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San Francisco, teachers union reach deal over tentative contract
The San Francisco Unified School District and its teachers union have hammered out a tentative new contract.Read More
San Francisco schools, unions reach agreement over Covid protections
The unions of the San Francisco Unified School District reached an agreement Thursday night with district officials to schools open during the Covid-19 crisis.Read More
Newsom offers more funding – and a challenge – to California public universities
California's public colleges and universities would get more funding to increase enrollment and help more students finish college under Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget.Read More
Oakland students petition for more Covid protection or return to online classes
A group of Oakland Unified high school students are threatening to walk off campuses if the district doesn't provide more Covid protections or return to online learning.Read More
Oakland teachers call in sick, closing 11 schools and affecting 8,400 students
More than 500 teachers called in sick Friday in the Oakland Unified School District, prompting the closure of 12 schools and affecting thousands of students.Read More
SF State, CSU East Bay switch back to virtual classrooms to begin Spring semester
CSU East Bay and SF State will start their spring semesters virtually in an effort to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19.Read More
Union: 600-plus San Francisco school teachers, aides out this week amid Covid surge
Hundreds of San Francisco Unified School District teachers and aides were out of school on Tuesday amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, according to the teachers' union.Read More
San Joaquin Delta College erases millions in student debt
San Joaquin Delta College will eliminate more than $3.6 million in student debt for current and former students.Read More
Stanford University returns to online instruction to begin winter quarter
Stanford University has announced that it will start its winter quarter holding classes online for the first two weeks of January. Read More
London Breed seeks ‘reset’ over school board goals with ballot measure
San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to “reset” and refocus the Board of Education’s goals and priorities in a proposed ballot measure in June 2022.Read More
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
Judge rules board violated Brown Act in Lowell High admission change
A San Francisco Superior Court judge has ruled that the San Francisco Board of Education violated the state’s Brown Act for government transparency earlier this year as it sought...Read More
UC lecturers call off two-day strike after last-minute agreement
The union representing University of California lecturers announced early Wednesday that a planned two-day systemwide strike over labor negotiations has been called off after the union and university reached...Read More
College district wipes out nearly $3 million in student debt
A Bay Area community college district headquartered in Oakland will wipe out $2.8 million in student debt following the receipt of $12.25 million in federal relief money, district officials...Read More
‘Zoombomber’ invades SF school district meeting with racial slurs, porn
San Francisco Board of Education President Gabriela Lopez denounced a vulgar attack by a hacker during a school district committee meeting.Read More
New law opens CalFresh food benefits to thousands more college students
Thousands more California college students may soon find they qualify for CalFresh, the state's food program.Read More
San Francisco school district budget deficit balloons to $125 million
SFUSD officials said the projected budget deficit is now estimated to be $125 million and is anticipated to continue deepening.Read More