Under Fiscal Pressure, Oakland Unified School District Grapples With Closures, Mergers
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KQED's Forum
Publisher |
KQED
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
News Commentary
Politics
Publication Date |
Aug 12, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:34:05
As students head back to school Monday, the cash-strapped Oakland Unified School District is weighing a second round of school closures and consolidations, in order to regain fiscal stability after years of budget struggles and a state bailout. Among the scenarios under consideration is the merger of Kaiser Elementary with Sankofa Academy. That merger proposal, originally floated earlier this year, has been met with strong pushback from Kaiser parents, whose students on average performed better academically than students at Sankofa. We'll discuss the latest developments and what it may take to bring equity and financial stability to Oakland schools.

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