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SF students are chronically absent in huge numbers—California must help
Children cannot learn if they miss school. While this may sound like an obvious statement, it’s one that bears repeating, as newly released data makes all too clear: Fully one-third of San Francisco students were chronically absent last school year, meaning these students missed 10% or more of the total days of instruction. That is a higher proportion of chronically absent students than the California statewide average of 25%, which itself is a high number, compared to the rest of the United States.
Berkeley school board cuts nearly $8M from budget as California schools brace for less state funding
Anticipating a tightening of the state’s education budget, the Berkeley school board on Wednesday approved an annual budget that includes millions of dollars in cuts. The board approved a $214.1 million budget for its general fund on Wednesday, weeks after it gave the green light to budget balancing measures that include layoffs, freezing of positions and other cuts totaling nearly $8 million.
Oakland school celebrates 15 years of 100% college acceptance
OAKLAND, Calif. - A school in Oakland is celebrating a huge accomplishment. For the 15th year in a row, the senior class at AIMS Charter School has achieved a 100% college acceptance rate. The class of 2024 started high school during the pandemic and was forced to learn online. Seniors...
Parents say they’re miffed over SF school board’s public-comment rules
Parents are saying the San Francisco Board of Education’s recent decisions to enforce a hard deadline on public comment at its weekly meetings, and to prioritize in-person speakers, are limiting civic engagement. The school board is one of a few remaining legislative bodies in The City allowing for virtual participation, a vestige of the COVID-19 pandemic, after most of its peers ended the practice last year. For the last several meetings, the board has prioritized student speakers — whether they are attending in person or...
‘A step in the right direction:’ Berkeley task force recommends cash payments for Black students
Berkeley schools could begin providing cash payments to students whose ancestors were enslaved in the U.S. and develop a new curriculum for teaching the history of chattel slavery as part of a future reparations program for Black students. Those were among the ideas presented to the Berkeley Unified School District...
‘We are not closing’: North Oakland Community Charter School files lawsuit against OUSD
School leadership and families gathered in the atrium of the North Oakland Community Charter School on Tuesday to announce a lawsuit against Oakland Unified School District and its decision to revoke the school’s charter. The lawsuit, filed in Alameda County Superior Court one day after the OUSD board voted...
UC Davis responds to video of pro-Palestinian march through campus
DAVIS — Academic workers at UC Davis marched Tuesday in protest alongside pro-Palestinian demonstrators opposing the war in Gaza.The protest came in response to an Orange County Superior Court judge's decision last week that University of California education workers must halt their strikes across six campuses. The judge claimed the strikes were negatively impacting students.The strikes were started at UC Santa Cruz last month by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4811 and spread to other campuses, including UC Davis where academic workers walked off the job in late May.These protests by academic workers began in response to their schools'...
SSUSD Board approves demolition agreement
The Sierra Sands Unified School District Board of Education, at a special meeting June 6, voted 4-0 to approve an agreement with Interior Demolition Earth Wise Demo JV for the demolition of the old Richmond facility for the Richmond Elementary School Replacement Project. District Director of Facilities Jeff Moore said...
Wang, Chavez named high school track & field MVPs
THE Public School System, along with Northern Marianas Athletics and McDonald’s Saipan and Guam, honored the top athletes of each age group for their outstanding performances in the McDonald’s-PSS All School Track and Field (Athletics) SY23-24 season that concluded last month. The awards ceremony, which was held at...
Fiscal advisors say SFUSD must plan job, program cuts
Fiscal advisors told the San Francisco Board of Education this week that The City’s school district will have to cut programs and lay off workers — in addition to already planned school closures — to stave off a possible state takeover. The San Francisco Unified School District is staring down a $420 million deficit at the start of the 2025-26 academic year in the absence of such measures, and state auditors said last month that the system has a high risk of bankruptcy. ...
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