By Lisa Cisneros on August 17, 2011 Not only is the advancement of science and technology fundamental to improving human health and quality of life, it is also crucial to maintaining the nation’s leadership in a global economy. And while the US continues to grapple with a frail economy, those gathered in Genentech [...]
For as long as she can remember, 17-year-old Chanelle Dorton has wanted to be a crime scene investigator. She put aside that notion, however, after she failed a few science classes and kept missing school to take care of younger siblings. Now her dream has been resurrected. Chanelle is one of 20 students from [...]
Community members are invited to join district officials tonight, May 5, 2011 at Thurgood Marshall High School from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. This will be the first of three meetings held in different areas of the city throughout the month of May as the district holds community forums to discuss current budget projections [...]
If you haven’t heard already, San Francisco public schools have a new enrollment system for the 2011-2012 school year. Want help sorting through the new application process? Here are a few upcoming events coming to a neighborhood near you:Mobile Enrollment Center:SFUSD is hitting the road this month with its brand new Mobile Enrollment Center [...]
Everyone has a role to play in community schools! Author: Stefanie Eldred, SFUSD parent and Community Schools Coordinator at Hillcrest Elementary School A good education is the strongest predictor of success in life, and yet, many children in our community are faced with daunting challenges that make it difficult for them to [...]
Do you know who is running for school board and what they stand for? Greetings San Franciscans! This is a big year for our public schools. Three seats are up for the Board of Education, and we want to make sure you have the opportunity to learn about who’s running. Below, we’ve included links [...]
Author: Christopher Wong, volunteer interpreter for public school families Being of Chinese origin and speaking Spanish often surprises people. But it always makes for a great ice-breaker when I’m interpreting for Spanish-speaking parents in our public schools. After spending a year in Madrid teaching, I learned that I wasn’t cut out to be [...]
By Jim Worster, volunteer mentor and Advent Software employee Every Wednesday my co-workers and I leave our computers, put away our phones and squeeze into a few cars for a drive down to the Bayview. For the next hour we get a powerful reminder of what matters. Over ten years ago, my employer, Advent Software, [...]
Summer internships make learning come to life for local high school students. Watch students and their employer mentors share their stories! School may be out, but for hundreds of high school students the work is just getting started. Every year the San Francisco Unified School District’s Career Technical Education program places over 250 [...]
Parents, students and administrators announce their lawsuit at a press conference this morning. Today, local parents and students joined the San Francisco Unified School District and a coalition of other California families, school districts and organizations in filing a lawsuit against the State of California, claiming that the State has failed to fulfill [...]
