Last night the San Francisco Board of Education elected its officers for the 2016 year. Commissioner Matt Haney is now president of the Board of Education and Commissioner Shamann Walton is vice president.

Water fountains are ok, but an even better way to drink tap water at school is the ‘drink tap’ fountains that have been installed at various SFUSD schools since 2011.

Bret Harte Elementary students will be taking to the field right in their own schoolyard. The newly-installed soccer field, the largest yet for SFUSD schools, is 11,000 square feet.

Some San Francisco public school families and students are concerned about rumors of impending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.

At this week’s regular San Francisco Board of Education meeting, commissioners approved a resolution to continue the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)’s pursuit of strategies to advance equitable, healthy, and sustainable transportation for all students and families at all schools.

President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) today, ushering a new era of federal accountability for schools and eliminating many of the most onerous aspects of the antiquated No Child Left Behind policy (NCLB).

The San Francisco Board of Education plans to install plaques at three of San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) Chinatown-area schools to commemorate the contributions Chinese have made to San Francisco and public education.

Inclusive Schools Week celebrations began in both classrooms and on the steps of City Hall this week.

San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros will join Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary students at the school's monthly Honor Assembly where he will award “students of the month” with an additional $10 deposit into their Kindergarten to College (K2C) savings accounts.

Wearing their best clothes, dozens of newly-emigrated elementary students will gather to enjoy a feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie to celebrate Thanksgiving for the first time.