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Monday, April 19, 2010

Will Oakland school board impose a contract? The Education Report

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Will Oakland school board impose a contract?

By Katy Murphy
Monday, April 19th, 2010 at 4:10 pm in OEA, OUSD central office, union contract

They might. At a 6 p.m. special meeting on Wednesday, the Oakland school board votes on a resolution that would immediately implement the district’s ”last, best and final offer” to the teachers, which was made last December and soundly rejected by the union’s membership.
You can read the resolution here.
Do you think the board should change course and go back to the bargaining table? What should the union do?

Four Oakland, two Berkeley schools “exemplary”

By Katy Murphy
Monday, April 19th, 2010 at 12:48 pm in achievement gap, test scores

Peralta Elementary School, Tribune file photo
Four Oakland elementary schools — Chabot, Montclair, Peralta and Thornhill – are among 484 schools commended by the state this year for their academic achievements and for narrowing the achievement gap. The winners have also agreed to share two “signature practices” with other schools. Chabot and Peralta are located in the Rockridge area, and Montclair and Thornhill are in the hills.