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SFGate

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For these Gen Z California kids, college's hottest club is Costco

Students are obsessed with the bulk-buying behemoth.

California · 4d

San Francisco Chronicle

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High school football top 10: Ahead of section playoffs, De La Salle retains top spot

The high school football regular season has ended, setting the stage for Metro powers such as No. 1 De La Salle and others to flex their muscles in pursuit of section and even state championships.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 5d

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Boys football | Piedmont closes season with win

The Piedmont High School boys football team closed out its season with a 33-0 win at Alameda on Nov. 6. The Highlanders finished the year with a 4-6 record. Vaha Mafi had a big game, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Cyrus Emanuelson completed 13 of 26 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown. Colby Hong returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown as well.

Piedmont, CA · 4d

Mission Local

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SFUSD says Bernal school is ‘transitioning.’ Parents say it’s closing.

Junipero Serra Annex Early Education School will close at the end of the school year, according to letters from San Francisco Unified School District officials sent to parents this fall. SFUSD says Bernal school is ‘transitioning.’ Parents say it’s closing.

San Francisco, CA · 4d

Mission Local

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Viz Valley Middle School had no PTA, so teachers created a nonprofit instead

It was no surprise to music teacher Lauren Schwartz when SFUSD Superintendent Maria Su, announcing the district’s new enrollment system last month, acknowledged that the city’s schools are inequitably resourced. […] Viz Valley Middle School had no PTA, so teachers created a nonprofit instead

San Francisco, CA · 4d

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Pleasanton District Hires AdvocacyBuild on Education

Pleasanton (Kan.) Unified School District 344 hired AdvocacyBuild LLC to lobby on education (EDU), according to a new client registration signed Sept. 29. The filing lists federal funding, workforce development, career technical education and the Every Student Succeeds Act. . The registration names Tyson Elbert as the lobbyist and lists...

Pleasanton, CA · 4d

Seattle ON Tap

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The Yelling Match That Kicked Off a 40-Year Legacy: Chris Kyriacou Wins Inaugural John Beam Award

Ncaab on gradient background - Created by the Sports On Tap desk | Source : Sports On Tap (team logos property of their respective owners) Chris Kyriacou, the physical education teacher at Bishop O’Dowd High School and the powerhouse coach for the Oakland Wildcats youth travel baseball team, just officially snagged the Chronicle’s inaugural John […]

Oakland, CA · 5d

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SFUSD’s struggle to recover from COVID, explained in 5 charts

After the pandemic hit in March 2020, San Francisco kept most of its public school students out of classrooms for nearly a year and a half. By the time schools fully reopened in August 2021, the San Francisco Unified School District had lost 5,000 students, and those who stayed had fallen behind.

San Francisco, CA · 6d

Alameda Post

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Alameda High School Brings a Delightful ‘Emma’ to the Stage

My personal Jane Austen fantasy is that I get to wear an empire-cut dress, have ribbons woven into my hair, dance with grace, spit wit, then win the love of my life and retire to a countryside estate with a killer garden. In place of that, what I actually do get to do is see others live that life, most recently onstage, in the wonderful production of Emma, the fall play of the Alameda High School Drama Department, directed by Anneka Fagundes.

Alameda, CA · 4d

The Associated Press

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Takeaways from AP's report on school closures in the US

VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The start of a new school year can be nerve-wracking under any circumstances. But for thousands of students across the U.S., this academic year brought the added difficulty of adjusting to an entirely new school after their previous ones shuttered. As U.S. birth rates continue a multidecade slide and state and federal education funding dries up, an increasing number of cash-strapped school districts around the country have resorted to closing campuses to save money. At the same time, new research shows student enrollment has fallen much faster than schools are closing, suggesting more painful financial choices lie ahead. The Associated Press is covering school closures in partnership with The Hechinger Report and Big Local News at Stanford University. These are some takeaways from their reporting. School closures are accelerating A total of 1,156 U.S. schools closed during the last academic year — the highest number since the pandemic, according to an analysis of federal data by Big Local News at Stanford University. For example, the Vallejo City Unified School District, a working-class district near San Francisco, serves half as many students as it did two decades earlier. District leaders have closed five campuses since 2025 —

Vallejo, CA · 6d

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Open mic: Pittsburg High club provides platform for young people to express themselves

One by one, each student came to the mic, accepting the warm embrace of the crowd’s encouragement. Previous worries of speaking have gone with the wind as each shared poetry, spoken word pieces, or thought-provoking revelations. The performers are “Off the Streets, Onto Stages” — the motto for the...

Pittsburg, CA · 9d

ABC7 News Bay Area

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El Cerrito High's football program, coach suspended after hazing allegations involving 22 teammates

El Cerrito High School's football program has been suspended and its coach is on leave after police say arrests are anticipated related to bullying and hazing among 22 members of the team that include sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment and stalking.

El Cerrito, CA · 9d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Bay Area high school football games of the week: SRV faces Monte Vista

The historic rivalry game between the two Danville high schools will see two 8-1 teams squaring off, with the EBAL Mountain Division title at stake.

Danville, CA · 9d

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MSJ restricts Wi-Fi for personal devices starting October 27

On October 27, FUSD decommissioned the DO Staff and Cutover networks at MSJ, replacing them with new networks, including FUSD Internal for district-issued laptops and FUSD Guest MS for visitors. While school-issued Chromebooks and district-issued laptops remain connected, most students were not given passwords to the networks and can no longer access the Internet on their personal devices.

Fremont, CA · 9d

The Independent

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School closures are accelerating in US, but more financial pain lies ahead

Education School Closures Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Minutes before first bell, Penny Núñez-Brandão scanned the crowd outside Glen Cove Elementary School, looking for familiar faces. “I don’t see any,” the fifth grader told her mom one morning in August. “None of my friends are coming.” The start of a new school year can be nerve-wracking under any circumstances. But for Penny and thousands of students across the U.S., this academic year brought the added difficulty of adjusting to an entirely new school after their previous ones shuttered. As U.S. birth rates continue a multidecade slide and state and federal education funding dries up, an increasing number of cash-strapped school districts around the country have resorted to closing campuses to save money. A total of 1,156 schools closed during the last academic year — the highest number since the pandemic, according to an analysis of federal data by Big Local News at Stanford University . At the same time, new research shows student enrollment has fallen much faster than schools are closing, suggesting more painful financial choices lie ahead. ___ AP is covering school closures in partnership with The Hechinger Report and Big Local News at Stanford

Vallejo, CA · 6d

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Berkeley High students deserve consistent grading standards

Every school is different, often with distinct schedules, classes, and requirements. The same is true for teachers who build their classroom rules and environments, each slightly different from the rest. However, it is time for the Berkeley Unified School District to consider whether giving teachers the freedom to decide their own grading policies creates more harm than good.

Berkeley, CA · 9d

The Washington Times

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Hazing probe leads to suspension of football program at Bay Area high school

A San Francisco Bay Area high school football program and its head coach have been suspended amid a local police investigation into hazing in the program.

El Cerrito, CA · 9d

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Past, Present, Principal: Mr. Martinez Returns to Irvington

Following former Principal Stan Hicks’ retirement at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, Principal David Martinez has begun his term leading Irvington’s administration. As the new school year begins, Mr. Martinez has proceeded to set the tone for the rest of his term. For Mr. Martinez, his...

Fremont, CA · 9d

SFGate

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Fremont parents score a win in Tesla's bid to increase emissions near a school

Regulators admitted to redaction errors in a review of Tesla's application.

Fremont, CA · 10d