Education

California public schools see ‘sharp decline’ in enrollment

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California public schools have experienced a sharp decline in enrollment this year as the pandemic forced millions into online school, according to data made public Thursday.

SOBOBA TRIBAL MEMBER OPENS BEAUTY BUSINESS

Catherine “Cat” Modesto has been styling hair since she was 18 and took an interest in makeup around the age of 27. She has three younger sisters that she used to practice on and after a lot of admitted trial and error, mastered her techniques.

Governor pushes school reopening as many districts resist

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday urged all California schools to reopen, emphasizing that there are no state or health barriers to getting children back into classrooms and ending distance learning.

San Francisco school board suspends plan to rename schools

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — America’s founding fathers got a reprieve Tuesday in San Francisco, when the city’s scandal-plagued school board formally suspended a plan to rename 44 schools as part of a racial reckoning that critics said went too far.

San Francisco school board to vote on school renaming, again

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a much-criticized decision to purge 44 schools of names it said were linked to racism, sexism or other injustices, a turnaround aimed at avoiding costly litigation and toning down outrage at what critics denounced as ill-timed activism.

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