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At an emergency meeting, Friday, the Oakland Board of Education voted to move forward with closing some schools, citing declining enrollment and a budget deficit.
OUSD presented the numbers saying up to $15 million could be saved every year by closing school buildings. The superintendent says that money could be used to reinvest in teachers and services and break a cycle of overspending.