Oakland school district vowed reparations for Black students, yet outcomes appear stagnant after 5 years

Five years after the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) pledged sweeping reparations for Black students, critics say the landmark initiative has failed to achieve its goals, leaving students to face the same dismal academic outcomes that prompted the effort in the first place. The school board passed its "Reparations for Black Students" resolution in March 2021, creating a 24-member Black Thriving Task Force. The group was charged with developing a five-year plan to eliminate the Black stude