The Oakland Unified School District's board approved layoffs, affecting over 500 teachers and 250 classified roles to address a $95 million budget shortfall. Community members expressed concerns about the impact on vulnerable student groups, fearing that these cuts would destabilize support for students with disabilities and newly arrived immigrant families. Parents and staff urged the board to reconsider, proposing alternative budget solutions rather than cutting essential teaching and support positions that are vital for student success and school attendance.
Please don't do that to us. We have the highest-risk students that we serve, and we do it with love. We need our teachers.
However, the district also seems to target attendance specialists who work full-time to make them half-time. Attendance specialists are instrumental in maintaining positive interactions.
Collection
[
|
...
]