Save Article
After months of uncertainty, the Oakland Unified School District has officially received approval for its budget for the current school year.
The decision from the Alameda County Office of Education came with a stern warning, however: The district’s longtime strategy of covering costs with one-time money and reneging on budget reductions isn’t going to cut it in 2026.
“The removal of conditions and approval of OUSD’s budget should not be mistaken for a sign of fiscal health or stability,” County Superintendent Alysse Castro wrote in a letter to district leaders on Saturday. “OUSD remains on a trajectory toward insolvency and the potential loss of the very local control it worked for over 20 years to regain.”…