1
Police are looking for additional shooters. OUSD’s remaining graduations will have increased security, said Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell.
Oakland teachers can’t afford to live here. This housing program offers them ‘room to breathe’
Teachers Rooted in Oakland has helped dozens of educators find a place to live in Oakland’s rental market and helped them pay for it.
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