Oakland Unified School District
The Board of Education and OUSD Administration invites you to learn more about the district, its goals, and achievements and where we are headed in the future. OUSD serves and represents the community of Oakland as an organization whole-heartedly committed to educational excellence.

Alameda County Office of Education
The ACOE serves as liaison between the California Department of Education and the eighteen Alameda County public school districts.
The ACOE was established in 1954. Today, ACOE is located in Hayward, Calif., in the heart of Alameda County for easier accessibility for all of the districts they serve.
The ACOE oversees seventeen K-12 school districts and one K-8 district in Alameda County. In all, there are approximately 10,000 teachers serving 225,000 students.

California Department of Education
The California Department of Education (CDE) oversees the state's diverse and dynamic public school system that is responsible for the education of more than seven million children and young adults in more than 9,000 schools. The CDE and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction are responsible for enforcing education law and regulations; and for continuing to reform and improve public elementary school programs, secondary school programs, adult education, some preschool programs, and child care programs.

U.S. Department of Education
ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. Its original directive remains its mission today — to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation. ED's 4,500 employees and $71.5 billion budget are dedicated to:

• Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds.
• Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research.
• Focusing national attention on key educational issues.
• Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.