Posts Tagged ‘special education’
OUSD parents, teachers note limitations of special education distance learning
Before the pandemic, special education students across the country received hands-on, in-person support for their classes. But distance learning has brought new challenges for the roughly 13 percent of Oakland Unified School District students in special education.
Read MoreOUSD meeting punctuated by argument rolls out budget transparency, special ed plan
During Wednesday night’s Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education meeting, the CFO presented a new web tool which would make the district’s annual budget more accessible to the public, special education staffers explained a service plan that’s being implemented in stages over the next three years, and the district’s civic engagement coordinator delivered an explanation of a proposed ethnic studies curriculum.
Read MoreSchool district hosts conversations on improving special education
In the quiet of La Escuelita Elementary’s cafeteria on Saturday morning, one by one, parents took turns telling stories of their frustrations with special education in Oakland public schools. Saturday’s meeting was the sixth of eight community meetings OUSD has held since December.
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