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San Jose State honors grads with first in-person commencement since 2019
San Jose State University is hosting in-person commencement ceremonies Tuesday for the first time in two years, according to university officials. Thirteen commencement ceremonies will be held over the...Read More
City sets stage for in-person high school graduation ceremonies
San Francisco public high school seniors were denied in-person graduation ceremonies last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but city officials say outdoor commencement ceremonies are in the works...Read More
County allows outdoor in-vehicle gatherings next week, including graduations
Contra Costa County health officials issued a health order Friday that will allow outdoor gatherings to resume provided that attendees remain in their vehicles. The order, which goes into...Read More
Nursing students fear graduation delay, urge hospitals to let them fill shortages
Nursing students across the Bay Area and beyond are worried that they won’t be able to graduate and join the fight against the novel coronavirus because hospitals have been...Read More
SFUSD graduation rates on the rise
More students in San Francisco are graduating San Francisco Unified School District officials announced Thursday.Read More
Leslie Wong, SF State president, announces retirement
San Francisco State University President Leslie Wong announced his resignation from the school Monday morning in a YouTube video.Read More
UC Berkeley is best value college, says Forbes
The University of California at Berkeley is the nation's top best-value college in 2017 for the second year in a row according to a Forbes magazine ranking.Read More
San Francisco high schools bump graduation rates
Graduation rates for San Francisco's public high school students have continued to increase overall.Read More
Oakland mayor says college education program is off to a good start
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday that the first year of an ambitious effort to triple the number of low-income college graduates coming out of the city's public schools...Read More
SFPD graduates 46 new officers
The San Francisco Police Department on Friday held a graduation ceremony for the 251st Basic/32nd Regional Academy Class.Read More
Inmates celebrate academic success
Two inmates passed their high school equivalency exams and six others earned certificates in subjects such as mathematics, science and social studies.Read More
Oakland police welcome dozens of new officers
The Oakland Police Department added 33 new officers to its force at the Scottish Rite Center for recruits who completed the department's 173rd training academy.Read More
CSU graduates record number of students
The number of students graduating from the California State University schools is at an all time high.Read More
SFUSD defies state, allows students to graduate without exit exam
San Francisco Unified School District board members voted unanimously on Friday to award diplomas to students who had been left unable to graduate due to a state decision to...Read More
Heald College students shocked by school’s sudden closure
Less than two weeks after a $30 million fine was levied by the federal government on for-profit college franchise Corinthian Colleges Inc., the company’s 28 campuses, including Heald College in San...Read More
Students forced to cough up bucks to graduate
Fees charged for graduation sometimes means CSU students can't afford to attend their ceremonies.Read More
Senior prank goes bad
A couple dozen students are in hot water after covering their campus in paint and chaining a a lamb to a light pole as a senior prank.Read More