Politics
At a recent meeting of the San Francisco School Board, over 100 students and their supporters urged the commissioners to establish an ethnic studies pilot program in the city’s high schools. In a district where 90% of the students are people of color, the students argued their education should...
With a unanimous voice vote, last night the US Senate passed legislation that would end the controversial 100 to 1 disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Currently, someone convicted of crack cocaine possession gets the same sentence as someone with 100 times that quantity in...
"Take two vitamins and join me on the production floor." Maybe not something your mother would say, but your employer?
Valerie Saint-Gaudens has been practicing this health prevention strategy with the workforce of her San Marcos tile manufacturing company since last August. Unable to provide...
It looks like federal education standards may change, as the Obama administration has released a 41-page outline proposing revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act would replace the goal of proficiency in math and language arts with ensuring kids are on...
The first charter school in the state opened in 1992. Today, more than 800 public charter schools are operating in California, and there are more than 5,000 charter schools nationwide. Many people say that charter schools are one of the answers to school reform---and in fact, the...
Last year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom launched a job-creation program using $32 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “Jobs Now” offers private companies, non-profits, and city agencies a unique opportunity: hire a new employee, and the city will reimburse you for their...
Today as part of our ongoing education series, we’ll visit Oakland Technical High School. On academic par with some of the best high schools in the Bay Area, Oakland Tech already offers teens in the East Bay rigorous academic programs in its school-to-career academies, just what the President is...
Appearing before a meeting of the nation's governors, President Barack Obama called for a reauthorization and redesign of the federal governments, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act, enacted during the presidency of George Bush. In an effort...
The Brisbane City Council will vote Tuesday evening on a hotly contested land development proposal that has pitted residents and environmentalists against government agencies. The debate centers on whether a plan to build 71 homes on the Northeast Ridge of San Bruno Mountain would threaten the...
From the Sacramento Bee this morning, we have another sad case of stimulus money losing girth after being squeezed through a government agency. The state's Employment Development Department has blown through their stimulous money and is now looking to complete some projects by raiding a fund for...
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