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Oakland School for the Arts is a college preparatory, arts middle and high school. It was founded in 2000 as a charter school in the Oakland Unified School District through the efforts of then Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown. It received 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in October 2001. In September 2002, OSA opened its doors with a ninth-grade class and ...
Oakland High School, 1872-1895. Oakland High was first located at 12th Street and Market Street, then at 12th and Jefferson Street. It has been at its current location at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Park Boulevard since 1928. The building that stood before its current manifestation was known as the "Pink Prison" or "Pink Palace."
Oakland Unified School District has experienced ongoing financial difficulties in recent years. A 2018 Alameda County Civil Grand Jury report noted that the District had been "in financial peril" for the prior 15 years, with an average $20 million to $30 million in debt each year, due to budgetary errors and out-of-control spending.
In the Oakland Unified School District, hundreds of teachers participated in a "sickout" protest to demand increased pandemic safety measures.
Roosevelt High School, now Roosevelt Middle School University Preparatory Charter Academy , a charter school, opened in 2001, closed in 2007 Youth Empowerment School (YES), a small public school that emerged from Fremont in 2004 and moved to the old King Estates Middle School campus after it was closed in 2011
This is a list of Oakland, California elementary schools. The list includes current and former schools, public, and charter. The list includes current and former schools, public, and charter. Oakland's public elementary schools are part of the Oakland Unified School District .
The Oakland Unified School District, California's 11th-largest public school district, said in a letter to families that it had tested over 1,000 faucets and fountains at 40 TK-12 schools to ...
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; [2] May 25, 1944) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Star Wars, as well as his directorial work in feature films and theater.