04.25.2019 Hundreds of Students Honored at Second Annual Spring Celebration of OUSD’s Asian Pacific Islander Honor Roll

Sponsored by OUSD's APISA initiative and the Office of Equity, the event on Wednesday evening, April 17, honored students who achieved at least a 3.0 GPA, students who have shown significant GPA improvement since last year, and graduating seniors.

04.22.2019 McClymonds High School’s Three-Time State Champion Football Coach Wins Top Honors in California

The association told Coach Peters, “Your dedication to the profession has been a positive image for high school sports in your section and California.”

04.15.2019 OUSD in Mourning After Devastating Loss of Student and His Mother

Angel Garcia-Vasquez and his mother, Alma, were hit in the crosswalk at 26th and Foothill just a few blocks from the school Angel attended, International Community School (ICS) as they walked home from the laundromat. Also hit and critically injured was Angel’s uncle, Jeymi Garcia, a newcomer student at Fremont High School.

04.08.2019 Hundreds of Proud People Come Together to Celebrate Student Success in First Ever OUSD Middle Eastern Honor Roll Event

All students with 3.0 and above received certificates and a warm ovation celebrating their tenacity in maintaining a high level of achievement throughout their middle and high school years.

04.02.2019 OUSD High School Is One Important Step Closer to Having New Building; Students Excited for Future Campus

“It is a dream realized. This was seven years in the making. We made lots of promises to our families and our community, and I just think it is a celebration of us finally doing right by the families in Sobrante Park,” said MPA Executive Principal, Lucinda Taylor.

03.29.19 Alameda County Office of Education and Oakland Unified Collaborate on Support and Assistance for OUSD Fiscal Services

This initiative is intended to assist OUSD in accelerating the improvements it has been focused on over the past year in order to achieve greater fiscal stability and fully implement its Fiscal Vitality Plan.

03.26.19 Students from Across OUSD Come Together to Celebrate Annual Gender & Sexuality Alliance Day

“This event means a lot to our students because it allows them to be themselves and be free and be in a very supportive space with a bunch of allies,” said Relonda McGhee, who advises the GSA club at McClymonds High School.

03.14.19 OUSD To Host Educators from Across The Nation for AAMA 2019 Annual Spring Symposium

OUSD's African American Male Achievement (AAMA) program has caught the attention of educators in numerous states, and more than one hundred of them are here for the Spring Symposium starting Thursday, March 14.

03.11.19 OUSD and the Oakland Athletic League Now Have Two State Champion Basketball Teams

The Oakland High School Girls team won the Division 3 Championship on Friday afternoon. Less than 24 hours later, Oakland Technical High School’s Girls team won the Division 4 State Championship.

03.03.19 Statement from Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell on End of Strike

"It goes without saying that this strike was very difficult for our community. That being said, it’s clear how much we all value our teachers. We are pleased that the members of OEA ratified the contract, which is an important step toward greater investment in our classrooms."

03.01.19 OUSD and OEA Come to Historic Agreement to End Teachers’ Strike

"We cannot fix decades of chronic underinvestment in education with a single contract, but this is an important first step. We look forward to working together, directing the passion and energy that we saw during the strike into a collective effort to increase state funding and build the schools our students deserve," said Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell.

02.16.19 Negotiations Update and Public Release of Fact-finding Report

“I encourage OEA to talk with us. Despite our challenges, we are prepared with a comprehensive proposal to reach an agreement. If both sides are committed to settling the contract before a strike occurs - and we are - an agreement can certainly be reached without disrupting the educational experience for students, families and staff,” said Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell.

02.14.19 OUSD School Board Passes Policies on Living Schoolyards and Environmental Education

The Development of Living Schoolyards policy outlines OUSD’s vision to transform asphalt covered school grounds into living schoolyards that promote children’s health and well-being, while creating green and ecologically rich community parks that connect children and their neighborhoods to the natural world outside their classroom door, every day.

02.10.19 Oakland Unified School District Releases Update on Current State of Negotiations with OEA

Oakland Unified School District is still trying to find a way to settle this labor dispute and avoid a strike in our community. The District hopes the Oakland Education Association is doing the same. The Fact-finding panel members are communicating with one another, and we cannot disclose the confidential nature of those communications at this time.

02.04.19 OUSD Statement Regarding Teachers' Union Vote

Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) supports and values all of our talented and hardworking staff. Our esteemed teachers and classified employees should be fairly compensated for the important work they do every day to educate the next generation of Oakland leaders.