Education

With student loan payments having resumed over the past year, many people have struggled to keep up.

Stanford University has some updated guidelines they say will be enforced after a series of protests on campus. The updated policy was released a week before the academic year begins. Students at college campuses across the country protested the war in Gaza, some leading to violent interactions with police.  

Police at University of California campuses want the regents to sign off on plans to buy new weapons and ammunition, while Stanford has reiterated rules for protesters.

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released its final guidance on a "bell-to-bell" cell phone-free policy for K-12 public schools across the state, in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33. 

“Those little conversations and connections you can have with the kid can really turn somebody's day around and turn somebody’s school year around," Dan Shutes, a Michigan teacher, shared.

San Francisco's mayor and four other city hall hopefuls fielded questions during a public forum in the city's Richmond District on Monday. The forum was hosted by the SF Parent Coalition at George Washington High School.

Families and teachers in San Francisco's public schools will have to wait longer than expected to find out if their school could close next year.

Early Saturday morning, a fire alarm rang out at College of Marin's Indian Valley Campus in Marin, and as first responders arrived, they saw a suspect actively vandalizing a campus building.

Several school districts in Northern California fell victim to a nationwide social media trend threatening schools Friday.

A historic change is taking place in Oakland and Berkeley that empowers younger people to vote.

More than 100 teachers in San Mateo County's Cabrillo School District will be on strike starting Thursday morning. The educators are demanding higher wages and expanded medical benefits.

San Jose is known as the birthplace of lowriding and some Alum Rock teachers got a hands-on lesson about the culture they’ll be teaching students.

Inside this room at the Oakland School for the Arts, a transformation is taking place, as students turn thousands of old BART paper tickets into inspired fashion creations. 

Castlemont High School prepares to host its rival from Southern California, Dorsey High School. The two teams played last year in SoCal as part of an effort to expand the horizons for the students of the two, inner city schools. But before the game, the players mentored younger kids, and participated in a workshop.

Charges have been filed and arrests made against two teenagers allegedly involved in an attack against a Dublin High School football player last month. 

Several education-related bills are now on Governor Gavin Newsom's desk awaiting his signature, ranging from banning certain food dyes in school lunches to a ban on legacy admissions at private colleges.

Forbes based their rankings on several categories, including academic success and graduation rates. See if your school made this year’s list.

A bill sent to Governor Gavin Newsom, would require California school districts to create policies for limiting or banning students' smartphone usage at school.

A high school in San Jose is being evacuated after an unverified bomb threat, the San Jose Police Department said Thursday.