School districts working to avoid teacher shortages with recruiting events
As the summer months wind down, Bay Area school districts are actively recruiting teachers to fill dozens of vacancies in their classrooms before the start of the school year.
Supervisor says board member who made racist comment on questionnaire should resign: report
A supervisor is now calling for the resignation of a San Francisco school board member who answered a questionnaire with a racist answer that disparaged Black families.
SF school board member apologizes for comment in candidate questionnaire
Ann Hsu is apologizing for a comment she made in a candidate questionnaire for the November election.
SF Art Institute announces closure after merger talks with USF fall through
The San Francisco Art Institute on Friday announced it is ceasing its degree programs after merger talks between the school and the University of San Francisco did not lead to an acquisition.
San Jose State will offer abortion pills by January 1st 2023
A UCSF study estimates that 1,038 UC and Cal State students get an abortion each month. At San Jose State, they say at least 13 to 20 women a month will access abortion pills.
UC and Cal State to provide abortion pills at all campuses
All University of California and California State University campuses will offer medication abortion no later than Jan. 1.
Fall semester is free at Laney College in Oakland
The fall semester is free at Laney Community College in Oakland – a gift to students who might have suffered financially and academically throughout the pandemic.
California rejects petition for Walnut Creek schools to form new district
The California Board of Educated voted unanimously Wednesday to keep the sprawling Mt. Diablo Unified School District intact, avoiding the creation a smaller school district in Eastern Walnut Creek.
Campbell school district becomes 1st in state to test all athletes for heart conditions
Campbell Union High School District is the first in California to screen all student athletes for heart conditions.
'Never too late': 96-year-old Florida woman earns college degree, graduates
"It's never too late." That's the message Violet Edwards wants to share with the world after the 96-year-old South Florida resident earned her college degree, after having to postpone it to focus on her family.
Berkeley law professor confronts Sen. Josh Hawley over 'transphobic' comments
UC Berkeley Law Professor, Khiara Bridges went head-to-head with Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley. In a public discussion hearing aimed at addressing concerns surrounding Roe v. Wade, Bridges' accused Hawley of being "transphobic."
Spending $525K in legal fees over controversial San Francisco high school mural in question
An audit found the district spent $525,000 on attorney fees to try and remove a mural that showed slaves and Native Americans at Washington High School in San Francisco.
Most California students won't need to return to school with masks
California will not be bringing back statewide mask mandate for classroom for the coming school year.
Best public school districts in the Bay Area
The list is out for the best Bay Area public school districts.
Court temporarily prohibits UC Berkeley from demolition, tree clearing at People's Park
UC Berkeley is temporarily prohibited from moving forward with plans for demolition at People's Park to make way for student housing after a stay was granted by the California Court of Appeals.
Chair thrown at meeting where Oakland school board rejects re-opening schools for 3rd time
Oakland Unified School District's board of education once again rejected a proposal to save some schools already slated for closure or consolidation. The district meeting became confrontational when a chair was thrown toward the stage where board members sat.
California late start law aims to make school less of a yawn
Beginning this fall, California high school can’t start before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools can’t start before 8 a.m. under a 2019 first-in-the-nation law forbidding earlier start times.
Oakland school board votes - again - to keep school closures in place
The Oakland Unified School District board voted 4 to 2 Wednesday to rescind a resolution called "Community not Closures" to re-open some closed schools.
San Francisco's Lowell High School to return to merit-based admissions
San Francisco Unified School District's board of education voted Wednesday against an extension of a recently-imposed lottery system for student admissions at Lowell High School.
50 years of Title IX: What is it, and what impact has it had?
Title IX, the law best known for its role in gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses, is turning 50.