Gisselle MedinaA Delayed $1 Billion Bond to Fix Old School Buildings Has Students and Staff SweatingFacilities in disrepair hurt student outcomes, which the district needs to boost. But the measure won’t hit the ballot until late 2024.Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Gisselle MedinaSF Schools Wrestle With Reform Amid Alarming Math, Reading, and High School RatesReading with phonics, algebra in 8th grade, more career paths in high school. Can big changes boost student outcomes by 2027?Nov 2, 20231Nov 2, 20231
Gisselle MedinaHow SFUSD Parents Make Themselves Heard Is Up for Debate in This Year of TurmoilOfficials propose LGBTQ, Asian, Latinx advisory groups amid shakeup. Meanwhile, teachers threaten a strike and a budget overhaul looms.Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
Gisselle MedinaSF Schools, Hoping to Avoid Repeat of Recent Violence, Roll Out Anonymous Tip Line to More CampusesYear one saw 33 tips in seven months — mostly bullying, mental health, and planned attacks. SFUSD won’t say how many were false alarms.Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023
Gisselle MedinaAfter A Terrible Week of Youth Violence, SF Leaders Promised to Act. Here’s What They’ll DoAfter brawls, stabbings, and a gun at school, officials want to expand a violence interruption program —and admit it’s hard to evaluate.Apr 28, 20231Apr 28, 20231
Gisselle MedinaStreet-Photo Spotlight: The Drag Up! Fight Back! March and RallyA special edition of an occasional photo series: LGBTQ+ San Franciscans and allies hit the streets to protest intolerance across America.Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Gisselle MedinaParents Sue SF Public Schools Over Math Courses, Not Waiting Around for Promised ‘Improvements’Conversation: SF’s 8th graders can’t take algebra. “Only kids with means can achieve higher-level math,” says plaintiff Annesa Fletje.Apr 3, 20232Apr 3, 20232
Gisselle MedinaAs SF Kids Struggle to Read, a Literacy Overhaul Is Due by Year’s EndLike much of the country, San Francisco could be ready to put a once-revered teaching method in the rearview mirror.Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Gisselle MedinaSurvey Says: SF Students, Families, and Staff Sound Off on Lowell and Other High School ChallengesA task force will weigh citywide attitudes toward admissions policies, learning environments, and much more.Mar 2, 20231Mar 2, 20231
