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The other big salary in Oakland Unified

By Katy Murphy
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 at 5:16 pm in OUSD central office, finances, local control, superintendent search

There was much debate the other week over the $265,000 salary (plus roughly $23,000 in benefits) that Oakland’s new superintendent, Tony Smith, negotiated for himself in the midst of a horrifying state budget crisis.

But Oakland’s state trustee, Vince Matthews – who will have veto power over the fiscal decisions of the newly re-empowered board — isn’t too far behind. Matthews’ former role as state administrator might have been scaled back this week, after the transition to local control, but his pay hasn’t changed: Read the rest of this entry »

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Boo! Hiss!

By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at 3:05 pm in local control, union contract

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Impasse declared in contract negotiations

By Katy Murphy
Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 5:02 am in local control, union contract

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And the state takeover comes to an end

By Katy Murphy
Friday, June 26th, 2009 at 9:34 pm in School board news, local control

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Going to private school: same city, different world

By Katy Murphy
Friday, June 26th, 2009 at 7:00 am in high schools, private schools

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The big hole in Oakland Unified’s budget

By Katy Murphy
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 12:26 am in OUSD central office, finances, students, teachers

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Oasis charter school to close

By Katy Murphy
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at 9:58 pm in charter schools, students

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It pays to be a superintendent

By Katy Murphy
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at 4:21 pm in OUSD central office, finances, leadership changes

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Supreme Court makes big special education ruling

By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 am in families, finances, special education, students

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The Oakland principal shuffle

By Katy Murphy
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 6:34 pm in leadership changes

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