We embedded high schoolers in our newsroom to report on OUSD. Come hear what they found

The Oaklandside’s education reporter Ashley McBride will moderate a conversation May 20 between students and OUSD leaders on academic equity, artificial intelligence, and other big storylines shaping the district.

We’re working with Oakland students to deepen our schools coverage

12 Oakland public high schoolers are getting journalism training, mentorship, and an opportunity to collaborate on reporting through a paid fellowship at our newsroom.

Oaklandside’s Ashley McBride, Callie Rhoades receive First Amendment award

The pair are being honored by the First Amendment Coalition with its Free Speech and Open Government Award for their reporting last year on the lead crisis in Oakland public schools.

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The Oaklandside wins prestigious award for advancing press freedom and government transparency

The newsroom earned the James Madison Freedom of Information award for exposing systematic violations of open records laws by city officials and challenging Alameda County’s sideshow spectator ban.