Mark Sanchez – California Globe

Elite Lowell School Back in the News

November 29, 2022 2:45 amNovember 28, 2022 8:19 pm

This is Part II of a series reporting on San Francisco’s prestigious Lowell High School as it returns to merit-based admissions. In June of this year I reported on the decision of the San Francisco United School District Board which...

Former SF Board of Education VP Alison Collins Sues School District, 5 Board Members for $87 Million

April 1, 2021 2:52 pm

Former San Francisco School Board Vice President Alison Collins filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and five board members who voted to oust her as Vice President last week over racist tweets that...

SF School Board To Vote On Removing VP Alison Collins of All Titles, Responsibilities

March 24, 2021 2:16 pmMarch 26, 2021 2:03 pm

On Tuesday, members of the San Francisco Board of Education announced that they would be calling a special meeting Thursday to vote to formally remove SF Board of Education Alison Collins of all titles and responsibilities following growing backlash over...

SF School Board’s Fast-Track Resolution to Eliminate Merit-Based Admission to Lowell High School

February 10, 2021 6:17 pmFebruary 12, 2021 11:28 am

San Francisco’s controversial Board of Education voted this week to end merit-based admission to Lowell High School, a top academic high school, and the city’s No. 1 public high school. “Lowell has stood out as a beacon of academic excellence...

The Crazy Interview with SF School Board President on How San Francisco Renamed its Schools

February 8, 2021 7:38 amFebruary 9, 2021 6:24 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District, “is planning to rename a school named after Abraham Lincoln because the former president did not demonstrate that ‘black lives mattered to him,” the Globe reported in December. “President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of...

SF School Board Proposes Renaming Washington and Lincoln Schools With Jerry Garcia

January 30, 2021 10:10 amFebruary 2, 2021 1:18 pm

We learned this week that the San Francisco School Board voted 6-1 to rename 44 schools around the city over “racist” namesakes, of historical figures in U.S. history from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln to Paul Revere to U.S. Senator...

10,000 Sign Petition as Outrage Grows Over San Francisco School Renaming Decision

January 29, 2021 2:10 amJanuary 29, 2021 3:15 pm

On Thursday, outrage over the San Francisco School Board’s Tuesday decision to rename 44 schools in the district over ‘racist’ namesakes grew to new levels. Tuesday’s decision, which would rename schools honoring everyone from former presidents such as George Washington...