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Oakland’s bold 2021 plan to close the racial opportunity gap for Black students is unraveling—its task force disbanded amid internal strife, stalled reforms, and a district that’s quietly pivoted away from sweeping changes. Once aimed at boosting Black teachers, rewriting curricula, and tackling suspension disparities, the initiative now focuses narrowly on 11 schools and family engagement, while enrollment declines and public meetings vanish. Critics say promises were abandoned; officials insist progress continues—despite no updated reparations page and no real data to show it.

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