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05.21.20 19th Annual African American Honor Roll Celebration Set for Thursday Evening with Help from OUSD Educators, Leaders, and Celebrities
“This school year has been marred by enormous challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so it is especially important to show Oakland’s African American scholars that their hard work is recognized and appreciated,” said Jerome Gourdine, OUSD Director of Targeted Strategies.
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05.15.20 Emerson Elementary First Grade Teacher Who Hosts Special Virtual Story Time for Students to Appear on The Ellen Degeneres Show This Afternoon
“I am so thrilled that Peter has received this amazing recognition,” said Emerson Principal, Heather Palin. “He is a tremendous educator and asset to his students and our community."
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05.15.2020 Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Sends Huge Donation to Help Close Digital Divide
Less than 24 hours after we announced a plan to close the digital divide by raising $12.5m to pay for technology and internet access for all Oakland students, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced he is supporting the effort with a $10 million donation.
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05.13.2020 Press Conference Scheduled: OUSD and City of Oakland Announce Plan to CLOSE the Digital Divide; Bold $12.5 Million Plan Launches on Thursday!
“This is about equity in education. Every student deserves the ability to study and learn at home, but here in the 21st century, that’s just not fully possible if you cannot access the internet,” said Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell.
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05.12.2020 Skyline Senior Eleanor Wikstrom Becomes First Ever CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year from Oakland
“It’s hard to be any more eloquent than Ms. Wikstrom when describing what it takes to succeed,” said Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell. “But then, I saw her perform in our MLK Oratorical Fest, and immediately recognized her brilliance. Not only does she set a remarkable example for her classmates, Ms. Wikstrom is also a vivid reflection of Oakland, the community she credits with making her who she is."
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05.11.2020 OUSD’s Youth Beat Students Create Music Video With Message for Protecting Oneself from COVID-19
“To finish this video while under the shelter in place order, our students used every tool in their collective toolbox,” said Jake Schoneker, Youth Beat Executive Director. “They were able to bring all the independently produced parts together to make a really fun and well-produced video."
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05.07.2020 OUSD and Oakland Latino Educators Set to Honor Thousands of Students Virtually in 20th Annual Latino/a Honor Roll Celebration on Friday
The OUSD Office of Equity Latino Student Achievement (LSA) and Oakland Latino Educators (OLE) will celebrate 3,321 Latino students in grades 6 through 12, who have maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher and who are on track to go to college.
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05.05.2020 On National Teacher Day, District Announces 2020 OUSD Teachers of the Year
Three educators receive the top honors, and they are third grade teacher, Phoebe Diamond from Chabot Elementary, physical education teacher, Nathan Jackson from Urban Promise Academy and biology and physiology teacher, Ji-Yun "Jane" Kim from Fremont High School.
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04.30.2020 Two Former OUSD Football Players Make it to the NFL, Sign with Browns & Raiders After 2020 Draft
Safety Javin White from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) signed with the (formerly Oakland) Raiders and quarterback Kevin Davidson of Princeton University signed with the Cleveland Browns. Both men attended McClymonds High School.
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04.28.2020 OUSD Grab and Go Free Meal Program Surpasses 1,000,000 Student Meals Handed Out
On Monday, April 27, the thirteenth day of free meal service for students across OUSD during the coronavirus pandemic, nutrition services staff handed out the one millionth meal to a family in need.
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04.28.2020 OUSD Statement on Distance Learning and the Digital Divide
Statement from Oakland Unified School District regarding distance learning and the digital divide, and how the District is addressing the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, shelter in place and school closures.
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04.28.2020 OUSD Joins School Districts Across the Nation in Calling for More Education Funding From the Federal Government
The collection of districts, which includes Atlanta, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh and Seattle, all signed on to a letter from the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), to which they all belong.
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04.23.2020 OUSD Board of Education Makes Two Major Moves, Signing Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell to New Contract and Officially Hiring District’s New Chief Business Officer
“Ms. Grant-Dawson’s credentials and track record are outstanding. She will bring fresh eyes with an enormous amount of experience to the historic challenges that OUSD faces,” said Superintendent Johnson-Trammell.
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04.19.2020 Oakland Unified School District Honors 2019-20 Classified Employees of the Year
At the first Board of Education meeting of April, the Directors celebrated our Classified Employees of the Year. Six employees from across the District received honors, and they come from Child Nutrition, Maintenance, Operations and Facilities, Office and Technical, Para-Educator and Instructional Assistance, School Security and Support, and Transportation.
