California SAT and ACT plan at-home college admissions exams for fall if crisis keeps schools closed By Larry Gordon |EdSource | April 16, 2020 Exams will include high-tech proctoring to discourage cheating.
Featured in Category PUSD mental health clinicians offer guidance for trying times By Alisa Crovetti, Ph.D. and Amy Hazer, LCSW | April 14, 2020 The new normal will affect all of us differently; the Wellness Center offers some ways to make it through.
Featured in Category Parents fundraise for school crossing guards By Exedra Staff | April 14, 2020 With campuses closed, paychecks disappeared, too.
Featured in Category Virtual book fair supports Beach Elementary School By Exedra Staff | April 14, 2020 Load up on new books from April 14 to April 23; a portion of every sale goes to the school.
Featured in Category Piedmont Robotics hosts virtual ‘open house’ | Tues., April 21 By Helen Potter | April 13, 2020 PMS, PHS students and parents are invited to learn more about engineering, coding -- and more.
Featured in Category Survey of Piedmont parents, teachers highlights learning challenges ahead By Tina Bournazos, Exedra Staff | April 10, 2020 The district survey revealed a school community under immense stress, trying to find a way forward in uncertain times.
Around Town Piedmont teens create online grocery delivery platform for at-risk individuals By Atticus Lim | Feedmont.org | April 10, 2020 Feedmont.org was created by 4 PHS students and matches at-risk individuals with low-risk community members to deliver groceries and other essentials.
Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area districts caught off guard by online security breaches By Theresa Harrington | EdSource | April 10, 2020 Berkeley Unified and Oakland Unified scramble to tighten up online security.
Bay Area Berkeley Unified to pause live video instruction By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | April 10, 2020 Unauthorized man "exposed himself to students" and yelled obscenities during a zoom call.
California California schools’ response to pandemic varies widely By Ricardo Cano | CALmatters | April 10, 2020 Parents across the state have had very different experiences when it comes to distance learning; wealth inequality appears to be a major factor.