SF News Oakland School Board Reverses Course, Won't Shut Down Six Schools That Were On the Chopping Block Many of the Oakland schools that were ordered to close last year will now remain open, thanks to the new school board’s reversal of that decision, though the few schools already closed will remain shuttered.
SF News Alameda County Reveals Error in Counting Ranked-Choice Votes, Flipping Outcome of One District School Board Race Last week, Alameda County election officials announced they found a programming error in the vote-counting process that miscounted votes, resulting in a new winner in the Oakland District 4 School Board Director race.
SF News ACLU Joins Fight Against Oakland School Closures, Claiming Racial Discrimination The ACLU has now filed a complaint with the California Department of Justice urging the attorney general to look in to the Oakland Unified School District's plan to close seven schools and merge two others next year, saying the plan disproportionately impacts Black families.
SF News Oakland School Board Approves Hundreds of Pink Slips for Teachers Another blow for public education unfurled in the East Bay last night. The Oakland School Board approved 500 layoffs notices for Oakland teachers. Said notices will go to 231 elementary school teachers, 41
