We Can’t Wait to Change the Paradigm
Contract Settlement with Job Cuts – A Feature Not a Bug On February 25, many OEA members were understandably glad to learn that a tentative agreement (TA) for our next contract had been reached without having to strike. The TA, which was soon ratified by 93% of voting members, included a 7% raise for most…
October & November 2025 Executive Board Report by Maura
Greetings fellow members of OEA! My name is Maura McMichael and I am the Visual and Media Arts teacher at United for Success Academy (UFSA). My apologies for being late to get out this bulletin, so I am combining the business of October and November together. With the help of fellow Rank and File Caucus members, I…
September 2025 Executive Board Report by Maura
Greetings fellow members of OEA! My name is Maura McMichael and I am the Visual and Media Arts teacher at United for Success Academy (UFSA). With the help of fellow Rank and File Caucus members, I will be sending out monthly bulletins to share with fellow members of OEA what is happening on OEA’s Executive…
August 2025 Executive Board Report by Maura
Greetings fellow members of OEA! My name is Maura McMichael and I am the Visual and Media Arts teacher at United for Success Academy (UFSA). With the help of fellow Rank and File Caucus members, I will be sending out monthly bulletins to share with fellow members of OEA what is happening on OEA’s Executive…
OUSD’S Fake Budget Crisis
In recent weeks, OUSD has hit the panic button over an alleged $95 million budget shortfall projected for this school year. In addition to proposals for austerity cuts that would be catastrophic for students and staff, OUSD is also proposing to merge 10 East Oakland schools into 5. The district has also “sunshined” [submitted its…
Testing Takeover and Curriculum Control
Over the 24-25 school year, OUSD administrators have increasingly mandated the use of district curriculum and teachers’ administration of multiple interim and reading assessments. Many schools have assigned a TSA to manage i-Ready implementation, a position which could otherwise be used to serve students. In a memo dated May 1, 2024, High School Network central…
OUSD’S “Anti-Hate” PD Sides with Israel, not Jews
OUSD is hosting a series of professional development (PD) sessions this Fall, with the stated goal of addressing increasing “hate” in the district. The first session, “Grounding our Anti-hate Work in the Framework of Belonging and Bridging” was led by Reverand Ben McBride, an interfaith leader. The second is focused on addressing Islamophobia, Anti-Arab, and…
A Statewide Strike in 2025? Here’s How it Could Happen
Picture this: educators from San Diego to San Jose, LA to Sacramento, all at once taking to the streets and withholding our labor, demanding the conditions and wages we’ve been denied in contract after contract. Students and families joining the pickets across the state, expressing collective joy for a vision of fully-funded schools. The “We…
The Rank and File Caucus Stands with the AGD of Argentina
El “Rank and File Caucus” se Solidariza con La AGD [Followed by English translation] 22 de octubre 2024 – El Rank and File Caucus de la Asociación de Educación de Oakland, en Oakland, California (EE. UU.), quisiera extender un mensaje de fuerte solidaridad con los trabajadores de la Asociación Gremial Docente de Argentina y los…
Delegation Returns After Tumultuous NEA Rep Assembly
Thank you to all the members who helped elect our delegation! Six members of the Rank and File Caucus attended the National Education Association’s annual Representative Assembly (RA) in order to organize with NEA members from across the country. Our delegates helped establish NEA Educators for Palestine in coordination with the NEA Arab American Caucus.…
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