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School board president James Harris (District 7) honors Greenleaf Elementary teacher Ann Park, who was one of five California Teachers of the Year for 2016. Photo by Katherine Rose.

Schoolboard celebrates California Teacher of the Year Award

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At Wednesday’s sparsely-attended school board meeting, the board discussed the superintendent’s report, which is presented at every board meeting, and funding options for the Dr. Marcus Foster Educational Leadership Campus.

Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline: examining arrests among black male students in OUSD

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Oakland’s black youth are arrested in school at a rate that is more than double their proportion of the school population, a community nonprofit said.
Community members and parents wait in line to comment on the agreement and compliance review on the discipline of African American students at OUSD schools.

School board approves plan to address civil rights complaints over student suspensions

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In a crowded boardroom and to strong applause, the OUSD board unanimously passed an agreement yesterday that resolved to address the Office of Civil Right’s (OCR) compliance review of the district’s discipline of African American...