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Oakland Parents Want ‘Opportunity Tickets’ If Schools Close

Oakland Parents Want ‘Opportunity Tickets’ If Schools Close

Oakland is considering closing 24 schools. Most of these schools are likely in East Oakland, where many of the poorest students live. A group of parents is demanding that if Oakland Unified closes their kids' schools that they be given first dibs of an...

The Bay

December 14, 201811m 30s

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Oakland is considering closing 24 schools. Most of these schools are likely in East Oakland, where many of the poorest students live. A group of parents is demanding that if Oakland Unified closes their kids' schools that they be given first dibs of any other school in the district. This includes charter schools, which have been part of the reason why some of the district-run schools have experienced a drop in enrollment.

Guest: Julia McEvoy, KQED senior editor

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