3rd Annual Women Can Build Fair Encourages Girls to Explore Careers in Skilled Trades

Participation by OUSD students has quadrupled as popular event grows

OUSD Staff Tour Skilled Trades Facilities

PD Day Allows Staff to Better Support Students in Finding Career Opportunities

Meet Gema Quetzal: Life Academy 11th Grader and Activist

Student leader shares personal statement at the August 23 Board of Education meeting - her first meeting as Student Director.

Tech Health Academy Partners with Kaiser and TechniClinic

Students from Oakland Technical High School’s Health Academy visited Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center for a career exploration job shadow through a team-based clinical immersion.

Students Love the $1.6 Million Kitchen Upgrade at Madison Park Upper

Thanks to funds collected by Measure J, which voters overwhelmingly passed in 2012 to improve the quality of Oakland schools and facilities, the $1.6 million kitchen is now a source of pride and much improved capacity to provide nutritious meals.

Retired Volunteers Make Art Possible at Esperanza Elementary

Sandra Brode brings classic art techniques to TK-5th grade students with her own supplies and help from friends.

No Argument Here: Our Debate Students are Champions

The Skyline High School Debate team captured the Urban Debate National Championship and Frick Impact Academy Debate Teams competed at the state level.

Media Enterprise Alliance Students Film in Yosemite

Their interviews and footage will be featured in an upcoming PBS NewsHour documentary!

Ride 4 A Reason Team Pedals to Sacramento, Sets Fundraising Record

Hundreds of OUSD supporters take part and net $128,000 for Oakland schools.

OUSD and ECHO Recognize Dedicated Latino Students at 17th Annual Honor Roll Event

800 students from middle and high schools across Oakland Unified School District came together on Saturday afternoon, April 15 to be recognized for their hard word in and out of the classroom.

Students Create "Know Your Rights!" Posters

Oakland International High students share their perspectives on social issues impacting them.

Leading with the Heart: RJ Peer Mentorship Takes off at Reach and Alliance

Restorative Mentoring is a unique pilot program in which middle school mentors from Alliance Academy visit nearby Reach Academy to model the practice of restorative justice and build community during recess and lunchtime.

Student Spotlight: Iyyah Mustapha

This Urban Promise Academy 7th Grader excels in science, her favorite subject, and participates in the sustainable transportation club after school.

Practicing the Art and Joy of Cooking at Ralph J. Bunche High

As they prepared a three course lunch for visiting principals, two of Chef Isenberg’s students shared thoughts on their experience in the Culinary 2 class at the continuation school.

Newcomer Students Find a Welcoming Home at Manzanita Community School

MCS is one of only five elementary schools with a dedicated newcomer teacher.

Westlake Middle School Students See the Future Through STEM

NOBCChe partnership provides students with mentors and unique learning opportunities.

Student Profile: Nadia Brooks, Skyline High School

Nadia talks about her plans for this year’s festival and what poetry means to her.

Profile: Rolling Toward Success

Skyline Mountain Bike team is discovering trails and pushing limits.

Student Profile: Valentin Carmona, Community Day School

As a 12th grader, Valentin is working on his creative writing and looking forward to college.

Tech Success: Computer Science Education Week 2016

Thousands of OUSD students participated in Computer Science Education Week at over 50 events across the Bay Area.

OUSD Partners with Laney College and the City of Oakland to Coordinate Oakland Manufacturing/Career Technical Education Day

The event highlighted the importance of manufacturing & career technical education programs offered on Laney College’s campus.

CCPA Students Reflect on Trip to Peru

The Peruvian Amazon may be the last place you’d think to look for students from Coliseum College Prep Academy but that is precisely where 10 students spent 10 days during November.

Meet the Montera Cheer Squad

Cheerleaders Brings the Sass, Spirit and High Academic Standards at Montera Middle School

Debating Their Way into Tournament of Champions

Skyline's top varsity Policy Debate pair of Christine Harris and Malachi Ambrose earned an invitation to the prestigious Tournament of Champions (TOC)

Oakland Athletic League Fall Championship Teams

Congratulations to the student athletes. coaches and schools for earning top honors

Computer Science Week in OUSD - Dec. 5-9

The week of December 5 is Computer Science Education Week, with five days of exciting events planned across OUSD.

Profile: Emorrea Fountain - Junior, McClymonds High School

If he could offer advice to his peers, it would be this: “Set goals in life and then work hard to accomplish them.”

Profile: Jerrell Alberty - Senior, McClymonds High School

“I love science and have always been motivated to be a good student."

Profile: Paul Scott - Senior, McClymonds High School

Paul has accepted a full scholarship to attend the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) and will major in Sports Medicine next fall.

School Profile: McClymonds High School

Also known as “Mack” - this is a school on the rise thanks to the school leadership, teachers and families.

Greenleaf TK-8 School Celebrates Facility Opening and Success

Tuesdays is Tied to Greatness

Students dress up, and they said it makes them feel more responsible, more professional, and very good.

OUSD Joins 2016 Women Can Build Career Fair

This event is organized with the goal of exposing females to the lucrative careers in the trades and, in particular, to provide information on the Union Apprenticeship Programs.

Restorative Justice at Claremont Middle School

Over the past decade, Restorative Justice (RJ) has grown from a grassroots initiative to a district-wide paradigm for creating the learning conditions needed for our students to succeed.

Supporting Better Reading at Markham Elementary

There was a need discovered in Ms. Kennedy's class for 16 Kindle Fires to help inspire students with their reading assignments.

Oakland Spirit Orchestra brightens Oakland Tree Lighting Ceremony with Music

Student musicians brought cheer to the Oakland Holiday Tree Lighting with live music in Jack London Square. The ensemble is has students from grades 4-12.

Students Talk Education During Surprise Visit from A's Players

Lafayette Elementary & W. Oakland Middle schools got the visit during an assembly.

Students Organize Day of Protest

Less than one week after the Presidential Election, middle and high school students from across Oakland organized a city-wide march to express their feelings surrounding the election results.

Students Give Thanks!

Students across OUSD talk about what makes them thankful about school and Oakland during this Thanksgiving season.

Oakland Tech Student Performs at White House

Nicholas Reeves, Oakland Tech sophomore perform on the c cellist. Nicholas is also an alum of Peralta Elementary School and Claremont Middle School.

US Air Force Band Visits Edna Brewer

The band put on a show for 120 young people, and even gave instruction to the Panther Brass Quartet.

Students Lead the Work in Bret Harte’s Design & Technology Class

The hands-on elective, led by a eighth grade science teacher James Kealey and Special Education teacher Nick Wright, is in its pilot year after establishing high student interest and great teaching potential as an after-school club.

School Profile: Madison Park Academy

Between running around at recess and eating a healthy snack of pomegranate seeds, we were able to get a few third graders at Madison Park Lower to stay still long enough to share what they like best about school as well as their thoughts on the future.

Profile: Jeremiah Paige, 10th grade, Madison Park Academy

Jeremiah has been a student at Madison Park since 6th grade and would not trade it for any other school. A sophomore this year, he has developed strong leadership skills and here shares thoughts on his time at MPA.

Profile: Darshaya Washington, 11th grade, Madison Park Academy

Darshaya started at Madison Park in 6th grade and now, as Junior, she is ambitious as ever. Here, she shares insights about her experience.

Honor Band Visits Oakland Police

Oakland Police hosted 19 OUSD Middle School students on a visit to Police Headquarters on Thursday, October 27, to learn about police work, but more importantly, to build a positive relationship with police.

Student Support Across District Lines

Students in San Leandro, the city just south of Oakland, raised $9,000 to help students at Castlemont High School. The San Leandro High School Jefferson Awards Club organized a fundraising run that happened Monday, October 10.

Castlemont's Captain has Appetite for More

Jaden Starks Tackles Food Insecurities, Playing Ball in College

Personalized Learning Program Boosting Math Scores at Roosevelt Middle School

Students are seeing dramatic improvements in math scores using a personalized learning

Two OUSD Schools Named Among Best in Nation

Hillcrest & Thornhill Elementary Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools

Oakland Raiders Inspire, Support Fremont High Football Team

Coach Norton and Rookie Raiders visited program on Oct. 7

Rowing with my Crew at Oakland Tech

The team’s home base at the Jack London Aquatic Center (JLAC) is just down Broadway from Oakland Tech.

Students Join International Walk and Roll to School Day

More than 3,600 Oakland students schools walked, skipped, biked, skated and scootered to school on Oct. 5 to recognize the day.

Brookfield Elementary Wins $25K in Attendance Challenge

The contest challenged OUSD site administrators to develop systematic plans and program guides for lowering chronic absenteeism at their school sites.

Oakland International High School Receives National 'Schools of Opportunity' Silver Recognition

Oakland International High School (OIHS) is one of only 20 schools in the nation to receive recognition as a “School of Opportunity,” a coveted national designation.

Downloading Partnerships with Local Business

Volunteers from Google rolled up their sleeves and worked side-by-side with Montera Middle School students, parents and staff on Monday, June 1 to improve and beautify the middle school campus.

Local Nutrition, Healthy Eating Mark California Thursday

Nutrition Services celebrated its 1 year anniversary by serving California Thursdays weekly district-wide with a special Earth Day celebration.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Visits Oakland Tech to Advocate for Technology Instruction

He delivered a message that Oakland students are more than capable of attaining lucrative jobs in the tech industry, they just need to be given the opportunity.

OUSD Celebrates Collaboration with Intel on Computer Science Education and Career Pipeline

Intel and OUSD enters into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) investing $5 million to provide students with equitable access to technology, computer science and engineering careers

Reaching for New Frontiers

The only thing higher than the 15-foot ceilings in Chasmin Moses’ classroom at Reach Academy is the dreams and aspirations of her fourth graders.

Oakland Promise Scholarship Night

Hosted by East Bay College Fund on June 2, 2016

Interns Present Work Made at Intel

It was a big summer for students, as they presented innovative products they created as Intel High Tech Pathway Interns in an immersive program.

High School Students Introduced to Careers in Construction

OUSD partnered with local businesses on innovative five week program.

Exploring College and Career Options (ECCO) Summer Internship

5th Annual Demonstration of Mastery event showcases student work from over 150 internship sites.

Frick Impact Academy: Profile in Perseverance and Positivity

8th Grader overcomes obstacles and focuses on the future.

Scholarships Thanks to Music

Student musicians hit the right note for success

Coliseum College Prep Academy

Students in the 5th graduating class at Coliseum College Prep Academy (CCPA), a small, public, 6th – 12th grade school in the heart of East Oakland, announced their college plans during the school’s annual Decision Day celebration.

East Oakland PRIDE Elementary School

Students got a special visit from Golden State Warriors players Friday, June 3, to celebrate the school's hard work and dedication to community service and academic success.

Edna Brewer Middle School

Students explore professions at Career Day

OUSD Community

Students and School Security Officers Partake in a Day of Team Building

Melrose Leadership Academy

New butterfly mosaic mural unveiled

AAMA Scholarship Awards

11 OUSD students from PreK to 12th Grade honored by Custodial Services

Skyline High School

Students and faculty raise awareness about mobility and funds for those in need.

Community Ready Awards

30 students honored for commitment to making community a better place