Press Releases

Please submit media inquiries to the SFUSD Communications Office at newsline@sfusd.edu or (415) 241-6565.

Highlights Oct. 1-5, 2018: Dreamforce winners, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass student performers, anti-bullying education

SFUSD October 2, 2018
Dreamforce, one of the world’s largest software and technology conferences of the year, welcomed over 170,000+ innovators including students from Lawton Alternative School last week.
Posted Date
2018-10-02

Highlights Oct. 22-26, 2018: Students get lesson in online safety, Healthy eating helps student achievement, Family Literacy Night promotes reading

SFUSD October 2, 2018
As part of SFUSD’s commitment to Cyber Security Month and National Bullying Prevention Month, 4th grade students at Sunnyside Elementary School are learning - and teaching - a lesson about the importance of digital citizenship and online safety through student-created presentations that address identity protection and cyber bullying.
Posted Date
2018-10-02

Media Advisory: Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate New Name

SFUSD September 26, 2018
The Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School (formerly the Chinese Education Center) will celebrate its new name, which was unanimously approved by the Board of Education on August 28, 2018. 
Posted Date
2018-09-26

Salesforce.org Announces $8.5 Million Grant to SFUSD

SFUSD September 25, 2018
Salesforce.org announced it will donate $15.5 million towards San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) for the sixth and third year of partnerships, respectively.
Posted Date
2018-09-25

Highlights Sept. 24-28, 2018: History-making pilots visit elementary school, students learn about fire safety

SFUSD September 24, 2018
Alaska Airlines made history earlier this year and students at Rosa Parks Elementary School will have a front row seat. 
Posted Date
2018-09-24

Media Advisory: State Superintendent Tom Torlakson Visits Bryant Elementary to Highlight Global California 2030 Initiative

SFUSD September 24, 2018
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson will visit Bryant Elementary School to announce progress on California’s State Seals of Biliteracy, which signifies fluency in another language, and highlight successes in Bryant’s Spanish Biliteracy Program for English Learners.
Posted Date
2018-09-24

Media Advisory: SFUSD, Department of Emergency Management Announce New Earthquake Curriculum

SFUSD September 18, 2018
San Francisco city and school district leaders will announce a new curriculum unit specifically focused on educating students about earthquakes and how to be prepared for them. The unit allows students to engage in taking on real-life tasks that use San Francisco as the classroom. 
Posted Date
2018-09-18

Incident at Balboa High

SFUSD August 30, 2018
There was a report of a gun found at Balboa today. There was one minor non-life threatening injury reported. Balboa was placed on lockdown, and in an abundance of caution San Miguel Early Education Center, Denman MS, and Leadership HS were placed on lockdown too.
Posted Date
2018-08-30

Update regarding incident at Balboa High

SFUSD August 30, 2018
On Thursday, August 30, 2018, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Balboa High School contacted San Francisco Police regarding a possible gunshot fired in a classroom.
Posted Date
2018-08-30

SF Board of Education approves name changes for two elementary schools

SFUSD August 29, 2018
The San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved changing the names of two San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) schools on Tuesday.
Posted Date
2018-08-29

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