Tag: San Francisco Unified School District
California Judge Overturns San Francisco Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote
In 2016, San Francisco voters approved a charter amendment allowing certain noncitizens to vote in school board elections. The Charter amendment also gave the County Board of Supervisors authority to extend the noncitizen voting authorization beyond 2022. On November 2,...
Teacher Union Tantrums Now Count as Sick Days in California
It’s mid-January and winter break has come to an end. For more than 6.5 million children here in California, that means it’s time to go back to school. But in several major school districts across the state, schools remained closed the first week back — negatively impacting tens of thousands of students ready to learn and reconnect...
Hundreds of San Francisco Public School Teachers Stage ‘Sickout’ Protest For More School COVID-19 Protections
Hundreds of San Francisco Unified School District teachers staged a “Sickout” protest on Thursday, refusing to teach in classrooms while the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) demands the district to increase safety measures. Specifically, UESF teachers want several safety improvements,...
SF School District Unveils $125 Million Budget Cut Plan To Avoid State Takeover
The San Francisco Unified School District unveiled its plan to avoid a state takeover on Tuesday, proposing massive cuts and firings to eliminate the current $125 million shortfall that the District faces next year. The projected shortfall in the SFUSD’s...
San Francisco School Board Members Facing Recall Election Make Last Ditch Effort To Stop Voters Signing the Petition
The effort to recall San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez, and members Alison Collins and Faauuga Moliga, has grown in the last few weeks as the number of voters in favor of their recall continues to reach unprecedented levels...
San Francisco, Six Other Counties Fall To Red Reopening Tier
On Tuesday, the California Department of Health downgraded the counties of El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Napa, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Clara from the the highest COVID-19 reopening tier, purple, to the next lowest, red. The move, which...