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Education Excellence
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Education and Economic Development Project The Council is exploring the relationships between economic development and education, especially the links between loss of student enrollment and the lack of affordable and family size housing in the city. Declining Enrollment in the Oakland Unified School DistrictThe District’s enrollment has dwindled from 53,000 students five years ago to 39,700 currently and could shrink to 26,200 in just five years. The District's declining enrollment has a substantial effect on the district's financial health as funding is tied to average student attendence. Declining student enrollment is a significant issue in discussions about economic development, redevelopment and the supply affordable and appropriate family housing in Oakland.
District Real Estate Sale NewsOakland Unified School district and the State Administrator considered a proposal by TerraMark LLC and Urban America to buy school district land occupied by five schools (Met West Small High School, Dewey Alternative High, La Escualita elementary school, Yuk Yau Annex Child Development Center and Centro Infantile Child Development Center) and the central administrative offices. If sold, the money would have been used towards paying back the $100 million dollar debt.
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