Oakland School Board Resolution

Date: December 18, 1996 • Location: Washington, United States

The school board of Oakland, California, passed a controversial resolution officially declaring African-American Vernacular English to be a separate language or dialect.

Oakland Unified School District is a public education school district in Oakland, California, United States, serving a total of 44,800 students as of 2024. It operates a total of 50 elementary schools, 17 middle schools (6–8), 17 high schools (9–12), and 8 alternative education programs, which served 34,000 students in 2024, and there are also 24 district-authorized charter schools.