Education
By Nancy Mullane on Oct 6 2010 - 5:00pm
Over the past three academic years, the San Rafael City School District has seen $4 million cut out of its elementary and middle school budgets. And this year, it's trying to run its schools and educate its students with about $1.5 million less than it had last year. Schools like Davidson are...
By Mitzi Mock on Jul 23 2010 - 8:03pm
California’s public school system has finally found itself at the top of a list. According to a new report, its academic standards are the highest in the country. But in less than two weeks, California’s State Board of Education will vote on whether or not to swap them out for new national...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Jun 22 2010 - 3:27pm
George Washington High School has a dance company – something increasingly rare in a public school. And maybe dance has survived at George Washington because the people running the program take it so seriously. The students audition to get in, and meet with professional dancers for critiques. As a...
By Nancy Mullane on Jun 7 2010 - 5:52pm
It’s that time of year for high school seniors. In a couple of weeks, Bay Area graduates will walk across the stage and collect their diplomas.
But, crossing the stage isn’t the only thing graduating seniors are looking forward to. There’s going to the prom and getting the yearbook….....
By Hana Baba on May 25 2010 - 1:46pm
The Bay Area News Group created a new searchable database that lists the salaries of Bay Area public employees for 2009. From health care, law enforcement, to education and city services, the public database shows us how much each city and county employee made last year.
Why would...
By Hana Baba on Mar 11 2010 - 1:46pm
What a difference two days makes- for some local schools.
This past Monday, the California Department of Education released a statewide list of 188 "Persistently Low-Achieving Schools"- a requirement for the State to be eligible for Federal stimulus money meant to revamp the nation's most...
By Ben Trefny on Mar 2 2010 - 10:20am
After about 1,000 parents, teachers, administrators and politicians gathered to discuss San Francisco Unified School District's projected $113 million deficit, President Barack Obama weighed in on education issues Monday, saying he favors federal rewards for local school districts that fire under-...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Feb 8 2010 - 3:49pm
California’s community colleges have had to slash about 8% of their budgets this year because of cuts. Last week, City College of San Francisco announced it was canceling most of its summer school classes for the coming year due to lack of funds. That will save the school up to $4 million --...
By Nancy Mullane on Feb 4 2010 - 5:18am
School districts and community colleges across the state are mandated by California law to perform 51 state-ordered tasks a year. And every year, educators complain they are being required by lawmakers to carry out the tasks without getting the funds to get the job done. Some of these mandated...
By Hana Baba on Jan 19 2010 - 12:59pm
Today, January 19th, is the deadline for California to submit its application for the Federal Government's Race to the Top program, the Obama administration's nationwide contest in which the prize is a chunk of 4.35 billion dollars in funding for education agencies. Our state did indeed make that...
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