“In the last 11 years, we have received a tremendous response from young members who have exhibited a commitment to academic excellence and community service. We...
Harold Berlak devoted his professional life to combating crazy ideas about education. He held a doctorate from Harvard, lived in Oakland and worked with the National...
The Oakland Unified School District’s three new school board members and newly hired superintendent have taken their positions just as two of the district’s most protracted...
The federal government is discussing how many standardized tests they will require of school districts, and how they will use tests to judge teachers and students.
UC San Francisco (UCSF) announced its annual Inside UCSF program, which takes place April 24 and April 25. The two-day program offers a chance for prospective...
Welcome to the millennial generation. These youthful citizens will learn the world of the future. But the current attention span of these individuals focuses on...
Parents, students and community members are hoping the Oakland Unified School District will provide specifics about the new “redesign” process that will take place this spring...
UC San Francisco has received a $40 million gift from angel investor and philanthropist Ron Conway, his wife Gayle, and sons Ronny, Topher and Danny, to...
By Carla Rivera, L.A. Times San Francisco’s only community college will remain accredited for at least two more years in a reprieve announced Wednesday to...
By Jumoke Hinton Hodge, District 3 Oakland School Board Member The Oakland Post headline was shocking to say the least. There is nothing written or recorded...
Concerned about the future of their local neighborhood school, parents, teachers, and alumni of McClymonds High School showed up at a community meeting Tuesday night in...
Parents, students, teachers and community members are struggling to understand exactly what the district has in mind for their schools after it announced the start of...
Student and teacher speakers at Wednesday night’s board meeting raised their concerns about the school redesign process that the district administration has initiated at five Oakland...
Many long-time educators and Oakland parents are raising serious questions about a new Oakland Unified School District plan to turn over five schools – including three...
By Leland Kim, UCSF News After dropping out of college, 20-year-old Rodney Zinn found himself working various restaurant jobs in San Francisco making minimum wage. “I...
The Black Employees Association of Stockton Unified School District (BEAUSD) and the Aquarian Coalition will host activities to celebrate the 95th birthday of Wilhelmina Henry. ...
In advance of six games in the Bay Area, two stars of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters and youth with disabilities played wheelchair basketball Wednesday...
By Doni Bloomfield, Bloomberg Business Gave your kids smartphones for the holidays? You might want to reconsider their bedtime. Children who slept in the same room...
Everybody wants to be successful, but what can you do to become successful? You will have to do one or multiple things that are not just...
USF Dons basketball and baseball are in line for major upgrades, thanks to a $5 million pledge to USF Athletics —the largest in the program’s history....
Community members and elected officials attended the Swearing-In Ceremony on Tuesday for Shamann Walton, who was elected in November to the San Francisco Board of Education.
Today’s society is changing. Back in the day, school would allow you to progress in life. Now, it seems that a college degree has no meaning....
Everybody has that one friend. She’s the person you call in the middle of the night because you don’t know what else to do. He’s your...
Everybody needs a hero in his or her life. Somebody to look up to. Somebody to want to be like some day, to follow and admire...
The Kapor Center for Social Impact recently hosted the 2nd annual Brothers Code, providing over 200 middle and high school students a chance to learn...
