education

Ivy Lee appointed to City College board

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday afternoon appointed Ivy Lee to the City College of San Francisco Board of…

6 years ago

Alameda Co. students compete in national spelling bee

Three Alameda County "super spellers" were among 500 students competing in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to be the Scripps National Spelling…

6 years ago

Fraud allegations trigger Alum Rock audit

Assemblymember Ash Kalra and state Senator Jim Beall are requesting an audit of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District…

6 years ago

Ronen floats family shelter at Horace Mann

San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen has teamed up with a Mission District elementary School for a proposal that would provide…

6 years ago

Oakland elementary school awarded state honor

Cleveland Elementary School in Oakland was awarded the title of California Distinguished School this week, administrators announced Saturday.

6 years ago

Milpitas school board prez favors arming teachers

The Milpitas Unified School District board president is "withholding further comment pending action to improve school safety," after extending statements…

6 years ago

SF State faculty bark over rent increases, eviction

A housing group based at San Francisco State University Thursday condemned the university for allegedly raising rents on employee housing…

6 years ago

$1.8M grant for ‘newcomer students’ in Oakland

The Oakland Unified School District has secured a $1.8 million grant to support refugee, refugee and newcomer students.

6 years ago

Workers rally as Supreme Court weighs union dues

Teachers, nurses, transit workers and politicians rallied at San Francisco City Hall in response to a U.S. Supreme Court case…

6 years ago

Legislation would allow students access to medical cannabis

A California state senator has introduced legislation that would let local school districts pursue policies to allow K-12 students with…

6 years ago

UCSF gets $500M donation for seismically safe hospital

The University of California at San Francisco received a $500 million commitment from a charitable foundation to pay for a…

6 years ago

Alums gift $5 million to SJ State athletics

San Jose State University announced Thursday that two of its alumni have donated $5 million towards the school's athletic department.

6 years ago

Childcare expansion reaches June ballot

Supervisors Jane Kim and Norman Yee today announced a ballot measure that would finance the expansion of childcare subsidies.

6 years ago

Luis Herrera retires as San Francisco city librarian

San Francisco City Librarian Luis Herrera Thursday announced his retirement after more than 40 years in the profession.

6 years ago

Union suspends Oakland strike after 7 days

After seven days of striking, about 3,000 Oakland city employees will return to work Tuesday, union officials announced Monday.

6 years ago

Biotech giant grants $3 million to Khan Academy

Jen Ellison, a technology teacher at Phillips Elementary School in Napa, begins a typical class with a lecture, then hands out…

7 years ago

Student names, GPAs exposed in breach

A data breach at Palo Alto Unified School District exposed information about Palo Alto High School students' weighted GPAs values,…

7 years ago

Bernie Sanders holds up free City College as model

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders praised The City for making community college tuition free.

7 years ago

Zenefits to pay millions in unpaid overtime

A 4-year-old human resources software company based in San Francisco has agreed, following a U.S. Labor Department investigation, to pay…

7 years ago

South City middle schoolers square off in science showdown

Middle schoolers huddled around tables on the Genentech campus Tuesday, trying to get a household salad spinner to act as…

7 years ago

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