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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...
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.
‘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...
A green party: Dublin celebrates Emerald High School ribbon-cutting
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Dublin community joined together last weekend to mark another milestone in the development of Emerald High School — the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new campus due to open to students in August. Constructed to help address overcrowding at Dublin High and equitability...
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...
School board receives Title IX report
Participation gap eliminated, but more work to do. The Piedmont Unified School District Board of Education received a Title IX report at its June 12 meeting. The big news was that during the just completed school year, Piedmont High School successfully closed a participation gap measured at 53 more boys competing in sports.
San Francisco Mayor Looks To Bring An HBCU Satellite Campus To The City
San Francisco’s Mayor, London N. Breed, has announced a plan to bring a satellite campus of a historically Black college or university (HBCU) to the city as part of her 30 by 30 initiative. The proposal, named Black 2 San Francisco, aims to increase the city’s population by 300,000 residents and students by 2030.
University of Minnesota System Ranks Fifth in U.S. for Sustainability Impact, Places in Global Top 10%
In a notable achievement for the University of Minnesota System, it has secured the fifth spot among U.S. institutions in terms of sustainability impact, as reported by the latest Times Higher Ed (THE) Impact Rankings. The University placed in the global top 10%, signaling strong commitments to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) championed by the United Nations, according to the University of Minnesota. The Impact Rankings compared over two thousand institutions across the globe, benchmarking their contributions to a more sustainable and equitable future.
Transfer students made up one-third of Class of 2024, continue to face barriers on campus
Among approximately 61,000 UC graduates this year across UC campuses, transfer students from California community colleges made up nearly a third of the Class of 2024, according to the university. However, despite ongoing UC Berkeley efforts to uplift transfer students, some continue to face barriers to success. Although transfer students...
San Ramon Valley school district opens 2nd annual 30 Under 30 Alumni Recognition nominations
District seeks to highlight exemplary young alumni. By Ilana Israel Samuels, Director of Communications, Family and Community Engagement, San Ramon Unified School District. The San Ramon Unified School District, in partnership with the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation, is pleased to announce the second annual 30 Under 30 Alumni Recognition Campaign. Nominations are now open to highlight SRVUSD graduates who are 30 years old or younger and have made a positive impact in our community and beyond.
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