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While classrooms sat empty, Oakland students and teachers joined more than 2,000 Zoom sessions Monday. Melissa Colorado reports.

Students in Oakland return to their virtual classrooms as the district and teachers continue talking at the bargaining table. Bob Redell reports.

Local parents are doing a different kind of back-to-school shopping as schools prepare for another round of all-online learning. Parents are trying to create small learning pods for their kids and are shopping around for tutors to lead them. But many principals with the Oakland Unified School District are worried, saying learning pods will only widen the education gap.

The Oakland Unified School District announced Friday that it will start school online this fall.

The Oakland Unified School District announced Friday that it will start school online this fall.

Oakland’s school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to abolish the school district police force by January, adopting the “George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate the Oakland Schools Police Department.”

While the NBA mulls over when basketball season can safely begin, Warriors Coach Steve Kerr says he’s using his free time to learn about racial issues and on Tuesday, he put his words into actions.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Tuesday joined students and parents in Oakland who are calling for the school district to eliminate its police force. Bob Redell reports.

While the NBA mulls over when basketball season can safely begin, Warriors Coach Steve Kerr says he’s using his free time to learn about racial issues and on Tuesday, he put his words into action. Melissa Colorado reports.

West Contra Costa Unified and Oakland Unified are making moves to eliminate school police from campuses, a movement sweeping the country following the death of George Floyd.

West Contra Costa Unified and Oakland Unified are making moves to eliminate school police from campuses, a movement sweeping the country following the death of George Floyd. Cheryl Hurd reports.

A resolution has been introduced Wednesday evening to end the use of police in schools in the Oakland Unified School District, a spokesman for the district said.

Advocates and community leaders call on the Oakland Unified School district to end its relationship with the Oakland Police Department, and the school board is expected to discuss the issue during a Wednesday meeting. Bob Redell reports.

Nutrition services staff with the Oakland Unified School District on Monday handed out the one millionth meal to a family in need. Kris Sanchez reports.

While the Oakland Unified School District has been providing meals for pick up to families each week throughout the coronavirus crisis, not all of those in need have been able to get those meals. Sharon Katsuda reports.

While the Oakland Unified School District has been providing meals for pick up to families each week throughout the coronavirus crisis, not all of those in need have been able to get those meals.

The Oakland Unified School District announced on Friday that it is joining other districts in the area in closing schools because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. See a full list of Bay Area school closures here. Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell wrote in a message to the community that the district’s schools will be closed to students starting on Saturday and...

Oakland officials provide updates after the school district announced campus closures over coronavirus concerns.

Eight parents and teachers filed a federal lawsuit against the Oakland Unified School District on Thursday alleging that police officers used excessive force against them in a confrontation at a school board meeting in October in which some of them were injured.