Featured in Category The final days of the Giving Campaign By Piedmont Education Foundation | December 15, 2020 The Campaign has raised over $2.7 million so far, very close to the $3 million goal.
Schools Letter to the Editor | We doubled our contribution to schools this year By Tom Snyder | PMS/PHS Parent, PEF Board Member, PEF Grants Committee Co-chair | December 11, 2020 Parent and PEF board member Tom Snyder says his family gave more to the Giving Campaign this year because of the many pandemic-related challenges facing Piedmont schools.
Featured in Category Anderson Thigpen, Cooper to be sworn in By Damin Esper | December 11, 2020 School board welcome the two new members on Dec. 15.
Featured in Category Giving Campaign encourages employer matching gifts By Piedmont Education Foundation | December 8, 2020 With corporate matching gifts you can double (or even more than double) your gift to PEF to support our schools.
Bay Area California parents sue state alleging inequity in distance learning By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 1, 2020 The lawsuit was filed in Alameda County Superior Court Monday.
California Pandemic’s spread casts dark cloud over return to school in January — or beyond in state By Louis Freedberg, EdSource | Local News Matters | December 1, 2020 Things are not looking good for in-person instruction, and some families have even sued state over distance learning inequities.
Arts & Entertainment Pulitzer Prize-winning author joins online event to discuss systemic racism, education By Exedra Staff | December 1, 2020 'Caste' author Isabel Wilkerson is the featured speaker at the event hosted by the nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves.
Featured in Category School community meeting to take place before winter break By Exedra Staff | December 1, 2020 Seeking to quell parent concerns, PUSD modifies a controversial plan floated before Thanksgiving for middle and high schools.
Schools Less siloed, more inclusive: Changes to special education teacher preparation expected to have big impact on schools By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | December 1, 2020 New standards will focus on co-teaching and collaboration between special education and their general education colleagues.
California Early data on learning loss show big drop in math, but not reading skills By John Fensterwald | EdSource | December 1, 2020 Big asterisk: Many ‘missing’ low-income students didn’t take the test this fall