Oakland School District Lays Off Hundreds of Workers to Balance $100 Million Deficit

Oakland school district lays off hundreds of workers to balance $100M deficit

Just days after the Oakland teachers union voted to authorize a strike, the Oakland Unified School District board decided to eliminate hundreds of positions to reduce a $102 million budget deficit and balance the books of one of the largest school districts in the Bay Area. More uncertainty now looms for the school district’s future, even as the board attempts to ensure its long-term financial solvency. “We are very disappointed to see the OUSD …

Oakland school district lays off hundreds of workers as teachers union OKs new contract

Oakland Unified School District's Board of Directors voted to layoff 421 employees Wednesday evening to close a $100 million budget deficit.

OUSD board approves 421 staff layoffs

OUSD board approves 421 staff layoffs Less than a year out of state receivership and facing the threat of a strike, the Oakland school district’s finances are stretched thin.

Oakland school board votes to lay off 400 employees to help tackle massive budget deficit

The Oakland Unified School District board approved a proposal Wednesday to lay off roughly 400 workers in an effort to cope with a massive budget shortfall and...

Thursday Morning What's Up: Oakland School Board Approves 400 Layoffs

Oakland's school board approved the layoffs of 400 staffers, but no teachers. The district is facing a $100 million budget deficit, and plans to lay off hundreds of central office staffers, counselors, and literacy coaches. [KTVU]San Jose police released details about what they say was a murder-suicide that occurred Tuesday outside the European Wax Center on the 500 Block of El Paseo de Saratoga. 43-year-old Edgard Altamirano allegedly shot his …

Oakland Unified board votes to lay off 400 workers to tackle massive budget shortfall

The Oakland Unified School District board approved a proposal Wednesday to lay off roughly 400 workers in an effort to cope with a massive budget shortfall and declining enrollment.  The layoffs will hit both the central office administration as well as the district’s 80 or so schools and are projected to save about $11 million in the next fiscal year.  The need for dramatic cost-cutting is driven by declining enrollment, the expiration of one-t…