December 21, 2012, 12:05 AM
The Oakland Unified School District failed to follow federal regulations in doling out taxpayer money to benefit local private schools and must pay some of it back, a state review has found. The state Department of Education cited Oakland Unified for not meeting federal requirements in its...
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October 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
Public schools in Oakland are looking for major kitchen remodeling with a measure on the November ballot. If approved, Measure J would authorize the Oakland Unified School District to issue up $475 million in bonds to improve school facilities. Along with seismic upgrades...
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September 6, 2012, 11:05 PM
The Oakland Unified School District is cutting off federal funds benefiting a private school accused of abuse after determining that the church school inflated its enrollment numbers. The district also is increasing its oversight of the federal money it doles out to pay for tutoring and...
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August 16, 2012, 11:05 PM
A controversial West Oakland private school, now reportedly drawing FBI scrutiny, has padded its roster sheets with public school students, according to an Oakland Unified School District investigation. The district's inquiry aims to determine whether leaders at St. Andrew ...
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June 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
UPDATE, June 28, 2012: The Alameda County Social Services Agency provided a response regarding allegations of child abuse at St. Andrew private school. The Oakland Unified School District has put a controversial church school on notice that its federal funding may be cut off if...
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June 25, 2012, 11:05 PM
Scrutiny of a West Oakland church school accused of abuse by parents and students is growing, with BART officials now questioning the school's right to solicit for donations in stations and state officials investigating whether federal funds should have gone to school leaders. The...
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June 25, 2012, 11:33 AM
OAKLAND (CBS 5) — The state is taking action against the Oakland Unified School District, because of a private religious school that has been taking taxpayer money, while students are sent out to panhandle. A joint CBS 5 and California Watch investigation found Saint Andrew...
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June 14, 2012, 2:57 PM
Oakland's school board has ordered a formal investigation of a church school, a school board member confirmed today, following a meeting last night where angry parents of former students accused the school of exploiting and abusing children.
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June 13, 2012, 2:01 AM
School officials in Oakland heard an earful Wednesday night from parents and former students of Saint Andrew Missionary Baptist Church Private School, which sends students out to panhandle at BART stations. The school may be private, but a joint CBS 5 and California Watch investigation found...
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June 8, 2012, 12:05 AM
Oakland school board members are calling for the district to investigate whether a private school accused of abuse is inflating enrollment numbers to get more than its share of taxpayer funding. The board members were responding to a California Watch investigation into a West Oakland K-12...
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June 4, 2012, 11:05 PM
St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church, where some former students have accused a teacher of physical abuse, has inflated its enrollment and gained thousands in extra federal dollars.
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June 4, 2012, 2:01 AM
Two years ago, a CBS 5 investigation raised questions about their school and fundraising practices. Now, a joint investigation with our media partners at California Watch is raising new questions about how the school is getting tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars.
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