With just 13 days left in the school year, most Oakland classrooms remained empty Monday as striking teachers walked the picket line for a third day — but the impasse is no longer focused on money or benefits.
Instead, the Oakland Unified School District and the teachers’ union, the Oakland Education Association, are locked in a dispute over the teachers’ so-called “common good” demands, which seek to address racial equity, homelessness and environmental justice for students across the city.
