Oakland’s Teachers Are On Strike, Again

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4.2 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Oakland teachers went on strike Thursday morning for the third time in just over a year. The teachers, who earn some of the lowest salaries in the region, are asking for a 23% raise, more school psychologists and smaller special education classes among other demands. We’ll talk about what the strike means for Oakland teachers, parents and its 34 thousand public school students. And we’ll discuss the challenges facing public schools across the state as many districts struggle with enrollment declines, teacher shortages and the end of pandemic funding. Guests: Jill Tucker, K-12 education reporter, San Francisco Chronicle Erin Baldassari, housing affordability reporter, KQED Lakisha Young, founder and executive director, The Oakland Reach Mike Hutchinson, president, Oakland Board of Education Samia Khattab, school librarian, Franklin Elementary Pecolia Manigo, parent of two children in Oakland public schools and co-executive director, Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network and former school board candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.1	Music From KQD in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal.
0:48.6	Oakland teachers went out on strike yesterday after they stayed their negotiations with the school district collapsed.
0:54.0	Everybody rise up.
0:57.0	You say rise up.
0:59.0	Rise up.
1:01.0	Oakland teachers have long struggle with low salaries and poor working conditions, and this is the third time over the past few years that they have struck.
1:09.0	The district, for its part part has been roiled by
1:10.8	disputes over how and whether to close schools as enrollment has fallen. No matter which side
1:15.5	they're on, parents are some combination of resigned and angry. We'll talk with reporters on
1:20.0	the scene and try to bring you a sense of what's really happening and what's at stake.
1:23.7	That's coming up next after this news.
1:37.2	Welcome to Forum.
1:38.5	I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:41.4	We're talking about the teacher strike in Oakland.
1:43.8	The district has been struggling financially and teachers have long been
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