Recent News

Hundreds of High School Students Come Together to Share What They Learned in a Wide Range of Summer Internships, Oakland, Calif., July 2023 (Link to the full press release)

OUSD Holds Highly Successful First Annual District Wide Robotics Invitational Competition (Link to full press release)

Oakland graduation rates are up. School leaders say career education is one reason why. Read the full Feb. 8, 2023 The Oaklandside article. 

Empowered Graduates: OUSD High School Students Receive Important Work Experience in Internships Made Possible by College and Career For All Fund Through Measure N, Oakland, Calif., Nov. 2022 (Link to full press release) 

What Grown-Ups Don't Understand About School: What is school really for? Students at Oakland’s Fremont High answer this question with their cameras. Read the full Sept. 1, 2022 New York Times Opinion Guest Essay. 

High School to Healthcare: East Bay teens participate in HealthPATH, an internship program spearheaded by Highland Hospital that recruits students impacted by health inequities. Watch the July 29, 2022 Fox 2 News story.

Hundreds of OUSD Students Who Learned During the Summer Via Internships and College Classes Come Together to Share What They Learned with Educators, Families, and Business Operators, Oakland, Calif., July 2022 (Link to full press release)