Current News

05/21/12

Highlights for May 22-28, 2012: Moving Up & Making Plans

Each spring since 1931, Balboa High has marked graduation day as a rite of passage for seniors and as the moment juniors take over as the new senior class... Read more

05/14/12

Highlights for May 16-21, 2012: Schoolyard Gardeners go to Market

Teens getting up early on a Saturday for vegetables? Students will be setting up their farmers market booth and selling vegetables and herbs grown in their schoolyard gardens... Read more

05/09/12

State Approves District’s Request for Mediator

At the request of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), The Public Employment Relations Board today determined that SFUSD and United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) are at an impasse in contract negotiations. A state mediator will be assigned to work with UESF and SFUSD... Read more

05/09/12

Teacher Layoffs Proceed, District Projects $83 Million Deficit

With budget shortfalls, and no agreements in sight with the teachers union on furlough days and other measures that could save jobs, the S.F. Board of Education has approved sending final layoff notices for 210 full time instructional positions and eight administrative positions... Read more

05/08/12

Two SFUSD Students Named U.S. Presidential Scholars

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the selection of two SFUSD students as 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars... Read more

05/07/12

Spellers and Runners - Highlights for May 8-15, 2012

Approximately 700 SFUSD students will be participating in the annual SFUSD Schools Partnership Program Special Olympics Track and Field Meet. The students have trained for running, throwing, and jumping competitions as part of their school day to prepare for this final sports event of the school year... Read more

04/30/12

Highlights for May 1-7, 2012: Mini-Operas & Composting Awards

Every day at lunch, student volunteers at Tenderloin Community School help their classmates sort leftovers and used containers into bins headed for recycling, composting or landfill... Read more

04/25/12

Board Appoints Richard Carranza as Next Superintendent for SFUSD

In a unanimous vote, the San Francisco Board of Education has selected Richard Carranza to serve as the next superintendent for San Francisco public schools upon Superintendent Carlos Garcia’s retirement in July 2012.... Read more

04/16/12

Highlights for April 17-23, 2012: Pocket Poems & Dragon Boats

Argonne students have been studying poetry this month as well as other techniques for self-expression, and they have created pockets from old-fashioned library book checkout card pockets, into which they will be folding their favorite poems to carry all day... Read more

04/12/12

High School Academy & Pathway Students Prepared for Summer Jobs+ Program

Superintendent Carlos Garcia joined Mayor Ed Lee today at the Corporate Challenge Summit and applauded the new Summer Jobs+ program, San Francisco’s response to President Obama’s call for pathways to employment for youth this summer... Read more