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On the Strike

[RADIO] 2/25 NPR All Things Considered

City Visions: The Oakland teacher strike and the future of public education in CaliforniaHost Joseph Pace and guests discuss the policy and funding issues underlying Oakland and California’s public school crisis. What solutions exist to get our

EdSource 2/25

Tony Thurmond, state schools chief, joins Oakland teacher negotiations at union’s requestWeekend talks broke off after union held fast to its demands. The district canceled a Monday night board meeting to focus on negotiations.

2/26ish Comments by Board Member Hinton-Hodge

The Business of OUSD is Children; An Open Letter on Why the Board Needs to Meet Tonight—Picket Line or Not - Great School Voices(Director Hinton-Hodge responds here to a constituent’s request that she not cross the picket line or participate in the board meeting tonight.) Peace. (name omitted) With all due respect to your activism and public attention. We have business of the District to do and that business is the children’s and families’ business, and it can’t … Continue reading The Business of OUSD is Children; An Open Letter on Why the Board Needs to Meet Tonight—Picket Line or Not

[RADIO] 2/26 KQED Forum

Latest on Oakland Teacher StrikeMore than a quarter of Oakland public school students were enrolled in charter schools last year and that has become a central issue for Oakland teachers who have been on strike since last week. The teachers union blames charter schools for taking money away from district schools. Forum talks about the role of charter schools in school funding, particularly in Oakland, and proposed laws aimed at regulating charter schools across the state.

Charters etc

Good article on Charters and the 4 bills in congress

Teachers Won in California. What’s Next?Will a new quintet of bills be sufficient to appropriately regulate California’s charters?

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State “Culpable” for OUSD Financial Crisis, Says County Schools’ Supt.The State of California, which is legally responsible for overseeing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) budget, is “culpable” for the ongoing...

How a Handful of Pro-Charter Billionaires Flooded Oakland's School Board Elections With Cash | East Bay Express'I think all the money the pro-charter groups are spending reveals how worried they are about losing control.'

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