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Six months in, new schools head Antwan Wilson pushing his “roadmap” for a challenged district
Oakland’s superintendent of schools Antwan Wilson has been at the helm for six months. The midwest-raised leader credits his mother, a passion for civil rights, and growing up poor for molding him into the leader he is today.
Read MoreOUSD Superintendent hears pleas to revive elementary school
After gathering 170 signed letters addressed to OUSD Superintendent Antwan Wilson, Santa Fe CAN had the chance Thursday to make their case to the superintendent to re-open Santa Fe Elementary.
Read MoreSuperintendent reveals five-year plan to improve Oakland’s schools
Oakland’s school board meeting focused on Superintendent Antwan Wilson’s strategic plan “Pathway to Excellence.”
Read MoreOUSD celebrates “California Thursdays” with locally-sourced lunches
Oakland Unified School District pioneered “California Thursdays,” a program through which schools across the district serve lunches sourced entirely from in-state producers one day a week. Last Thursday, organizers welcomed 14 more districts from across the state, comprising nearly a million students, in following suit.
Read MoreOakland schools tax Measure N approved overwhelmingly
Measure N, a schools tax designed to better help Oakland students prepare for future jobs, passed with the necessary margin of votes on Tuesday.
Read MoreClass sizing and salaries rising dominate school board meeting
Members of the Oakland Education Association showed up en masse at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
Read MoreOakland school board to consider new charter approval, teachers’ contracts
In its Tuesday meeting, the board will continue negotiating with the OEA over their agreement, hear a new charter school proposal and vote whether to create two new jobs in the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness.
Read MoreBoard of Education names Antwan Wilson superintendent
Antwan Wilson was unanimously approved as the Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District by Oakland Board of Education, succeeding acting superintendent Gary Yee. Wilson previously served as Denver’s Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education where he achieved success increasing both graduation rates and the number of students entering college. “Start[ing] as a teacher, he worked…
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