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Dear Oakland school board: Dinner’s on us
OUSD board members need to work together to turn the district around. Oakland Report offers a time-honored solution: break bread together.
Dec 14
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Oakland Report
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Oakland school board (OUSD) approves $102.5 million in budget cuts in 5-2 vote
Details of the how and where of cuts remain vague; it relies on speculative enrollment gains; and did not include closing or consolidating…
Dec 13
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Bob Borek
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A day of budget reckoning for Oakland Unified School District
The agenda is worth 1.5 million words – and 108 hours of reading. Can the school board save Oakland’s schools from a state takeover? – Oakland Agenda…
Dec 10
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Commentary: When educators become school bullies
Also: Mayor Barbara Lee refuses to cast a tie-breaking vote; Orinda leaves Oakland in the dust on fixing potholes.
Dec 7
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland schools budgeting 101: how OUSD spends money
OUSD’s board and leadership are struggling with a nine-figure budget crisis. Here, we zoom out on how OUSD spends money relative to other comparable…
Dec 2
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Bob Borek
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Oakland schools budgeting 101: how Oakland schools are funded
OUSD’s budget crisis is playing out in slow motion in the public eye. Understanding the district's options starts with understanding how OUSD is funded.
Nov 14
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Bob Borek
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Oakland school board kicks budget can down the road, passing “absolute minimum requirements” for county’s approval
County superintendent Castro approved this year's budget in a highly critical letter to OUSD, noting the district is still on the path to insolvency
Nov 4
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Bob Borek
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Oakland schools budgeting 101: a primer on OUSD’s budget process
A brief overview of how OUSD's budget is governed and how decisions are made
Oct 30
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Bob Borek
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Oakland Unified School District must cut at least $115 million in the next two weeks to avoid state receivership
Since its 2022 election, the OUSD board of education has failed to address well-known financial gaps, and remains unprepared with only two weeks until…
Oct 26
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Bob Borek
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6
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