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ESPN's College GameDay Heads to Prestigious California University for the First Time
BERKELEY – ESPN's College GameDay will make its first-ever stop in Berkeley on Saturday, Oct. 5, ahead of California’s matchup against Miami at California Memorial Stadium. The pregame show, built by The Home Depot, will broadcast live from Memorial Glade, located in the heart of UC Berkeley’s campus.
SFUSD review finds nearly 350 teachers without active teaching credentials
San Francisco Unified School District officials said Friday that they have discovered about 350 teachers in the district who do not have active teaching credentials.The district said the discovery of the uncredentialed teachers was "a symptom of the ongoing challenges" related to the payroll system EMPowerSF implemented in 2022 that has been riddled with problems since then, with many teachers and district employees reporting receiving inaccurate paychecks or nothing at all.SFUSD is moving to a new system to replace EMPowerSF and reviewed over 7,000 credentials issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The district began sending letters earlier this...
Planning Board Approves Preschool Permit After Call for Review
On September 23, the Planning Board held a hearing to consider Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer’s Call for Review of a Zoning Administrator’s approval of the Small Size Big Minds preschool and after school program at 3100 Central Avenue, where a church with daycare previously operated. The Call for Review argued that the environmental review of the project’s effect on traffic, noise, and safety was inadequate, among other objections. After robust public comment and discussion, the Planning Board upheld the use permit with conditions, affirming the project’s categorical exemption from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.
Parents in limbo as S.F. school district grapples with ongoing problems
SAN FRANCISCO -- For some San Francisco Unified School District families, it feels like never-ending bad news.On Friday a review by district officials found that about 350 teachers do not have active teaching credentials.This is after the district missed a deadline to announce impending school closures back on Sept. 18."It's more about the thrashing I suppose than any one thing," said parent Gerald Kanapathy about the situation.Kanapathy has two children at San Francisco Public Montessori. He was waiting for the school closure list that was supposed to be released on the 18th."If I'm looking at it objectively, I'd say it's...
Stanford marketing course requiring DEI statement to enroll
(The Center Square) – Requiring students to make a DEI statement to qualify for a course is “inappropriate” and could cross the line of compelled speech, according to a Brookings expert. Stanford University is requiring those applying to enroll in the school’s Global Entrepreneurial Marketing course offered by the Department of Management Science and Engineering to make a diversity and inclusion statement. “Diversity is an important part of the mission...
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