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SAT testing suddenly canceled in Oakland, affecting 1,400 students
A scheduled SAT testing was canceled in Oakland Saturday due to Wi-Fi issues, the College Board said. The test was scheduled to take place at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Oakland. The College Board, which runs the SAT, said in a statement Saturday that a "Wi-Fi problem" caused the cancelation...
Oakland recognizes high school basketball state champions
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland City Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution that recognized The Town's two high school state championship teams. "We are so excited!," Councilmember Treva Reid shouted. "We see you over there, ladies!" The recognition was for the Oakland High School's girl's basketball team and the Oakland...
Chemicals Released From SF Jail Left Nearby Children Sicker Than First Reported
Portola Elementary School students sickened by chemicals released during a training exercise at a nearby San Bruno jail last week experienced more severe symptoms than were initially reported, with some even requiring emergency medical care, according to the school district superintendent. The chemical agents including pepper spray and 2-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile,...
Milestones | MHS Class of 2024 graduation
Family and friends of nineteen Millennium High School seniors gathered for graduation in Alan Harvey Theater on May 30. The intimate ceremony allowed for personal send-offs by teachers and staff, and was especially meaningful for the class that started their high school years when the pandemic hit in 2020. Awards...
New support for students with learning disabilities
Berkeley’s Bayhill High School has effectively catered to students with learning differences for 16 years. Now expanding its reach, Bayhill is extending its services to K-12 students throughout the Bay Area, opening the Bayhill Literacy & Learning Center this June. The new center will offer flexible learning plans catered...
UCSF says letters criticizing Palestine protest response don’t reflect campus
UCSF officials said this week that letters from students, staff, faculty and resident physicians at the school calling out the university’s response to a pro-Palestinian tent encampment, as well as the demonstrators’ views, do not reflect the views of the campus community. While pro-Palestine encampments at some Bay Area colleges and universities have willingly disbanded in recent weeks following negotiations with administrators, tensions between protestors and administrators at the San Francisco graduate school have ratcheted up. ...
Activists seek broader education on Palestine for BUSD curriculum
Community members and students of Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, have been rallying at board meetings to demand that Palestine be more widely included in curriculums across the district. During a May 22 meeting, those who advocate for implementing lesson plans related to Palestine spoke on gaps in the...
Q&A: University encampments, student reporters, and the limits of the AP Stylebook
A sign at the SFSU Gaza solidarity encampment reading: "For any film or photo inquiries, ASK HERE - Media" We’re in the middle of an international student movement right now. For more than a month, students at Universities across the world have set up pro-Palestinian encampments, to demand that their schools divest from companies profiting off of the war in Gaza.
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