San Jose teaching assistant charge for possessing child sexual abuse materials

A teaching assistant at a San Jose school was charged with one felony count of possession of child sexual abuse material after another staff member found a flash drive containing inappropriate pictures of children, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said.

Oakland charter school seeks renewal

Part of AIMS Charter School in downtown Oakland could be in jeopardy after the Oakland Unified School District rejected its application to renew its charter.

Bay FC head coach under investigation for 'toxic' environment, NWSL confirms

The National Women's Soccer League has confirmed it's investigating Bay FC and its head coach for fostering a "toxic" environment, according to two former players.

Trump order aims to deny student loan relief to some borrowers

President Donald Trump is ordering changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that would disqualify workers of nonprofit groups deemed to have engaged in “improper" activities.

Stanford student journalist won't face criminal charges while covering pro-Palestinian protest

A Stanford University student journalist who entered a campus building last summer while covering a student protest in support of Palestinians during the war between Israel and Hamas will not be criminally charged, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Educators brace for fallout from Trump's plan to end Department of Education
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Local educators said the most vulnerable would be most negatively impacted by President Donald Trump's plan to first cut, then eliminate the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Local educators brace for fallout from Trump’s ‘dismantling’ of US Department of Education

Many educators said the most vulnerable are bearing the burden of ordered cuts, and will suffer disproportionately if the department, established in the 1970s under President Jimmy Carter, becomes an historical footnote.

San Francisco State University cutting some sport programs amid budget deficit

San Francisco State University is cutting some sports teams from their athletic programs to help balance the college's budget amid a "significant deficit."

'Future of Food' exhibit to open at UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science

The future of food is here, and it's sustainable. The University of California, Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science is opening a new exhibit titled the "Future of Food", and it's highlighting the scientists and companies on the forefront of that effort.

DOJ opens civil rights investigation at University of California

The US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations of antisemitism at the University of California. 

Stanford researcher tampered with cancer research after being fired, jury finds

A former employee of Stanford University was found guilty of accessing a clinical research database for a multisite breast cancer study and altering patient records after her authorization was revoked over a decade ago, according to federal prosecutors.