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Ballot measure in works for vital San Francisco library funding
A ballot measure proposal is in the works that would let voters choose to renew the primary funding source for San Francisco libraries. Read More
‘Power in my pencil’: High schoolers use poetry to express their truths
"Power in my pencil": Monterey County high school students are being taught to use poetry to express their truths.Read More
Oakland schools to drop student mask mandate, though still ‘strongly recommended’
Oakland students will no longer be required to wear masks indoors as of April 25, but masking is still "strongly recommended."Read More
First woman graduates from county’s in-custody high school program
Monet Pierson will soon be honored as the first woman in San Mateo County custody to graduate high school.Read More
Peralta Colleges, PepsiCo launch scholarship program for underserved students
Peralta Colleges and PepsiCo foundations are launching a scholarship program for underserved students at the district's four campuses.Read More
City Hall rally calls on Assembly to pass dyslexia screening bill
Leaders, parents, students and Gary Payton II rallied at City Hall Tuesday to support a bill that would establish universal dyslexia screening for young students. Read More
Oakland families rally against school closures
Oakland families are rallying and marching to City Hall in protest against the district's plan to close, merge and downsize schools. Read More
SF educators hold sleep-in, chamber takeover in payment demand
"Apologies don't pay the rent." Unpaid and fed up San Francisco educators held a sleep-in at district offices Monday and plan to take over Board of Education chambers Tuesday...Read More
State moves at record speed to clear way for UC Berkeley enrollment
Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time in signing legislation on Monday to halt a cap on student enrollment at the University of California at Berkeley. The bill, known as...Read More
Senate takes up CEQA bill that would negate UC Berkeley enrollment cap
State Senate budget committee members voted Monday afternoon in favor a bill that will effectively allow about 2,600 more students to attend the University of California at Berkeley in...Read More
Mayor says school board appointees will put children above politics
Mayor London Breed appointed and swore in three new school board commissioners she says will "ignore the politics" and put students first. Read More
Teachers strike in Cotati, Rohnert Park for higher wages after months of negotiations
Teachers and employees of the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District went on strike Thursday, primarily over wages, after months of negotiations hit a standstill.Read More
UC Berkeley rejects compromise to increase enrollment by 1,000 students
A group of Berkeley residents said over the weekend they would compromise with the city’s prestigious public university in a court challenge over student enrollment and housing, but University...Read More
San Francisco schools to phase out student mask mandate
The mask requirement will be lifted for elementary students on April 2. Read More
OUSD offers paltry response to criticism over school closure, merger decision
Officials with the Oakland Unified School District issued a brief, two-sentence response Saturday to criticism from the teachers’ union and community members about the board’s decision Friday to uphold...Read More
Huge majority of San Francisco voters recall school board members
San Francisco Board of Education, special election, recall, Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez, Faauuga Moliga, London Breed, Scott Wiener, SEIU Local 1021, United Educators of San Francisco. front, Read More
Adjunct faculty battle for health benefits at California community colleges
Community college districts have virtually ignored a nagging issue: There is little funding to cover health benefits for two-thirds of their academic workforce.Read More