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SF school board president steps into NY job
San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education president Hydra Mendoza is stepping down from her post at the end of September.Read More
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 Trustees to replace Rafael Mandelman.Read More
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 Bee champion, according to the county's Office of Education.Read More
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 after allegations of fraud.Read More
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 temporary shelter for families.Read More
Oakland elementary school awarded state honor
Cleveland Elementary School in Oakland was awarded the title of California Distinguished School this week, administrators announced Saturday.Read More
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 of support for arming teachers and then retracting them.Read More
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 and evicting residents.Read More
$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. Read More
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 that could decrease funding and participation in unions.Read More
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 special needs or severe disabilities to use medical cannabis.Read More
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 new seismically sound hospital at the university's Parnassus Heights...Read More
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.Read More
Childcare expansion reaches June ballot
Supervisors Jane Kim and Norman Yee today announced a ballot measure that would finance the expansion of childcare subsidies.Read More
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.Read More
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.Read More
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 iPads or laptops.Read More
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, names and student numbers.Read More
Bernie Sanders holds up free City College as model
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders praised The City for making community college tuition free.Read More
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 $3.4 million in unpaid overtime.Read More