Press Releases

San Francisco (January 28, 2026) - The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is proud to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the African American Achievement and Leadership Initiative (AAALI), marking a decade of intentional action to improve educational experiences and outcomes for African American students across the district.

The San Francisco Board of Education elected its leaders for the 2026 year on Tuesday night. Commissioner Phil Kim was unanimously re-elected to serve as president for a second term, and Commissioner Jaime Huling was unanimously re-elected to serve as vice president.

The San Francisco Board of Education and SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Maria Su are pleased to announce that after intensive work to stabilize its finances, SFUSD is on track to reach a critical benchmark in its plan to exit state oversight and fully restore local control.

The San Francisco Board of Education on Tuesday, Nov. 18 unanimously approved a new two-year contract for Superintendent Dr. Maria Su, extending her leadership of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) through June 2028.

New Stanford University report highlights community-designed intervention as a model of best practices in early education reform

Superintendent Dr. Maria Su shared the following statement with the SFUSD community on Friday, Nov. 14.

SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Maria Su and United Administrators of San Francisco (UASF) today announced they have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement for the next three school years – 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28.

The partnership ensures eligible local high school, community college students a clear path to SFSU.

Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, the nation’s first Chinese immersion public school, is celebrating its 30th anniversary on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the school’s San Francisco campus.

The California Department of Education (CDE) has released the results of the 2024-45 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) for English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. In 2025 the SFUSD's ELA and math proficiency rates continued to be higher than the state, which has been the case since 2016.