It is also exploring an expansion of Melrose Leadership Academy in east Oakland. District staff also wants to redesign Fruitvale Elementary instead of merging it with other schools, in part due to ...

Oakland Unified School District schools could run out of cash by November if the district’s Board of Education doesn’t act to close massive budget deficits projected for this school year and next.

As a result, the district anticipates deficits of $20.3 million in 2019-20 and $59 million in 2020-21 if it doesn’t make $30 million in ongoing cuts a year from now. In the next few months, Oakland ...