Blog | Integrate Oakland Schools

Oakland’s racially unequal boundaries: three take-aways from the Urban Institute’s data

I’d highly recommend checking out the Urban Institute’s latest research on the role school attendance boundary’s play in school...

A second discussion on school integration this Wednesday; plus your questions from part 1

Please join us and the State of Black Education on Wednesday at 12:00 PM PST for a continuation of our discussion about school...

Here's how students in OUSD could be learning in more racially and socioeconomically diverse schools

Oakland’s school community really is unique. In California, only about 5 other districts of similar size and demographics exist: School...

The Persistent Challenge of Open Enrollment (Part 2 in Marking the Anniversary of Brown)

San Francisco Examiner, May 4, 1990. Courtesy of newspapers.com Last time, we discussed the role that OUSD neighborhood attendance...

Mark the Anniversary of Brown by Envisioning Equitable Enrollment Policies in Oakland: Part 1

Later this week, in honor of the 67th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, I’m releasing new analyses and an interactive web...

Let’s Stabilize Enrollment But Also Make Informed Decisions

Enrollment data (the number of students attending schools) stirs much debate in OUSD board meetings and throughout Oakland education...

The Oakland Board should vote "yes" on the enrollment pilots

The upcoming enrollment pilots at Chabot, Sequoia, and Edna Brewer are promising first steps for Oakland to begin addressing school...

The problem Oakland schools live with

Since George Floyd’s murder, a number of news articles have pointed to the contrast between Floyd’s upbringing and that of the police...