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Oakley School Board Interim Trustees Vote to Fill Vacant Seats; Reject Special ElectionThere is now a plan in place to fill the vacant seats on the Oakley Union Elementary School District board, with interim trustees unanimously voting Thursday night to appoint community members to the vacant seats.

Oakley School Board Resignations Likely to Slow Classroom Reopening PlanLess than a week has passed since the entire Oakley school board resigned after being caught on a hot mic bashing parents, and now the district is working to figure out how to fill their empty seats.

Effort To Recall San Francisco School Board President, Board Members Gains MomentumSome parents fed up with the lack of in-person learning in San Francisco are demanding the recall of school board members in their effort to get their children back into schools.

Much-Criticized San Francisco School Renaming Effort Paused; Board to Focus on ReopeningThe San Francisco Board of Education is putting the plan to rename 44 buildings in San Francisco Unified School District on hold and focusing on reopening efforts, board president Gabriela Lopez announced Sunday.

Oakley School Board Resignations Spotlight Rift Between Educators, Parents Over Reopening PolicyWhat happened in Oakley this week is now part of a statewide fight over reopening schools.

San Francisco School Board, Teachers Union Agree to Reopen Classes Pending VaccinationsAfter nearly a year of public school buildings sitting empty in the city of San Francisco, the school board and teachers union announced a plan to reopen them.

Administrators, Parents, Teachers, Students Clash in Berkeley Over School ReopeningWith many teachers and their unions resisting the call to reopen schools, the issue has reached a political stalemate and a rally in Berkeley Saturday morning brought out the passion on both sides.

Livermore Parents, Teachers Spar Over Reopening ClassroomsIn Livermore some parents don't want to wait for their kids to return to classrooms but, as Juliette Goodrich reports, teachers are demanding to be vaccinated first.

Parents, Teachers March to Protest Proposed East Bay School ClosuresWith enrollment dropping in the Newark Unified School District, the school board is looking to close two schools.

Lowell High School in SF May Switch From Merit Selection System to Lottery in 2021The merit-based selection system at San Francisco's prestigious Lowell High School may be about to change.

SRA Scholar Returns to College, Finds Campus Transformed by COVID-19For her sophomore year, Students Rising Above scholar Madison Schmidt found a largely empty campus as her fellow students stay inside their dorm rooms, learn online and practice strict social distancing.

Parents, Teachers Divided Over Reopening Palo Alto School ClassroomsPalo Alto Unified School District is set to vote next week on a plan to resume in-person instruction and could begin ramping up students back into the class as early as next month.

Health Inspectors Evaluate San Francisco Schools in Advance of ReopeningBack-to-school health inspections are now underway in San Francisco and, with the health department’s blessing, some schools plan to bring back younger students soon.

San Francisco Schools To Begin First Round Of In-Person Classes At 'Community Hubs'San Francisco is forging ahead with school reopening plans, with thousands of students set to attend in-person classes at “community hubs” at 40 sites citywide, beginning Monday, September 14.