#oakland-unified-school-district

#oakland-unified-school-district

Oakland Unified School District faces a sizable budget deficit due to expiring federal COVID funds and increased labor costs.

Declining enrollment and charter schools are major factors contributing to Oakland's financial distress in the education sector. [ more ]

Oakland Unified School District is facing a budget deficit of at least $23 million for the upcoming school year.

The district is considering options such as staff reductions and department consolidations to balance the budget. [ more ]

California Department of Public Health has updated its COVID guidance to allow people with mild or improving symptoms to exit isolation sooner with a mask on.

The Oakland Unified School District implemented a policy allowing symptomatic students to return to school with a mask on, prompting outrage and highlighting the challenges of communicating health risks. [ more ]

New California state guidance allows individuals who test positive for COVID but show no symptoms to return to work or school.

Oakland Unified School District is implementing the new guidance, which removes the 5-day isolation period following a positive test. [ more ]

A controversial teach-in, endorsed by the Oakland teachers' union, is set to begin in the Oakland Unified School District.

Parts of the teach-in curriculum have been criticized for being misleading and taking a hardline anti-Israel approach. [ more ]

The Oakland Unified School District is against an unsanctioned teach-in focused on the Palestinian struggle for liberation.

The district's superintendent is disappointed with the materials being distributed and sees them as harmful and divisive. [ more ]