A Close Read of OUSD's Latest Budget Developments
A detailed breakdown of the May 13 OUSD board presentation on fiscal solvency and the Governor's May Revise state budget, including what the numbers add up to for the district's path forward.
Logs
Timely thoughts from an unquiet place.
A Strong Move Towards Unified Engagement
As a lead delegate to OUSD's PSAC, I'm helping stand up the Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Group — a community-driven process to shape what OUSD becomes as it rebuilds. Here's why I believe in it, and how you can join us.
Stability for OUSD's Disabled Students + Families
This Wednesday, the board will vote in favor of a simple guarantee: to grant disabled students the same educational stability that every other OUSD student already has.
What is Second Interim, What Is Next?
Second Interim Qualified | Prop 98 Resolution Passed | OEA Agreement Costs Still Unknown | Now Budget Development
Why My Kids Go to Public School in Oakland
It didn't have to happen this way, but it did have to happen.
This Is Progress
Public Comment on RIFs | Painful Necessary Choices | Keep Local Control
A Critical Investment in Support During Tough Times
CSM Funding on the Chopping Block | Highest Return on Investment | A Case for Partial Restoration
You Can Engage with the California Assembly
Prop 98 Hearing Tomorrow | Submit Your Testimony | Actual Human Answers Phone | Board Meeting Wednesday
One-Pager Ripple Effects, Potential New Funding, Meaningful Engagement Tactics
One-Pagers Suck | $5.6B Prop 98 Settle-Up Fight | State and Local Advocacy Strategies | Who to Contact
A Much Shorter Board/Budget Update. Really.
OEA Praises Superintendent | S+C Plunder | Austere Messaging
A Postcard from OUSD Budget Island: Huge Shifts, Big Updates, Good/Bad News
$103M Deficit Suddenly Halved | Long Gross Sticky Strings | The S+C Shell Game Theory | Three Crummy Options
Latest Budget Updates: A Framework for Engagement
December Scenario Approved | Specific Cuts Being Drafted | March Layoff Deadline Looms | A Framework for Parent Engagement
A Brief Update on the OUSD Budget + Tonight's Board Meeting
Fiscal Scenarios Released | Big Cuts, Little Detail | PSAC Consensus Statement | Board Votes Tonight
Where the Budget Stands: A Quick Explainer
$4M Monthly Overspend | $100M Total to Cut | Key Deadlines | How to Get Involved