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.
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.
In a narrow vote, the California city s school board decided to close seven schools and merge others over two years in the majority Black and Latinx district.