Posts Tagged ‘OUSD’
District demos new Dell laptops for Oakland schools
Taking math class online, designing video games, working with NASA scientists to launch experiments in space—these are things students at the Urban Promise Academy (UPA) can do with the 210 laptops the Oakland Unified School District provided for the school this year.
Read MoreOUSD’s Board vote paves the way for a new school
In a 5 to 0 vote, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education approved the first “lab” charter school in Oakland on Wednesday night. The school’s site is yet to be determined, but it’s designed to apprentice novice teachers and feed them back into OUSD’s public schools.
Read MoreOakland Unified School District celebrated for Meatless Mondays
Elementary students stand in line at Oakland’s Stonehurst Campus Kitchen, facing a critical question that will define the next thirty minutes of their lives: burger or chicken salad?
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 MoreSchool board prepares to ban e-cigarettes, as ‘vaping’ becomes more popular
Amid signs that e-cigarette use is rising among Oakland students, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is preparing to vote within the next two months on policy that would likely extend the ban on smoking to cover the battery-powered nicotine delivery systems just as it does conventional cigarettes.
Read MoreOakland schools implement new health rules, limit parties with sweets
The Oakland Unified School District will implement a new wellness policy to fight childhood obesity.
Read MoreOakland 2013: A year of change
Another year in Oakland showed how much the city can change and come together, demonstrating its vibrant, diverse character.
Read MoreBreaking the school-to-prison pipeline: examining arrests among black male students in OUSD
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.
Read MoreSkyline High School’s Jacquese Steen is defying the odds one day at a time
Life has not been easy for student-athlete Jacquese Steen. As a result, he is determined to not let anything stop him from playing college football and getting a good education.
Read MoreYoga classes help Oakland High School athletes improve physical and mental health
When Rebecca Adams started teaching yoga and mindfulness at Oakland High School last year, it was as a weekly class for the staff, funded by a Staff Wellness grant from the Oakland Unified School District.
Read MoreNew school lunch waiver seen as hurdle for hungry kids
For the first time in the Oakland Unified School District’s history, parents of all low-income children eligible to receive a free or reduced lunch must apply for the program by February 6 — or the system could lose government subsidies for the next school year.
Read MoreOakland teacher awarded grant for “Creativity Lab”
High school teacher Aaron Vanderwerff was recognized on Tuesday for the development of an inventive science program that has helped to transform the lives of young students at Lighthouse Community Charter School, in Oakland.
Read MoreOakland high school test scores lag behind state
Oakland’s high school test scores lag behind statewide averages in English language arts and math, despite a broad push toward better preparation. Join the discussion on how to interpret standardized test results.
Read MoreAlameda County school board faces decision on American Indian Model Schools
The Alameda County Board of Education will rule on Tuesday whether to reverse a decision that revoked the academic accreditation of a nationally lauded charter school system. American Indian Model Schools operates three schools in Oakland, spanning kindergarten through high school. It lost its status in March after a 4-3 vote by the Oakland Unified School District.
Read MoreMedia Enterprise Alliance teaches media skills to Oakland teens
Media Enterprise Alliance teaches students from Oakland high schools how to create and produce their own media.
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