Jill Tucker

Thousands of University of California academics have made the claim that too many students are showing up unprepared for the rigors of college

New smartphone policies will kick in at most of California’s 1,000 school districts this fall — and officials hope that students will have little to no other option than to pay attention.

No texts. No calls. No TikTok, YouTube, Instagram or Snapchat. Definitely no reassuring buzz in the backpack alerting the latest must-know, must-see something in the digital world.

Nearly 200 San Francisco students poured into the brand new Mission Bay School on Monday. The city is unlikely to see another such state-of-the-art school for another 20 years — or more.

San Francisco threw open the schoolhouse doors across the city Monday as 38,000 students filed in for the first day of class with a rare kind of celebratory start: A brand new school had opened.

The Oakland school district’s finances are so dire and its risk of running out of money are of such concern that fiscal experts have lowered its credit rating to BBB with a “negative” outlook.

This guide offers one-stop shopping for the San Francisco Unified School District and charter high schools, as well as private schools in the city and surrounding areas.

Staff Writer Lowell High School's baseball team must forfeit games and hire new coaches following a racial incident during a game.

Staff Writer The Oakland Unified School District Board of Directors, at their meeting on May 14 at La Escualita Middle School in Oakland.

Staff Writer Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff continues to donate money to San Francisco public schools.