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Christian group hands out Bibles in front of Piedmont Middle School
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In what has become an annual appearance, members of Gideons International targeted middle school students on their way to school.Bay Area
California Volunteers announces program to help students pay for college through public service
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Service will be embedded in the academic curriculum, and support a four-year path to graduation and post-college employment.Bay Area
UC Berkeley removes Boalt’s name from its law school
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The move comes after a research paper revealed John Henry Boalt's connection to racist policies against Chinese immigrants in the late-19th century.Featured in Category
Photos: ‘Fund Public Education Now’ rally
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The event marked the end of a week's worth of activities designed to raise awareness of the need for more state funding of public education in California.Schools
School District seeks substitute teachers
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California has a teacher shortage, and in turn, a shortage of subs. All districts in Alameda and Contra Costa County are facing shortfalls.Around Town
2020 ‘Readmont’ launches with graphic novel, The Complete Maus
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Piedmont’s “one city, one book” project, now in its ninth year, has selected the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler’s Europe.Featured in Category
This weekend: PHS musical Into the Woods
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Due to construction on the high school campus, this year's performances will be at Mills College.Featured in Category
PUSD advocates for more public school funding
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'Fund Education Now' Week will run Feb 3 - Feb 7, and will feature a rally and a letter-writing and social media campaign targeted at state legislators.Featured in Category
