FILE: A teacher creates a sign during the Oakland teachers’ strike at Oakland Technical High School on May 9, 2023. (Isaac Ceja/Bay City News)

A one-day strike by Oakland teachers scheduled for Thursday has been called off. 

Officials with the Oakland Education Association, which represents nearly 3,000 teachers and other school staff, said Wednesday they have reached an agreement with the Oakland Unified School District to avert the strike.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.