Nearly 100 Oakland Unified School District teachers and staff are targeted for layoffs as part of the district’s plan to balance its budget. 

The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education voted 6-1 Wednesday to eliminate 97 full-time jobs — including teachers and central office staff as part of its plan to close an estimated $95 million budget deficit.

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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.