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UC decision on restoring SAT, ACT is a year away, officials say
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (890+ words) People walk through Sather Gate at UC Berkeley in June 2025. University of California officials said Tuesday that regents will not consider whether to restore SAT and ACT requirements in admissions for about a year. Despite intense pressure from thousands of…...
The solution to reviving the S.F. Centre has been sitting right under the city’s nose
13+ hour, 16+ min ago (795+ words) The closed San Francisco Centre mall, pictured in 2025, is a good fit for conversion into a campus for the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. Last week, a deal to purchase the San Francisco Centre collapsed after the prospective buyers…...
When could UC bring back the SAT? A key timeline just disappeared
20+ hour, 19+ min ago (960+ words) Will the SAT return to UC admissions?...
S.F. Chronicle wins Sigma Delta Chi Awards for restaurant coverage, editorial writing and home insurance investigation
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (373+ words) San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle won three honors this week from the Society of Professional Journalistsâ Sigma Delta Chi Awards The Chronicleâs three prizes tied with the Los Angeles Times and NPR as the most for any…...
California says it banned phones in schools. As a teacher, I know that’s fiction
1+ week, 6+ day ago (860+ words) Students look at their smartphones at a school in Germany. There is a debate in Germany about age limits for social media and possible stricter rules on cell phone use in schools. On Wednesday, California’s school phone ban goes into…...
Berkeley high school music teacher sentenced for sexual assault of minor
2+ week, 1+ day ago (14+ words) San Francisco Chronicle...
Judge blocks Trump plan that would limit graduate student loans in nursing and other fields
2+ week, 4+ day ago (346+ words) A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, one…...
Letters: The SAT won’t do what is really needed to prepare more students for college
4+ week, 1+ day ago (551+ words) Tutor Carol McMullen-Pettit goes over SAT preparation with student Suzane Nazir in 2014 in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Since the University of California abandoned using the SAT in admissions, it has enrolled the most diverse classes in its history. But some professors…...
Preschool hit ‘Gracie’s Corner’ lands streaming and development deal
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (628+ words) When Javoris Hollingsworth looked over his children’s shoulders during the pandemic, he noticed something missing from the educational videos keeping them occupied: Black characters who reflected families like his own. “Did you realize that none of the characters look like…...