Education
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...
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...
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….....
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...
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...
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-...
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 --...
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...
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...
FAME! It's gonna live forever...
Ok, maybe not forever, but at least for another 5 years.
Last night the Alameda County Board of Education voted to renew the charter of FAME Public Charter School, a K-12 which has campuses in Fremont and San Leandro, and serves all of Alameda County, but with a...
Carletta Sue Kay
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