Oakland Unified reaches compromise with teachers union in distance learning deal

Oakland Unified and its teachers have reached a tentative deal that sets aside at least an hour a day for live instruction, but also allows for flexibility and stresses small group instruction as much as possible.

Although school started on Aug. 10 in the district, the district and Oakland Education Association teachers’ union didn’t come to the agreement until Aug. 12 and don’t expect to ratify it until after union members vote on it by the end of the day Aug. 19. The agreement will guide distance learning through Dec. 30.