Featured in Category PEF thanks the 1,164 families who gave to this year’s Giving Campaign By Piedmont Education Foundation | January 19, 2024 $3.4 million has been donated to help to meet the needs of students, teachers and schools.
Featured in Category Giving Campaign raises $3.4 million for Piedmont schools By The Giving Campaign Team | PEF | January 19, 2024 Number of donors and total amount both up from last year; transitional Kindergarten (TK) parents win class competition.
Bay Area University of California enrolled a record number of California residents in the fall By Michael Burke | EdSource | January 19, 2024 Davis, Irvine, and Santa Cruz see biggest increases in California freshmen.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Global lineup at Noir City 21 in Oakland By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | January 18, 2024 The celebrated festival is at the Grand Lake Theatre for the first time.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Gershwin in New York’ celebrates ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ centennial By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News Foundation | January 18, 2024 The composition is widely credited for ushering in the Jazz Age.
Arts & Entertainment Stylish de Young exhibition showcases decades of SF fashion By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | January 18, 2024 Exhibition includes the opportunity to try on haute couture -- via augmented reality tech.
Housing Dream for All: Down payment assistance for first-time California homebuyers relaunches with new lottery By Felicia Mello | CalMatters | January 18, 2024 State officials hope a lottery will make obtaining home purchase financing more equitable.
Health Matters Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis By Liz Szabo | KFF Health News | January 18, 2024 Hundreds of thousands of Americans become disabled or die each year because of a diagnostic error.
Featured in Category America’s health system isn’t ready for the surge of seniors with disabilities By Judith Graham | KFF Health News | January 17, 2024 More than a third of older adults have a disability. Many find it difficult to get the medical care they need.
Bay Area White and male college leadership fails to reflect California’s racial, ethnic diversity By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | January 17, 2024 Two-thirds of undergraduates across the state identify as Latino, Black, Asian, or Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, according to a new report.