Press Releases

Seven hundred twenty-three San Francisco Unified School District graduates (or more than 20 percent) were awarded a Seal of Biliteracy, a 33 percent increase from last year.

SFUSD's Black Stars program aims to increase African-American student exposure to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and prepare incoming high school freshmen to stay on track for graduation. After three and a half weeks in class, the students transition to a five-week internship, where they will focus on STEM-based group projects through the City & County of San Francisco's Community Safety Initiative (CSI).

The San Francisco Board of Education (SFUSD) has unanimously approved a student-led resolution, “Undocumented, Unafraid and United,” reaffirming and strengthening district policies to protect and support immigrant students and their families.

The Unity Project, a seven-foot circular flower arrangement comprised of vibrant ceramic flowers made by 600 students, will be on display this week.

High school students on the SFUSD School Food Advisory Committee will be proposing four different recipes they developed for school menus in the fall.

Olympic champion and author Kristi Yamaguchi will be reading her newest book, "Cara's Kindness," to Sanchez Elementary students and giving copies to each participant.

Please do call it ‘FRISCO,’ say students who created the event acronym for Friday Is Successful College Opportunities for the day that soon-to-be SFUSD graduates descend upon the City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus to explore the College Resource Fair & Career Expo and even enroll in City College classes.

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has begun a partnership with NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Applicants are invited to apply for the new San Francisco Embedded Master of Arts in Teaching (SF EMAT), a one-year residency program for teacher education.

This coming weekend and throughout the week, thousands of students, teachers and community members will be streaming through the Asian Art Museum to see what San Francisco’s students have been thinking, drawing, filming and practicing all year long.

SF Giants World Series Champion pitcher George Kontos will be taking part in an annual year-end celebration with students at Lafayette Elementary, planned by student athletes in the Washington High AIMS (Athletes in Math Succeed) program.