Theresa Harrington
San Jose Mercury News
Oakland, CA, United States
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Oakland Unified helps seniors overcome graduation challenges
Amid pandemic fears and distance learning challenges, school districts throughout the United States are finding ways to help as many high school seniors as they can do what they need to do to gradu… → Read More
Bay Area educators help families in school districts hurt by coronavirus shutdowns
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Q&A: Homeschool expert advises parents to ’do what’s best’ for your family
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Oakland school board votes $18.8 million in cuts, up to 100 layoffs
The Oakland School District is prepared to cut its workforce by up to 100 workers starting July 1 and may consider eliminating its police force in the future. → Read More
Coronavirus Q&A: What California parents and students should know about COVID-19
Experts advise families, schools and colleges on how to handle cases of COVID-19 and prepare for the possible spread of the virus. → Read More
West Contra Costa Unified school board votes to lay off up to 300 workers in June
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Questions swirl about origins of $40 million deficit
Residents of the West Contra Costa Unified School District are struggling to understand how a budget deficit nearly quadrupled in a matter of months — and are questioning why the district board and… → Read More
State Legislature approves later start times for California middle, high school students
Author won support to set middle schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. → Read More
Oakland school board’s vote to close schools draws ire from parents, teachers
Oakland school board recently approved a Citywide Plan, which found the district could close or consolidate up to 24 of its more than 80 schools and still serve its roughly 37,000 students. Its pla… → Read More
Oakland school board’s vote to close schools draws ire from parents, teachers
Oakland school board recently approved a Citywide Plan, which found the district could close or consolidate up to 24 of its more than 80 schools and still serve its roughly 37,000 students. Its pla… → Read More
Oakland school board’s vote to close schools draws ire from parents, teachers
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Oakland superintendent: closing campuses will lead to improved schools
Oakland Unified School board expects to vote on second round of school closures, consolidations and expansions on Sept. 11. → Read More
Amid budget deficits, Bay Area district braces for cuts, spending reserves
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Oakland Unified’s budget woes now include loss of two fiscal officers
Oakland Unified’s chief financial officer abruptly resigned just a month after the school board eliminated its chief business officer position. The CFO was expected to work with the county in… → Read More
Oakland Unified gets unprecedented help with fiscal practices
While the Alameda County office routinely helps districts with their finances, the assistance being given to Oakland is intense and unprecedented among districts statewide, said Michael Fine, CEO o… → Read More
California’s K-12 enrollment drops again, charter schools see increase
State releases enrollment data for 2018-19, revealing five-year trends that show an increase in Latino students, but a decrease in English learners. → Read More
Oakland Unified offers critical view of charter schools to state task force
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Oakland Unified discloses improved contract offer after protesters shut down board meeting
District increased salary hike offer, but teachers' union and supporters are holding out. Demands include higher raises, smaller classes and student resources. → Read More
Teachers in Oakland gearing up for possible strike
Like educators in Los Angeles, teachers in Oakland Unified are gearing up for a possible strike as early as next month if the district does not meet their demands for salary increases, reduced clas… → Read More
Latinas for the first time make up majority of Bay Area school board
Voters elected two Latinas to the West Contra Costa Unified School Board, where they will join incumbent Valerie Cuevas, the first Latina elected to the board four years ago and current board presi… → Read More