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Oakland Zoo bids farewell to elderly elephant
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Lisa was one of just 16 female African elephants at least 46 years old in a nationally accredited zoo.Bay Area
California sees boost in student applications for college financial aid
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New state law pushes numbers up, following a decline triggered by the pandemic.Bay Area
OUSD educators walk out in wildcat strike action
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Striking teachers want to raise their salaries to the median in Alameda County.Bay Area
California is preparing more credentialed teachers, but is it enough?
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California is one of the few states seeing an increase in entrants to the teaching profession.Bay Area
Amid California’s mounting literacy crisis, state names new literacy directors
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The state is highlighting structured literacy, which stresses explicit lessons on reading fundamentals such as phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.Arts & Entertainment
William Kentridge’s ‘SIBYL’ a dazzling, life-affirming display
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Kentridge-related events continue at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and UC Berkeley.Around Town
Diocese of Oakland considers Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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The diocese is home to Corpus Christi parish in Piedmont.California
California bill would require school employees to notify parents if child identifies as transgender
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A 2022 survey of 34,000 LGBTQ youth found that only a third of transgender and nonbinary children consider home a gender-affirming place.Bay Area
