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Successful “Matching Monday” for the 2018-19 Giving Campaign schools fundraiser

By The Giving Campaign | December 17, 2018

Anonymous family offers to match up to $10,000 in donations.

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School district seeks ways to close projected deficits for 2019-20, 2020-21

By Lucinda Ryan | December 17, 2018

Declining student enrollment and pension costs make budget projections dire.

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Piedmont Arts Fund grants $65,000 to Piedmont schools

By The Piedmont Arts Fund | December 17, 2018

Making possible a wide range of K-12 art programs, from music to fine arts and theater and more.

Home Base students learn life skills with Center for Independent Living

By Gabriela Hochster | The Piedmont Highlander | December 16, 2018

Free Berkeley-based program provides support for special education students 14 and older making their transition to life outside of school.

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High School Troubadours bring harmony to the holidays

By Exedra Staff | December 7, 2018

A Cappella singers spread good cheer and harmony around campus.

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Require ethnic studies to graduate high school? California inches closer to the idea

By Elizabeth Castillo | CALmatters | August 14, 2018

Proponents say ethnic studies could boost student success and build empathy cross-culturally. But skeptics say the state can't afford such a requirement.