President Biden visits Arizona, apologizes for ‘sin’ of 150-year-old boarding school policy

President Joe Biden formally apologized to Native Americans for the "sin" of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated Indian children from their parents, calling it "blot on American history" in his first visit to Native Country.

Teachers in the Bay Area's most expensive city go on strike

Teachers in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. – and the Bay Area – are on strike for a second day. 

Teachers in the Bay Area's most expensive city go on strike
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The Las Lomitas Education Association, which includes schools in Atherton and Menlo Park, is asking the Las Lomitas Elementary School District to increase pay to a "livable wage" and provide fully funded health benefits.

SJSU v. Nevada volleyball game moves to San Jose over transgender athlete

Members of the Nevada team have said they won't play in the game that was scheduled to be played in Reno on Saturday because San Jose has a transgender player on the roster.

SFUSD school board approves new superintendent in 6-1 vote

San Francisco schools officially have a new superintendent. Maria Su was voted into the role at a San Francisco Unified School District Board Meeting in the city Tuesday night.

Man dies after being hit by dump truck in San Francisco near UCSF

A pedestrian was killed Tuesday in a collision with a dump truck near the campus of UCSF, where there is a major construction project underway. 

Maria Su expected to be confirmed as new SFUSD Superintendent

San Francisco's school board will vote on Tuesday to confirm Maria Su as the district's new superintendent after Matt Wayne abruptly stepped down Friday. On Monday, she picked up a vote of confidence from the head of California's Department of Education.

Controversial 'Stanford Prison Experiment' psychologist dies at 91

Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment" that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91.

Skyline High School postpones homecoming dance

A typical rite of passage for many high schoolers, students at Oakland's Skyline High School will have to wait after the homecoming date scheduled for Saturday was postponed due to a grass fire.

SFUSD Supt. Matt Wayne resigns, school closures on hold

San Francisco Unified School District Supt. Matt Wayne resigned on Friday, following a closed-door meeting with school board members. 

Non-binary South Bay teacher placed on leave over gender-identity material

A Cupertino school board met for hours, Thursday, to, in part, consider how to incorporate gender identity material into the classroom for children as young as four-years-old.

The impact of domestic violence on women in prison for killing their abusers

A Stanford study surveyed 650 women incarcerated in California and found that intimate partner violence often led women to long prison sentences for acts of survival.

Sierra sees its first snow of the season

While much of Northern California is seeing a Red Flag Warning, the first snow of the season fell in the Sierra on Thursday. 

Changes expected in SFUSD leadership, sources say

The future of the embattled superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, Matt Wayne, is in question, as the district plans to discuss changes in leadership.

Cupertino non-binary teacher on leave over uproar over classroom lesson materials
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A school board in Cupertino considered on Thursday making changes to the rules governing teaching materials used in gender-identity lessons for children as young as four-years-old.

Sutro Elementary parents decry 'chaos' at SF Unified over school closures

Parents and families at Sutro Elementary in San Francisco say they’re ready to do anything to convince the district their school shouldn't close. Sutro is one of 13 schools listed for possible closure next year, according to a list released by the San Francisco Unified School District.