Board votes to close 2 elementary schools in San Jose

The vote was 4-0 with one board member absent. The vote will impact 700 students and their families.

Oakland public schools discussing $21M in budget cuts

When it comes to kids and schools, budget cuts aren’t a popular discussion, but it’s become a necessary one Wednesday night for Oakland Unified School District. 

Dry February triggers fears of wildfire season intensity

It’s the winter season, but you won’t know it around Lake Merritt on Tuesday as joggers traversed its outer edges amid sunny skies and temperatures that soared to 70 degrees.

$8M settlement reached for family of Danville teen who drowned during swim class

The family of a Danville teen who drowned during his swim class in 2018 has settled their wrongful death lawsuit with the San Ramon Valley Unified School District for $8 million. 

Standing room crowd at Cal to learn more about coronavirus

Dr. Art Reingold, a professor at UC Berkeley, wanted to educate students, staff and the public and stop the spread of misinformation.

Bay Area infectious disease specialist develops coronavirus test with rapid results

A Bay Area infectious disease specialist has developed a test for coronavirus that cuts in half the time it takes to diagnose the illness from current testing methods.

Should your student loans and your spouse’s get hitched?

You can save money by refinancing student loans, but not everyone qualifies. If your better half has a better financial profile, you can share the benefits of refinancing in two ways:

Stanford scientist creates bionic jellyfish that could aid in future research

Using a moon jellyfish, the bioengineering Ph.D. candidate created something that is part animal and part machine, which she can control in a research project that has been working on for the last six years. 

California may halt student fitness tests due to bullying of disabled, non-binary students

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pause physical education tests for students for three years due to concerns over bullying and the test discriminating against disabled and non-binary students. The move also comes after annual test results show a growing percentage of students scoring not healthy.

Suspect arrested after burglary at San Francisco arts school

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and tools from the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, police said Tuesday.

University of California report says UC should keep SATs

The report dealt a blow to activist groups that have long argued standardized tests put minority and low-income students at a disadvantage

San Francisco hospital cares for two coronavirus patients

A San Francisco hospital is treating two patients from another California county who previously contracted the coronavirus, health officials said in a news release Monday.