Category: Oakland Unified School District
California schools with low vaccination rates lose millions of dollars
Top Takeaways California schools lost $2.2 million in state funding over two years due to unvaccinated students. The state audited […]
February 25, 2026
California lawmakers weigh reforms to child abuse law amid costly litigation
A student walks down a hallway. Credit: Julie Leopo / EdSource Top Takeaways More lawsuits alleging childhood sexual abuse have […]
January 26, 2026
Looking out for ICE: California parents, teachers help students get to school
Demonstrators picket in solidarity against ICE outside of Hoover Elementary School in Oakland on Nov. 19, 2025. Credit: Jessica Christian […]
January 16, 2026
Decline in new immigrant students puts newcomer programs in jeopardy
Recent immigrant students work on interpreting graphs at the Urban Promise Academy in Oakland. Zaidee Stavely / EdSource Top Takeaways […]
December 11, 2025
How Oakland Unified is helping immigrant students fill education gaps
Teacher Shannon Darcey helps a student interpret a graph. Zaidee Stavely / EdSource Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo […]
February 4, 2025
Oakland Unified wrestles with lead in water. Most California schools are in the dark
Oakland students rally for lead-free drinking water in their schools in front of city hall Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Monica […]
November 18, 2024
Berkeley, Oakland teens cast first votes in school board elections
A poster at Oakland High School encourages 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the school board election. These posters are […]
October 31, 2024
Transitional kindergarten can’t expand without the right kind of classrooms
Credit: Sarah Tully/EdSource This is the fourth in a series of stories on the challenges impacting California’s efforts to offer […]
October 16, 2024
Going police-free is tough and ongoing, Oakland schools find
Eddie Franklin, the culture and climate ambassador for Oakland Unified, stops a student while they are walking to class and […]
June 7, 2024