Graduation freebies, deals for class of 2025

To celebrate graduation season, several businesses are offering special deals for grads.

UC Berkeley graduates celebrate campuswide commencement

UC Berkeley’s campus was buzzing with excitement on Saturday morning as thousands of students gathered for the university’s campuswide commencement ceremony - a defining moment marking the end of years of hard work and the start of a new chapter.

Layoff notices canceled for San Francisco schools paraeducators and counselors

Final layoff notices for 34 counselors and 117 paraeducators with the San Francisco Unified School District were canceled, school officials announced on Friday. 

Teacher quits profession after viral rant on how AI is 'ruining' education

Former English teacher Hannah went viral for her honest video about quitting teaching because of frustrations over students lacking motivation due to technology.

Rally against cuts to Oakland afterschool programs

Oakland parents, students, and service providers rallied on Wednesday to protest school board cuts to after-school programs that could affect 1,600 students.

Why student loan delinquencies are soaring - and credit scores are dropping

Millions of student loan borrowers saw their credit scores drop by more than 100 points after student loan delinquencies began showing up on credit reports again this year.

Pinole baseball coach reinstated after racist-chants probe

The baseball coach at Pinole Valley High School was reinstated on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after he was suspended during an investigation into racist-chants at a game.

OUSD afterschool programs could be cut by up to 80%

All the afterschool, early morning and summer programs in the Oakland Unified School District could be cut by up to 80% starting in August. 

Video of violent attack at Gilroy school spurs lawsuit

Nearly a year ago, a student at a Gilroy school stabbed another during a fight in a bathroom. Now, new video of a separate act of violence on the same campus in 2024 has surfaced, putting the school and district back in the spotlight. 

Students targeting Chromebooks in dangerous TikTok challenge, schools warn

An East Bay school district is warning parents about a dangerous and destructive TikTok trend that officials say could cause serious burns or injuries.

Eligible OUSD graduates can automatically enroll at Cal State East Bay

The Oakland Unified School District is working with Cal State East Bay to automatically enroll eligible high school graduates into the college.

Retired BART cars getting a second life, from a baseball concession stand to a vacation rental

Few would argue that BART is embedded into Bay Area’s history, and now efforts are under way to preserve some of that history with opportunities for the public to enjoy the transit agency’s legacy train cars that have been retired. 

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk speaks at San Francisco State University

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Tuesday spoke to an appreciative crowd Tuesday at San Francisco State University, touching on topics including illegal immigration, slavery, religion and transgender athletes.

16-year-old becomes youngest to receive Ph.D. in the US, university claims

Mike Wimmer was also running three companies while getting his Ph.D. “I’ve learned over time to have a really good balance of that work and school, as well as personal time.”

13-year-old San Jose boy accepted to more than 100 colleges

At just 13 years old, Sunny Nguyen of San Jose might be close to achieving a world record as one of the youngest people to get accepted into the most colleges.

Student loan collections on defaulted loans restart today: What to know

Student loans that are in default will be referred for collection, beginning on Monday, May 5. Here's what that means and what borrowers in default can do.