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Oakland Unified’s general fund cash shrank by $100 million last year
OUSD still hasn’t identified $30 million in cuts it passed to balance its 2026-27 budget — and it’s now two months into the new fiscal year
Sep 9
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland school board director VanCedric Williams was paid by California teachers union. He denied it, then voted to approve teachers union…
The California Teachers Association reported paying Williams in each of the last three years for which it has filed. His disclosure forms list no income…
Sep 6
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Charlene Price
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Oakland’s Achilles heel — Letters to the editor
Wondering why a council member behaves like a nightclub act; who’s missing from the Sheng Thao witness list?; gross mismanagement at Oakland Unified …
Aug 25
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Oakland Report
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Six schools closed in Oakland in 2026. All were charter schools
The Oakland Unified school board told staff not to close any district-run schools, despite its own facility plan showing that its schools are only…
Aug 20
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Charlene Price
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Oakland Unified spent over $28,000 per student — more than any nearby district
Black and Hispanic students in Oakland Unified met English and Math standards at lower rates than Black and Hispanic students statewide — a gap of…
Aug 7
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Tarini Kakkar
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Oakland public school enrollment fell 35% — far more than the shrinking child population
Enrollment in the public schools OUSD runs has fallen 35% since 2000, while Oakland’s school-age population fell only 23%. Meanwhile, charter schools…
Jul 23
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Oakland Report
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OUSD spent its pandemic 'inheritance'— but it won’t show the receipts
Oakland Unified received $129.9 million in final-round federal pandemic relief. How three East Bay districts handled one-time money and falling…
Jul 15
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Tarini Kakkar
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Union raises ‘endanger’ Oakland school finances as board set to approve $1.2 billion budget
Alameda County superintendent of schools warns that Oakland Unified can’t afford its new teacher contract unless it finds $30 million in cuts it has yet…
Jun 23
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Sean S. Reinhart
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Oakland is still #1 – in highest taxes
Also: The racially-motivated aspects of Oakland’s taxation and service delivery; Rebecca Kaplan isn't qualified for the job; school administrator pay…
May 9
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Oakland Report
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Sean S. Reinhart
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The elephant in the classroom
Oakland Education Association has spent over $239,000 to elect a school board majority friendly to the union’s financial interests. Those board members…
Apr 30
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Sean S. Reinhart
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‘A decision-making problem’: County schools chief warns Oakland Unified is at risk of running out of money
Alameda County Superintendent Alysse Castro warned in an April 16 letter that the Oakland school board keeps making new spending promises "without a…
Apr 21
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Oakland Report
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‘You should resign’: Oakland school board member calls for interim superintendent to quit
Board member Mike Hutchinson sharply criticized interim superintendent Denise Saddler for failing to provide financial data as OUSD faces a $50 million…
Mar 31
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Oakland Report
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