Bay Area Political rancor has had chilling effect on public education, survey finds By Diana Lambert | EdSource | December 1, 2022 Classrooms have less instruction on race and racism and more harassment of LGBTQ youth, according to nationwide survey of principals.
Bay Area Flu, COVID, RSV transmission increasing ‘in every category’ state officials warn By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | November 18, 2022 For infants and young toddlers, RSV can be more serious than a common cold.
Bay Area EdSource panel: Tutoring can come in many forms — almost all of them good By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | November 17, 2022 Whether in person or online, tutoring is the only way students will catch up academically, experts say.
Featured in Category Education Speaker Series program to highlight strategies for communication and change By Lou Fancher | November 11, 2022 Dr. Shakti Butler will discuss unconscious bias and explore ways to build equity and bring about change.
Around Town April 2023 Mexico Mission Trip is accepting applications through Nov. 14 By Margaret Hiller, Piedmont Community Church | November 8, 2022 Students need not be members of Piedmont Community Church to participate.
Bay Area Poverty drops in California but only because of child tax credit, COVID relief funds By Wendy Fry | CalMatters | November 7, 2022 With the assistance, 3.9 million Californians stayed out of poverty, according to researchers.
Bay Area Would Prop. 1 allow abortions after fetal viability? Legal experts say no By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | October 31, 2022 Proponents say that passing the proposition enshrines the right to abortion into the California Constitution so that a future court cannot take it away.
Bay Area Stanford-Harvard ‘scorecard’ translates California’s test scores into months of missed learning By John Fensterwald | EdSource | October 28, 2022 The "Education Recovery Scorecard" shows vast disparities among districts in how much learning declined during the pandemic.
Bay Area State test scores show continued negative impact of pandemic By Exedra Staff | October 25, 2022 Piedmont's proficiency rates in reading appear to hold steady, but math scores dipped.
Cal Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in admissions could affect California private colleges By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | October 25, 2022 Decision could also impact California students attending colleges out of state.