State superintendent discusses challenges, assistance for school districts
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond spoke about the challenges facing districts around the states as the school year begins.
State superintendent discusses challenges, assistance for school districts
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond spoke about the challenges facing districts around the states as the school year begins.
Peralta Community College District asks for $52M for student housing
The Peralta Community College District is moving forward for the first time with plans to build on-campus student housing.
Stanford, Cal considering options after Pac-12 collapse
The four remaining Pac-12 schools still aboard for next season - California, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State - have options if they are looking for another conference.
Oakland schools back in session with dipping enrollment, crossing guard shortage
Summer is officially over for public school students in Oakland. Monday is the first day of school for more than 34,000 students in the Oakland Unified School District.
Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan that cancels $39B in student loans
The Education Department called the suit “a desperate attempt from right wing special interests to keep hundreds of thousands of borrowers in debt.”
Berkeley school district will provide free meals for students
Berkeley Unified School District announced Monday that it will provide free breakfast and lunch to all students at 16 schools starting this fall.
When vitriol rips through California school boards, should the state intervene?
Last week’s tussles between state officials and a pair of Southern California school boards may have died down, but they’ve thrown a spotlight on deeper tensions over who makes decisions for local schools — a rift that’s likely to grow as the culture wars escalate.
Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be charged over ‘harmful’ materials
The number of attempts to ban or restrict books across the U.S. last year was the highest in the 20 years the American Library Association has been tracking such efforts.
Police find one person shot to death near Oakland High School
A person was found shot to death west of Oakland High School just after 11 a.m. Saturday, police said.
Activists allegedly threaten to 'dismember' school board president, kill her kids over trans student policy
President Sonja Shaw claims threats included that 'your children are going to die,’ and ‘your animals are going to die.'
Houston ISD to eliminate dedicated librarians at 28 underperforming schools
Library advocates are calling the move counterproductive for students in the district struggling with their reading skills.
Harvard's legacy admissions under investigation by US Education Department
Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions.
These Bay Area cities ranked at top of U.S. 'most educated'
WalletHub looked at the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. to rank the most educated cities. These Bay Area spots made the top of the list.
Marathon weekend bring kidney donors, recipients and those on the transplant list
If you are looking for inspiration, sit for a moment with Wilson Du and listen to his story. It was 2016 and he was just 34-years old, working hard, and playing harder when his kidneys failed.
California school superintendent kicked out, 'verbally attacked' at school board meeting
State Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond was told to leave a school district meeting in Southern California after expressing his opposition to a policy that requires administrators to inform parents if their child identifies as transgender.
Jingletown - An artist community that welcomes visitors to stay and take it all in
A look at Oakland's Jingletown neighborhood, the history behind its name and what it's like living there.
CSU names 1st Latina chancellor
History was made at CSU this week as the first ever Latina chancellor was named. Mildred Garcia will oversee the nation's largest four-year university system.
City College of San Francisco apologizes for withdrawal of Cantonese program
The City College of San Francisco issued a public apology this month for the harm, frustration and confusion its failure to offer a 16-unit Cantonese Certificate of Achievement program for the upcoming academic year may have caused the CCSF community.
Gavin Newsom fines school district $1.5 million for rejecting textbook mentioning gay rights activist
Gov. Newsom announced he would purchase the curriculum materials for Temecula Valley Unified School District students if the board did not adopt them.