SFUSD May Lay Off 600 Teachers and Staff In the Next Two Years Under Budget Plan
The San Francisco Unified School District faces severe budget cuts and layoffs due to a deficit that must be closed in the next two years.
SFUSD parents, teachers left unsatisfied after virtual town hall on school closures
SFUSD faces a $400M budget deficit, prompting the need for potential school closures to avoid state takeover.
Superintendent mired in controversy to call it quits amid SF school closures
Superintendent Matt Wayne is likely to resign amid criticism of his leadership during a crisis in the San Francisco Unified School District.
The school closure process is a disaster that never needed to happen - 48 hills
The SFUSD's school closure process was poorly managed and lacked transparency, leading to community outrage and potential legislative challenges.
San Francisco Unified's looming school closures spark frustration, sadness and protest
San Francisco faces emotional turmoil over potential school closures due to a significant budget deficit, affecting vital educational resources and community values.
Frustration and anxiety brewing as SFUSD delays release of school closure list
The San Francisco Unified School District is delaying the announcement of school closures to ensure a thorough review, causing anxiety among families.
SFUSD May Lay Off 600 Teachers and Staff In the Next Two Years Under Budget Plan
The San Francisco Unified School District faces severe budget cuts and layoffs due to a deficit that must be closed in the next two years.
SFUSD parents, teachers left unsatisfied after virtual town hall on school closures
SFUSD faces a $400M budget deficit, prompting the need for potential school closures to avoid state takeover.
Superintendent mired in controversy to call it quits amid SF school closures
Superintendent Matt Wayne is likely to resign amid criticism of his leadership during a crisis in the San Francisco Unified School District.
The school closure process is a disaster that never needed to happen - 48 hills
The SFUSD's school closure process was poorly managed and lacked transparency, leading to community outrage and potential legislative challenges.
San Francisco Unified's looming school closures spark frustration, sadness and protest
San Francisco faces emotional turmoil over potential school closures due to a significant budget deficit, affecting vital educational resources and community values.
Frustration and anxiety brewing as SFUSD delays release of school closure list
The San Francisco Unified School District is delaying the announcement of school closures to ensure a thorough review, causing anxiety among families.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.