Oakland school leaders may make a final decision Wednesday night to determine if ten schools will merge into five to save money.
The Oakland Unified School District is facing a nearly $100 million deficit.If the mergers move forward, OUSD leaders hope students and teachers wouldn't live a very different of a routine, since most would not have to move to a different campus for school.All the proposed mergers are for schools that already share a campus. Here is the list up for consideration:That seems to be insufficient to convince parents, who don't want to see any change.
""I dont know the solution to that whole thing but I dont see the school mergers as the solution they say it is," said Emily Peck. Her daughter is in kindergarten at SEED Elementary.Along with declining enrollment and thin resources, OUSD says teachers salaries are increasing after contract negotiations. All of that together, could lead to a state takeover if Oakland doesn't get a handle on its budget crisis.
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