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Ashley McBride

Ashley McBride reports on education equity for The Oaklandside. She covered the 2019 OUSD teachers strike as a breaking news reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. More recently, she was an education reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. McBride earned her master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University, has held positions at the Palm Beach Post and the Poynter Institute, and is a recent Hearst Journalism Fellow.

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For the first time, 4-year-olds can enroll in Berkeley’s transitional kindergarten program

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ally Markovich and Ashley McBride May 09, 2023, 8:11 a.m.May 11, 2023

We visited a Berkeley Unified transitional kindergarten classroom last year to learn more about the expanding program.

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More Berkeley 4-year-olds are becoming eligible for transitional kindergarten

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ally Markovich and Ashley McBride Sept. 23, 2022, 4:14 p.m.September 26, 2022

We visited a Berkeley Unified transitional kindergarten classroom to learn more about a growing program for the city’s 4-year-olds.

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Alysse Castro wins Alameda County superintendent race against incumbent L.K. Monroe

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride June 16, 2022, 4:51 p.m.August 4, 2022

In an upset victory, Alysse Castro defeated incumbent L.K. Monroe in the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools election with 53% of votes.

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Alameda County election results: L.K. Monroe holds edge over Alysse Castro in superintendent’s race

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride June 07, 2022, 9:12 p.m.August 4, 2022

Incumbent L.K. Monroe held an edge over challenger Alysse Castro, who oversees alternative schools in San Francisco.

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Meet the Berkeley rep running unopposed on the Alameda County Board of Education

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride May 06, 2022, 9:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Joaquín Rivera has been on the ACOE board since 2010, and said this will be his last term.

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Meet the two candidates running for Alameda County superintendent

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride April 11, 2022, 9:39 a.m.August 4, 2022

Incumbent L.K. Monroe and challenger Alysse Castro spoke about school funding, pandemic recovery, and the financial challenges facing local school districts.

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What does Alameda County’s education office do for Berkeley schools?

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride April 07, 2022, 11:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

In the June primary, voters will choose between L.K. Monroe and Alysse Castro for county superintendent. Here’s a guide to understanding how the office works.

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Local frontline health workers talk about why they’re saying yes to the COVID-19 vaccine

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride Dec. 18, 2020, 3:07 p.m.January 6, 2021

Alameda County health providers and emergency responders share how it feels to be first in line, and how the community can think about the vaccine’s safety.

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East Bay teens talk pandemic, protests and the people in their lives

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride July 01, 2020, 12:15 p.m.August 4, 2022

Eight teenagers in Oakland and Berkeley talk about how they’ve had to adapt after the shutdown upended their social lives and support systems.

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Oakland public schools could phase out their police force by December

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride June 12, 2020, 10:40 a.m.October 4, 2022

The plan for what that could look like will include input from community members, school staff and the police department.

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For 9 years, the Black Organizing Project has been campaigning to remove police from Oakland schools. Will it finally happen?

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride June 05, 2020, 3:27 p.m.October 4, 2022

Organizers think this could be a turning point for removing police from Oakland schools. OUSD is the only Alameda County school district with its own police force.

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Oakland students may get to vote for school board members

Avatar photo by Ashley McBride May 20, 2020, 4:10 p.m.October 4, 2022

A November ballot measure to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school district elections would make Oakland the fifth U.S. city to lower its voting age.

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