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Vallejo City Council Denies ELITE Public Schools Permit to Expand into Downtown
After two years of fighting for their plans, members of the Vallejo City Council by a 6-1 vote, approved an appeal that overturned the Planning Commission’s decision to allow ELITE Public Schools charter to expand into downtown Vallejo. ELITE Public Schools had submitted an application in July 2022 for...
S.F. teacher turning 100 is celebrated by students she inspired over decades
OAKLAND -- On Sunday afternoon in Oakland, a 100th birthday celebration for a retired teacher became a heartfelt class reunion. Students from nearly four decades showed up to honor their beloved mentor, known simply as Flossie.As she wheeled herself down the hallway to her own birthday party, Florence Lewis was thinking about the students who were on their way to see her."They're coming when they're 70 years old because they remember that something I said made such a difference in their lives," she said. "And those memories have carried them back here. It's not that I expect it. I could...
Recent Bay Area high school graduates earn $5k scholarships for digital finance studies
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ten graduating Northern California high school seniors have earned $5,000 in scholarships for their exceptional interest in digital finance, specifically related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The scholarships were funded by Circle Internet Financial, a cryptocurrency company based in Boston, and awarded by Junior Achievement, the century-old nonprofit helping high school students learn about business.
San Francisco Continues Efforts to Strengthen Downtown Through Higher Education
San Francisco's mayor wants help from colleges, including historically Black institutions, to fill vacant buildings and bring more residents to the city's downtown area. The Black 2 San Francisco program welcomed 60 students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the country to study in San Francisco for the summer.
The Oakland Ed Week in Review 6/29/24-7/5/24
We’re back with our roundup of education news from around The Town, the Bay Area, state, and nation for your weekend reading. This is a Dirk favorite and one of the last blogs he published for Great School Voices. Here’s what’s been going on:. Here in Oakland...
I am an academic butter knife at UC Berkeley
Let me set the scene: It’s the summer before my junior year at UC Berkeley. I’m sitting at my desk, navigating through the CalCentral academics tab. Summer Session C has just started — I’ve sat through exactly one lecture and one lab for Data 8 so far.
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