OUSD Faces Budget Challenges As New School Year Begins

CBS Bay Area

August 14, 2024

On Monday, it was back to school for kids in the Oakland Unified School District. But along with the normal high hopes of the first day, were concerns about tough challenges that lay ahead for the district.

There was lots of new hope at East Oakland Pride Elementary School. The playground's smooth new colorful surface glistened in the afternoon sun.

"A lovely ground...and this is what it looked like before. All of it," said office administrative assistant Mariana Vega, pointing to an area at the back of the property where the old asphalt was buckled and cracked.

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