Alex Jones ordered to pay another $473 million to Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.
College counselors are noticing an increase in interest among high school seniors applying to college for the Early Action deadline as the process returns to a more familiar routine from before the pandemic and more universities add the option for freshman admission.
In addition to pedestrian deaths being at a 25-year high, San Jose is facing a severe shortage of school crossing guards to keep kids safe at busy intersections near schools.
Although San Jose is facing a severe shortage of school crossing guards, that's not a problem at Trace Elementary, where Francisco makes sure the kids have safe passage. Len Ramirez reports. (10-27-22)
The San Francisco Unified School District is preparing to officially start construction on a new elementary school in the Mission Bay neighborhood.
Newly released statewide education tests results have provided proof of what many parents suspected and feared about learning loss during the pandemic.
It was well-known throughout the Jewish community in the 1950s that Stanford University discriminated against Jewish applicants despite the university routinely denying biased admissions practices.
Stanford University apologized for limiting the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s, a practice the school long denied had occurred.
A working mom in the South Bay took an unusual path to getting her high school diploma, a road that was over four decades in the making.
More teachers and especially teachers of color may remain in Oakland thanks in part to $6 million from state and private sources, city officials announced Thursday morning.
The University of California has moved up the date to submit undergraduate applications to Oct. 1, according to a statement from the university's president.
The Pittsburg High School marching band returns to Fleet Week as defending champions of the last High School Band Challenge in 2019. Ryan Yamamoto reports. (9-30-22)
Some UC Berkeley students living in university housing are on edge after trespassers repeatedly entered their buildings. Da Lin reports. (9-30-22)
Six GOP-led states are suing the Biden administration to try and halt its plan to forgive student loan debt.
Del Bianco reached a turning point, after working as a teacher for decades before leaving Sprice Elementary School in South San Francisco.
California will not expand education to make kindergarten mandatory after Gov. Newsom vetoed a law meant to address decreasing attendance during the pandemic.
Eleven Bay Area schools are among 29 statewide that were named Friday as National Blue Ribbon Schools, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
As the cost of living keeps rising, school districts are falling short on teachers. Daly City may have a solution. (9-2-22)
The bill, which would be enacted in the 2024-25 school year if signed by the governor, would require all children to attend one year of kindergarten before they can go to first grade.
A Catholic school in Redwood City is taking a new approach to paying tuition: if a parent comes to class one day a week then tuition is free. Kiet Do explains. (8-18-22)
San Jose teacher Lena Sugihara is combining technology and fun in her 1st grade class, by teaching her young students how to code. Kiet Do reports. (8/17/22)
A new, in-person school year is underway in Oakland, and for parents and teachers alike, that means a chance for kids to catch up on learning time lost during COVID.
Here's a list of the Bay Area school districts and campuses that have or will be welcoming students back to school this month.
Four city colleges in Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley are trying to incentivize students to return by offering free tuition.
Every year, Dee Johnson brings smiles to the faces of Oakland school children during her annual backpack giveaway. Sharon Chin reports. (8-14-22)
