VCUSD is no longer under state receivership

Oakland Unified School District exits state oversight after more than 20 years

Monday marked the end of more than two decades under state oversight for the Oakland Unified School District. The district said Friday it had passed the required financial audit and paid off the last of its loan, wrapping the 2024-25 fiscal year Monday by finally ending state receivership and fiscal oversight under the Alameda County Office of Education. California had bailed out the troubled district with an emergency $100 million loan in 2003.…

VCUSD is no longer under state receivership

On Monday, the Solano County Office of Education and Vallejo City Unified School District it has officially regained full local governance, marking the release from state receivership. After roughly 20 years under receivership, this new fiscal status is indicative of Vallejo City Unified efforts toward increased independence and educational quality. “This is more than a financial milestone,” said VCUSD President John Fox, “It’s a collaborative a…

Vallejo school district emerges from state control after 20 years

VALLEJO – The Vallejo City Unified School District announced Monday that the district is exiting state receivership after over 20 years and is now free to operate without oversight. “The state and county have returned authority to Vallejo,” Superintendent Rubén Aurelio said at a press conference outside the district offices on Mare Island. “We accept that responsibility with humility, clarity and focus.”The district held the press conference wit…