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.

“A bright spot for a very complex year in democracy.”

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.

The small North Oakland school is hoping to stay open for its 25th year and beyond.

Children 18 and younger can get lunches and snacks throughout the summer at community centers, libraries, recreation centers, and schools.

The REEL Film Program works with high schools in Oakland and across the East Bay helping students write and shoot their own short films.

Alumni of the East Oakland school organized a “party with a purpose” to raise scholarship funds for the Class of 2024.

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.

Police are looking for additional shooters. OUSD’s remaining graduations will have increased security, said Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell.

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.

Art teacher John Leamy III is filling the hallways of Bret Harte Middle School with murals of local and national heroes.

The Oaklandside is looking for young activists and organizers who are spearheading change at their school and in the community.

The school agreed to shut down if it didn’t raise test scores. Then the pandemic happened.

Look out for construction at Yu Ming Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Westlake Middle, and East Oakland Pride Elementary, part of OakDOT’s “Safe Routes to School” program.

It’s too early to tell—an independent study is underway—but city and OUSD officials are cautiously optimistic about violence prevention efforts.

Graduates and current and former staff recently came together to recognize the school’s life-changing impact.

The showcase is part of an effort to revive the legacy of vocal performance in East Oakland, led by Elevate Oakland and Town Business Inc., two local organizations that support arts and music education in public schools.

The Peralta Citizen’s reporting derailed multimillion-dollar security contracts on campus. School officials called the reporters “racist.” The reporters say they were just doing their jobs.

6 OUSD elementary schools, plus two private schools, came together for a cross-community book club and competition.

As labor unions warn of a strike, OUSD’s trustee threatened to hold up contract negotiations if the board doesn’t accelerate its closure and merger process.