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City to cut school funds in exchange for services
- An annual allocation of city funds approved by voters for San Francisco’s public schools was reduced by $1.75 million and replaced with an in-kind amount of city services, it was announced Thursday at a Board of Supervisors meeting.
Parents of truant kids hauled to court
- Six parents of chronically truant San Francisco schoolchildren — each of whom missed more than 50 days of class — were arraigned Tuesday before a superior court judge on infractions that charged the guardians with failing to make sure their kids receive an education.
Teenager killed in shooting near Bayview school
- A 15-year-old was fatally shot midday Tuesday across from a high school campus in Bayview while students were inside taking their final exams.
Prosecuting parents of truant kids could begin this month
- As San Francisco’s public schools celebrated some success with bringing truant students back to school, District Attorney Kamala Harris said she’s ready to start prosecuting the parents of chronically absent children.
- As San Francisco’s public schools celebrated some success with bringing truant students back to school, District Attorney Kamala Harris said she’s ready to start prosecuting the parents of chronically absent children.
Should schools be too cool for pools?
- San Francisco public school students, weighted down with the requirement of learning to swim before they can graduate high school, could see that mandate and others lifted from their load.
State’s oldest school reflects
- When W. Carroll Tornroth entered kindergarten at Spring Valley Elementary School in 1918, Jackson Street was paved with cobblestones — and the school had already been in business for 65 years.
- When W. Carroll Tornroth entered kindergarten at Spring Valley Elementary School in 1918, Jackson Street was paved with cobblestones — and the school had already been in business for 65 years.
First-grader caught with gun at school
- A 6-year-old first-grade student brought a gun to his elementary school in the Excelsior district on Friday, according to San Francisco school officials.
Police prepare for worst-case scenario
- Gunmen will open fire inside a San Francisco Catholic high school this morning in a mock shooting designed to teach police, students and faculty how to respond to a genuine school attack.
School asthma gains fall short of breathtaking
- For the roughly one in five youths in San Francisco with asthma, getting through the school day can be like navigating a minefield of mold, dust and pollen that can trigger an asthma attack.
Newsom awards principals of the year
- Four local principals were honored Friday as the first recipients of Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Principal of the Year awards.
Reserve to shine bright on school district
- San Francisco’s public schools are in line to receive $17.9 million to $19.7 million in city funds from a “rainy day” reserve, Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to announce today.
Language-test numbers fail to keep pace with state
- San Francisco students learning English are holding steady when it comes to achieving fluency — while peers statewide are showing gains, according to data released Wednesday by the California Department of Education.
City urges students to bicycle to school
- While San Francisco is often seen as a bikeable, walkable city, very few students ride bicycles or walk to school, according to the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. The City’s Department of Public Health is hoping a $500,000 grant will change that. The grant, from the federal Safe Routes to School programs, would provide funding for infrastructure and education that would make it easier for students to walk and bicycle to school. Leaders said they hope to roll out Safe Routes programs at five local schools in the fall and at another 10 next fall.