Health Matters
Education
Fewer kids are going to California public schools. Is there a right way to close campuses?
|
Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief grants and state budget uncertainty have combined to put hundreds of CA school districts in precarious financial straits.safety
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory home to world’s fastest supercomputer
|
El Capitan, which officials at the federal lab said can perform 1.742 quintillion calculations per second, was verified as the world’s most powerful supercomputer during the 2024 Supercomputing Conference being held this week in Atlanta.Education
Islamophobia, harassment skyrocketing on California’s college campuses, report reveals
|
Eighty-five percent of respondents from Cal reported experiencing Islamophobia, the highest out of the 87 college campuses surveyed throughout the state.Education
Attendance is a bright spot in the latest California School Dashboard
|
Chronic absenteeism dropped to 20% last school year, but that is still higher than the pre-pandemic rate of 12%.Education
First forecast for 2025-26 school funding: More money with a twist
|
Higher revenues than predicted will likely produce a modest increase in funding in 2025-26 for TK-12 schools and community colleges.Around Town
Register now for the 23rd annual Piedmont Turkey Trot
|
New this year: A "Tiny Tot Trot" the day before the Thanksgiving run.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Papercutting exhibit, Smuin Christmas Ballet, Dickens fair, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra, Gryphon Trio
|
Music, dance, and more leading into the holidays.Arts & Entertainment
SF Symphony Youth Orchestra begins 2024-25 season with new director Radu Paponiu, sax soloist Harry Jo
|
Jo is a senior at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton who played piano as a 5-year-old, started studying violin at 8, and took up alto saxophone at 11.Featured in Category
