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There’s been a flurry of poetic activity across our schools, and Burton High is no exception, with three creative writing clubs taking time to read, write and explore poetry during National Poetry Month.

School may be out, but more than 1,800 SFUSD incoming sixth-graders went straight to their new middle school this week to learn the ropes for success in sixth grade and beyond.

The San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously today to amend SFUSD’s graduation requirements, a decision that immediately grants diplomas to 107 SFUSD students who received a Certificate of Completion in May 2015 instead of a diploma solely because they had not passed both sections of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution authored by Board President Emily M. Murase in support of teaching school district staff and students to identify the signs of human trafficking.

At Argonne Elementary, the fourth- and fifth-grade students dress up as idioms and participate in a social mixer where they guess each other’s idiom costume.

After over 45 years of compliance with the federal mandate that SFUSD provide services for multilingual learners, the district was released from its Court-supervised obligations in June 2019, and reaffirmed its investment in a comprehensive system of support for multilingual learners.

Following the launch this school year of its new initiative “Each and Every by Name,” a comprehensive system-wide approach to supporting African American and Pacific Islander kindergarten students, Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne announced gains in outcomes for these students, far exceeding the ambitious targets set for the 2023-24 school year.

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.

Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne and Board of Education President Matt Alexander today called for an immediate, independent assessment of serious concerns regarding recent budget and hiring practices for Special Education positions in San Francisco’s public schools.

New SFUSD literacy curriculum, philanthropic-supported trainings, and AI tutoring tool drive gains in early literacy