Timely thoughts from an unquiet place.
An Oaklandside article frames Superintendent Saddler's budget move as a "power play", but it misses important context. Look at the realities OUSD faced in December, why choosing drastic cuts over a loan preserved local control, and why I support the choice.
A clearer look at the budget the board just approved, and how the structural deficit fell to a fraction of December's $100M+ figure, what the stabilization plan still demands, and why the accusations of fraud need to stop.
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.
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.
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.
Second Interim Qualified | Prop 98 Resolution Passed | OEA Agreement Costs Still Unknown | Now Budget Development
It didn't have to happen this way, but it did have to happen.
Public Comment on RIFs | Painful Necessary Choices | Keep Local Control
CSM Funding on the Chopping Block | Highest Return on Investment | A Case for Partial Restoration
Prop 98 Hearing Tomorrow | Submit Your Testimony | Actual Human Answers Phone | Board Meeting Wednesday
One-Pagers Suck | $5.6B Prop 98 Settle-Up Fight | State and Local Advocacy Strategies | Who to Contact
OEA Praises Superintendent | S+C Plunder | Austere Messaging
$103M Deficit Suddenly Halved | Long Gross Sticky Strings | The S+C Shell Game Theory | Three Crummy Options
December Scenario Approved | Specific Cuts Being Drafted | March Layoff Deadline Looms | A Framework for Parent Engagement
Fiscal Scenarios Released | Big Cuts, Little Detail | PSAC Consensus Statement | Board Votes Tonight
$4M Monthly Overspend | $100M Total to Cut | Key Deadlines | How to Get Involved