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CLOSING EQUITY GAPS

Across Oakland, 72% of students are low-income and 92% identify as students of color. At the start of the pandemic:

  • 88% of low-income students* indicated they did not have a computer, internet, or both

 
 

Through our #OaklandUndivided efforts, we can confirm:

  • 97% of our low-income students,

  • 96% of OUSD African American students, and

  • 97% of OUSD Latinx students now have access to a computer, internet connection, and culturally-competent tech support

ACCESS TO A COMPUTER, INTERNET & TECH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS FROM
LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS:

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*Represents the over 34k students who took the Tech Check survey (roughly 70% of all Oakland public school students)

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PROGRESS TO GOALS

$12.5 million raised for Phase I to purchase and distribute 25k laptops and 10k hotspots

  • 100% of laptops and hotspots purchased

Community distribution events and home deliveries 

  • 100% hotspots distributed to schools

  • 90% laptops distributed to schools*

    *approximately 2.5K laptops on backorder due to global supply shortage

 

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#OaklandUndivided Citywide Connectivity

SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023

On Saturday, May 6, 2023 #OaklandUndivided held a Citywide Connectivity Press Conference at Bitwise in Oakland to celebrated our progress towards a more equitable Oakland and our commitment towards the goal of connecting 90% of Oakland’s 36,000 unconnected households by 2027. OHA Executive Director Patricia Wells and Deputy Mayor Dr. Kimberly Mayfield announced the deployment of universal, FREE, high-speed Wi-Fi at Oakland’s five largest public housing communities.