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.
Schools PUSD updates COVID protocols By Exedra Staff | January 12, 2024 School district moves away from five-day isolation period to symptoms-based approach, per CDPH guidance.
California Rainy day fund would bail out schools, community colleges in Newsom’s 2024-25 state budget By John Fensterwald | EdSource | January 12, 2024 5% promised funding hikes for UC, CSU would be deferred for a year.
Featured in Category PUSD hosting TK information night on Jan. 23 By Piedmont Unified School District | January 12, 2024 For Piedmont resident families with kids turning 5 between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025.
California Schools start new year with new laws covering everything from suspensions to school safety By Diana Lambert | EdSource | January 9, 2024 A round-up of new education legislation now in effect.
Bay Area California struggles to support personal, educational needs of children, report card finds By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | January 9, 2024 The 2024 California Children’s Report Card was conducted by the organization Children Now.
Arts & Entertainment Advocates call for credentialing reforms to open K-12 instruction to arts educators By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | January 9, 2024 For many artists, teaching is a dream gig, a way to enrich lives and stimulate critical thinking in a generation slammed by pandemic learning loss.
Education A ‘pocket of hope’: This California school district made a difference on Black students’ scores By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | January 2, 2024 Emeryville's public school district took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.
Education Study: Parents trust librarians despite national push to ban books By Greg Childress | NC Online | January 1, 2024 Trust in school and public librarians is strong across demographic groups.