When Assemblymember Rob Bonta spoke in support of a proposal last Tuesday for Oakland officials to begin collecting a controversial parcel tax to fund early education, Council President Rebecca Kaplan put him on the spot about another pressing financial issue… Read More ›
Oakland Unified School District
VIDEO: Oakland school board member put her hand around teacher’s throat
In the hours after negotiators for Oakland teachers and the Oakland Unified School District came to a tentative agreement Friday to end the seven-day strike came a reminder of just how divisive the seven-day strike has been. As teachers and… Read More ›
Oakland teachers, OUSD reach tentative agreement to end 7-day strike
Oakland teachers get 11% wage increase over 4 years.
Kaplan asks Newsom to forgive Oakland School District’s emergency state loan
On Day Two of the Oakland teachers strike, Oakland Council President Rebecca Kaplan said she asked Gov. Gavin Newson last week to waive the remainder of the $100 million emergency loan given by the state in 2003 after the struggling… Read More ›
OAKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT SITTING ON $37 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT
OAKLAND | On his way out the door for a similar job in Washington D.C., Oakland Superintendent of Schools Antwan Wilson had some sobering news for the city’s chronically-struggling school district: A hemorrhaging budget deficit that could reach $37 million,… Read More ›
Oakland is Leaving a Whole Lot of Money on the Table, says Grand Jury Report
OAKLAND | ALCO GRAND JURY | A new Alameda County Grand Jury report is questioning whether the City of Oakland and its police department are receiving all the revenue they’re due from a long-term towing contract. In addition, the report… Read More ›