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Threatening Call Forces Evacuation Of Mt. Diablo High School

Students at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord were evacuated Thursday because of a possible threat, according to Mt. Diablo Unified School District personnel.

2013/05/09

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Best Places To Buy Gifts For Grads In The East Bay

Searching for the best graduation gift takes a bit of time, and knowing where to look points you in the right direction. Here are a few ideas to help jumpstart your efforts to find the perfect graduation gift.

2013/05/07

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200 Students To Be Tested For Tuberculosis At Antioch School

Authorities say some 200 students at a Contra Costa County high school will be tested for tuberculosis this week after one of their classmates tested positive for the infectious disease.

2013/04/09

Students work in a computer lab. (Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty Images)

KCBS Cover Story: Educators Say Online High School Programs Need Overhaul

Tens of thousands of California high school students make up for failed classes by taking them again online with results that educators and students alike acknowledge demonstrates the need to re-think remote education.

2013/03/07

A view of the Cyber High page on the California PASS Program website. (CBS)

KCBS Cover Story: Students Pass Failed Classes At Cyber High

More Bay Area high school students are graduating than ever before. But many of them are doing so by taking classes by computer to make up courses they failed in the classroom. Critics contend those students are graduating but they’re not really learning.

2013/03/05

A student works on a computer. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

KCBS Cover Story: Online High School Classes Offer Dubious Results

High school graduation rates are hitting record highs in the Bay Area, California and across the nation. But, earning a diploma doesn’t always equal getting an education. An increasing number of students make up courses they’ve failed by taking classes online. They earn credits, but not necessarily knowledge.

2013/03/04

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Phil Matier: California College-Prep Course Successes Overstated

The highly-touted plan to have every student in the San Jose Unified School District pass the classes required for UC or California State University admission is apparently not the success a lot of people thought it was.

2013/01/28

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Sheriff: Shotgun-Toting Central Valley Teen Planned Attack On Classmates

A 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun walked into class in a high school near Bakersfield on Thursday and shot one student, fired at another and missed, and then was talked into surrendering by a teacher and another staff member.

2013/01/10

Justin Alumbaugh (left) will replace the now-retired Bob Ladouceur at De La Salle. (CBS)

Legendary De La Salle Football Coach Bob Ladouceur Retires

De La Salle High School coach Bob Ladouceur is retiring after 34 years, ending a run that included a national record 151-game winning streak from 1992 to 2003 and 20 unbeaten seasons.

2013/01/04

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Concord High School Student Identified As Victim Of Fatal SF Shooting

An East Bay high school senior is being mourned Monday after he was killed in a shooting in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Saturday night.

2012/12/17

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