A cautionary tale: San Diego, on brink of insolvency, looks at Oakland school takeover - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

A cautionary tale: San Diego, on brink of insolvency, looks at Oakland school takeover - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

A cautionary tale: San Diego, on brink of insolvency, looks at Oakland school takeover

By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 at 11:42 am in budget, local control.

Keegan Kyle, a reporter at Voice of San Diego, offers his readers a look at what’s happened in Oakland’s public schools since the 2003 state takeover. It’s interesting to note that Randy Ward, OUSD’s first state-appointed administrator (pictured above, in 2006), is the superintendent of the San Diego County Office of Education, which oversees the finances of local districts.

What would you add to this history of OUSD’s state takeover?

P.S. I posted the story on my Facebook page last night, so you’re welcome to