Oakland Unified School District

Zūm and Senator Alex Padilla Highlight Efforts to Transition Nation's School Bus System to Zero-Emission

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Industry, San Francisco, Transport, Adoption, Movement, Student, Efficiency, Senate, Health, Asthma, OUSD, Oakland Unified School District, Multimedia, Carbon, ZM, Partnership, San Francisco Unified School District, School, ZUM, Parent, Rail transport, Medicine

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) at a virtual press conference to discuss efforts to transition the nation's school bus system to electric, addressing one of the largest generators of harmful carbon emissions.

Key Points: 
  • Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) at a virtual press conference to discuss efforts to transition the nation's school bus system to electric, addressing one of the largest generators of harmful carbon emissions.
  • During the press event, Zum and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) discussed their partnership to transition to a 100% electric and zero-emission school bus fleet by 2025.
  • Senator Alex Padilla, who introduced the Clean Commute for Kids Act to invest in the transition of the nation's school buses from diesel to electric, applauded Zum and OUSD's commitment.
  • We look forward to working with Senator Padilla to continue our school's transition to a greener and healthy mode of transportation."

AutoGrid and Zūm Partner to Create 1 Gigawatt of Flexible Capacity Using Electric School Buses As Virtual Power Plants

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Environmentalism, School bus, Student transport, Articles, Public transport, Sustainability, Natural environment

"School buses have predictable daily schedules and are typically used only a few hours each day, making them an ideal resource as part of a virtual power plant.

Key Points: 
  • "School buses have predictable daily schedules and are typically used only a few hours each day, making them an ideal resource as part of a virtual power plant.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Zm -- a visionary in disrupting the school transportation system and a force in bringing sustainability to a legacy industry."
  • Student transportation -- 500,000 yellow school buses transporting over 27 million students every day -- is the largest mass transportation system in the United States.
  • This benefits all electric consumers, including those who are not directly participating in these programs, and significantly reduces the usage of fossil fuel power plants.

Salesforce Announces $18.2 Million in Grants to San Francisco and Oakland School Districts, Education Nonprofits

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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Salesforce [NYSE: CRM], the global leader in CRM, today announced $18.2 million in grants to the San Francisco and Oakland school districts and education nonprofits to expand educational opportunities for students and leaders in the Bay Area.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Salesforce [NYSE: CRM], the global leader in CRM, today announced $18.2 million in grants to the San Francisco and Oakland school districts and education nonprofits to expand educational opportunities for students and leaders in the Bay Area.
  • The grants include $8.5 million to San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), $8.7 million to Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), and $500,000 each to nonprofits CORE and Blueprint Schools Network for continued education support.

Oakland Schools Deploy New-Tech FloWater Refill Stations District-Wide to Encourage Schoolchildren to Drink More Water and Less Soda

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Thursday, May 9, 2019
Education, Primary, Secondary, Health, Fitness & Nutrition, Public policy, Government, Public policy, State, Local, Children, Teens, Retail, Food, Beverage, Consumer, Geography of California, California, Bottled water, Oakland Unified School District, OUSD, Oakland, California, Refill

Today, Denver-based FloWater announces that the deployment of its new-tech FloWater Refill Stations at every school in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is nearly complete.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Denver-based FloWater announces that the deployment of its new-tech FloWater Refill Stations at every school in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is nearly complete.
  • The integration of FloWater Refill Stations into Oakland schools is designed to get students to drink more water and reduce their consumption of sugary drinks.
  • Easy access to pure, great-tasting water will encourage our kids to drink more water.
  • According to FloWater CEO and Co-founder Rich Razgaitis, Based on our surveys where FloWater Refill Stations are installed, we know that Oakland students will drink more water, be better hydrated and have more energy.

Salesforce.org Announces $18 Million in Grants Towards Bay Area Education, Homelessness and Cleanliness at Dreamforce 2018

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Dreamforce 2018 --Salesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of Salesforce (CRM), today announced $18 million in grants to local school districts and organizations to address the Bay Area's most pressing issues including public education, homelessness and cleanliness.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Dreamforce 2018 --Salesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of Salesforce (CRM), today announced $18 million in grants to local school districts and organizations to address the Bay Area's most pressing issues including public education, homelessness and cleanliness.
  • The $18 million includes$15.5 million ingrants to San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), $2 million dollars in grants to address homelessness and hunger in the Bay Area, and a $500,000 grant to the San Francisco Parks Alliance.
  • This latest investment marks more than $50 million in donations to Bay Area public schools since 2013.
  • In addition to grant funding, Salesforce employees have committed to 100,000 volunteer hours in the Bay Area community over the next year.