OAKLAND, Calif. Students, teachers, parents, community members, and local activist leaders are stepping up their struggle to stop school closures and mergers in this city, which are largely affecting Black and Brown students and families. A crowd of nearly 200 rallied at International Blvd.
OAKLAND, Calif. The struggle to prevent another round of school closures and mergers here entered a new phase this week, after the Oakland Unified School District Board of Directors voted at a special virtual meeting Feb.
On Feb. 8 the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education voted to permanently close and merge seven schools that serve largely low-income and Black students over the next two years.
Mia Bonta's bill would send OUSD about $10 million that was in the prior year's state budget, without an obligation to close or consolidate its schools, as is now required.
City, state, and labor leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon at Oakland City Hall to speak out against the decision by the Oakland school board to close, merge or reduce grades for 11 schools, a decision rejected by many in the community.