Speaking out against OUSD school cuts in Oakland (Community Voices)

Oakland Local edi... Tue, 15 Mar at 10:06am
Students at March 2 OUSD Day of Action demonstration, photo by John C Osborne, http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereporta/549295430

Students at March 2 OUSD Day of Action demonstration, photo by John C Osborne, http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereporta/549295430

The Oakland school district, many parents and several service organizations that serve youth are very concerned about the impact of the pending layoffs on Oakland's students.

To learn more about theitr views, check out some of these presentations and videos:

How CA's budget crises affect schools OUSD March 2, 2011  

 Education Finance: How California's Budget Crises Affect Schools, a presentation by Jonathan Kaplan of The California Budget Project.

 

California teachers on the budget cuts

 

See photos of the March 2 protest:

 

 

Also see "The Explainer: Oakland Public Schools Budget Crisis"

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