West Oakland Middle School students awarded Spring Break trip to Hawaii

A group of Oakland middle schoolers are getting the opportunity of a lifetime and headed to Hawaii Sunday for spring break. Oakland Unified School District formed a special partnership to make the trip happen, officials said.

Oakland middle schoolers head to Hawaii for special spring break trip

A group of Oakland middle schoolers are getting the opportunity of a lifetime and headed to Hawaii Sunday for spring break. Oakland Unified School District formed a special partnership to make the trip happen, officials said.

Legislation proposes national historical park to honor Cesar Chavez

It's Cesar Chavez Day, when we honor the civil rights leader who launched the farmworker movement. Now, legislators want to pay tribute to him in a different way; by proposing a Cesar Chavez National Historical Park. Part of it would be right in San Jose.

UC's new plan to simplify transferring could have opposite impact, critics say

UC's idea to simplify the transfer process already faces criticism from lawmakers and college access advocates who fear the proposal will only make transferring more confusing for students.

Oakland teachers walk off job over pay

Oakland public school teachers walked out Friday morning over their ongoing contract dispute with the district. 

House GOP passes Parents' Bill of Rights Act in clash over schools

The bill would give parents greater oversight of what is taught in public schools. Critics say it is a burdensome proposal that would fuel a far-right movement that has resulted in book bans.

All LAUSD schools closed as thousands of employees continue 3-day strike

Los Angeles Unifed campuses will be closed Tuesday and likely through Thursday as service workers begin a planned strike -- leaving more than 400,000 students without classes.

Lawyer: 29-year-old who posed as teen student in NJ was lonely

A woman accused of using false documents to enroll as a New Jersey high school student and attend some classes over a four-day period did so because she longed to return to her days with friends in school.

Sonoma middle school student threatens to shoot classmates, sheriff claims

A student was arrested Saturday after allegedly threatening a school shooting at Altimira Middle School, Sonoma County authorities said.

2 Santa Rosa students arrested after fight, marijuana and weapons found

Two Santa Rosa high school students were arrested Friday morning for possession of weapons after police responded to a school about a fight. 

Student injured in stabbing at San Francisco middle school

A student was wounded in a stabbing at a middle school in San Francisco on Friday afternoon, authorities said. 

Oakland Restaurant Week kicks off following some tough pandemic years

The kick-off to Oakland Restaurant Week coincides with the third anniversary of the Bay Area's COVID shelter-in-place order. Restauranteurs are happy to have rooms full of people once again.

Stanford University employee charged with lying about campus rapes

A Stanford University employee who claimed that she was raped twice on campus was charged with lying about the alleged sexual assaults, prosecutors said.