#San Francisco Unified School District
#San Francisco Unified School District

Stabbing at SF Middle School Comes Amid Uptick In Violence at Local Schools

A child was stabbed by a fellow student at Francisco Middle School in San Francisco on Friday, and the incident comes after several weeks of similar cases of violence and threats at Bay Area schools.Today's stabbing occurred around 12:45 p.m., as KRON4 reports, and police were dispatched to the school on the 2100 block of Powell Street, near Fisherman's Wharf.

Mission Local

Lowell sickout - 80% of teachers walk off the job in protest

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Perhaps 80 percent of Lowell's educators - some 120 out of 149 - are expected to be calling in sick today in protest of the school district's ongoing payroll debacle, according to multiple Lowell teachers including Kathy Melvin, a union building co-representative at the high school.

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SF's "Free Yoga In The Gardens" (Yerba Buena Gardens)

Purusha Yoga, Minna Gallery and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival invite you to join us for Free Purusha Yoga Flow classes outdoors.

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SF's "Free Yoga In The Gardens" (Yerba Buena Gardens)

Purusha Yoga, Minna Gallery and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival invite you to join us for Free Purusha Yoga Flow classes outdoors.

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SF's "Free Yoga In The Gardens" (Yerba Buena Gardens)

Purusha Yoga, Minna Gallery and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival invite you to join us for Free Purusha Yoga Flow classes outdoors.

Mission Local

SFUSD cuts a blow to underserved schools in Mission, Excelsior

As San Francisco public school principals turned in their 2023-24 budget proposals to Superintendent Matt Wayne this past Friday, many scrambled to find solutions to cuts at schools that have seen slight enrollment reductions over the last few years.So far, John O'Connell, June Jordan and Cleveland High School are three schools in for cuts of around $200,000 each.

Mission Local

Swath of school district workers asked to give back alleged overpayments

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.On Friday afternoon, as teachers and students were preparing to head off for winter break, the San Francisco Unified School District sent a large chunk of employees an email warning that they had been overpaid and that the district is "required by law to recover such payments."

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Lowell Teachers Pulled Mass Sickout Wednesday Over Still-Ongoing Payroll Fiasco

As many as 90% of Lowell High School teachers, and perhaps a third of the student body, staged a sickout Wednesday over the still-faulty payroll system that is ironically called EMPower.Even the crown jewel of the San Francisco Unified School District, Lowell High School, is not immune to the ongoing teacher payroll debacle that has now stunningly gone for nearly a year with little resolution.

Mission Local

Back to school 2022: Another Op'nin', Another Show

Grant Miller, 4, walked up Bartlett Street decked out in his light-up Spider-Man sneakers.His father and best friend for the summer, Nick, trailed behind him.

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Day Around the Bay: SF Unified Is Spending $2.8 Million on a Consultant to Fix Another Consultant's Error

San Francisco Unified School District is paying a consulting firm, Alvarez & Marsal, $2.8 million to help resolve an ongoing payroll-system crisis that has left thousands of teachers unpaid or underpaid.

Mission Local

Fixer hired for SFUSD payroll fiasco as teachers, staff still feel the pain

Dana - we'll call them Dana - had their life changed when more than $6,000 was deducted from their paycheck over the summer.

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You Have a Few Days to Say Goodbye to This 25-Year-Old Mission District Institution

Mission District destination for sangria and shrimp in spicy sauce Cha Cha Cha announced on June 28 via Instagram that they'll dish their final drinks on July 1.

Mission Local

1 month ago

San Francisco's one-stop shop for immigrant families? Room 100 at SFUSD headquarters.

Enrollment staff are now helping newcomers find shelter, legal support, healthcare, and transportation.

The Enrollment Center serves as a one-stop shop due to the lack of a formal processing center at City Hall. [ more ]

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1 month ago

Protesting Removal of Art Teachers, Students Rally Outside San Francisco School Board | KQED

Students, faculty, and supporters rallied in support of two technical theater faculty members removed from their positions.

Technical theater students value their teachers, with over 100 people showing up in support before a school board meeting. [ more ]

Mission Local

1 month ago

Some K-8 schools get staffers back after advocacy

Parents and teachers advocated for K-8 schools facing cuts, resulting in positive outcomes.

Advocacy efforts led to the retention of staff positions and demonstrated impact on school decisions. [ more ]

Mission Local

5 months ago

SFUSD sources say disastrous EMPower payroll system will be scrapped

The San Francisco Unified School District has spent over $40 million trying to fix the payroll system called EMPower.

Despite some improvements, the system is considered a failure and may be scrapped next year. [ more ]

Mission Local

6 months ago

SF Unified School District bounces teachers' stipend checks

Teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District had their stipend checks bounce, causing difficulties for some of the city's most-credentialed teachers.

The district sent off-cycle checks to instructors who hadn't received their stipend in October, and 16 teachers reported bounced checks.

The district claims to be working on honoring the checks and ensuring employees receive the money they are owed. [ more ]

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Rare Good News for SFUSD: Enrollment Is 1,000 Students Higher Than Predicted

The San Francisco Unified School District has 1,099 more students enrolled than projected this year, which is cause for celebration (and about $10 million more in state funding), though it's still about 500 fewer students than they had last year.

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2 months ago

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SFUSD Finally Replacing Their Disastrous, $40 Million Payroll System That Failed to Actually Pay People

The SF Unified School District is cutting ties with the troubled EMPower payroll system.

Despite significant financial investments, payment problems have persisted for two years. [ more ]

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4 months ago

SF parents

Both Oakland and SF School Districts Face Federal Investigations, Allegedly Over Antisemitism

The U.S. Department of Education has opened investigations into allegations of antisemitism in both the San Francisco and Oakland unified school districts.

The allegations may be related to the Israel-Gaza conflict and concerns about the safety of Jewish students. [ more ]

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5 months ago

SF parents

Trade union workers no longer expected to strike against SF Unified School District on Monday

San Francisco Unified School District employees have reached a "memorandum of understanding" and will not be going on strike on Monday to protest unfair labor practices.

Common Crafts, a group of tradespersons including plumbers, carpenters, and roofers, reached an agreement with the school district to negotiate and address outstanding grievances. [ more ]

Mission Local

3 months ago

SFSUD payroll debacle's latest victims: underprivileged kids

The San Francisco Unified School District has faced a payroll debacle that has left many employees underpaid, improperly paid, or unpaid.

The latest victims of this payroll debacle are the district's youth outreach workers, who have not received their paychecks on time or at all. [ more ]

Mission Local

4 months ago

A challenge and a winner: Pop Culture challenges 7 and 8

Challenge No. 7 winner: Wellington Jackson provided a clever alternative pop culture reference for the San Francisco Unified School District's payroll debacle.

Challenge No. 8: Readers are invited to come up with pop culture references to describe situations where things escalate quickly or get messy faster than expected. [ more ]

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5 months ago

Monday Morning Headlines: More Sneaker Waves Forecast Today

San Francisco Unified School District averts strike by tradespeople

Christmas tree stolen from woman's car in San Mateo [ more ]

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Violent youth fights at popular SF mall prompt police presence

Screenshot via Google Multiple large-scale violent fights among several dozen children occurred last week at Stonestown Galleria, near San Francisco State University, SF police said.The series of chaotic altercations gained attention online through cellphone videos on various social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and Twitter.

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2 years ago