Students and teachers in AccessSFUSD:The Arc are on a mission to end the ‘r-word.’ They say they still hear the word and it hurts.

Today’s decision to rescind protections against transgender students is a misguided act that will victimize children most in need of our support.

Every year, the African-American Honor Roll Celebration honors students in grades 3-12 who are earning a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or higher.

Across the city, there are approximately 20,168 gallons of rainwater stored in 28 schoolyard cisterns. Thanks to recent downfalls, the water tanks (almost empty at the beginning of the school year) are now full.

The San Francisco Unified School District is working with the City and County of San Francisco and community agencies to create a rapid response protocol to support children and families in the event that enforcement actions increase in or around schools.

Last night, the San Francisco Board of Education (BOE) formally rescinded a BOE resolution dating back to 1906 that excluded children of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ancestry from normal schools and restricted them to an “Oriental School.”

The arts are alive and abundant in SFUSD’s schools, and the annual Arts Education Resource Fair provides teachers, arts coordinators, administrators, parents, and the public a window to the wealth of arts education providers in the Bay Area that schools can take advantage of for artist residencies and field trips.

At this week's regular meeting, the San Francisco Board of Education elected its officers for 2017.

Aspiring teachers now have a new route to San Francisco classrooms: SFUSD Pathway to Teaching. Now accepting applications and nominations, the one-year credentialing program will train new teachers to build strong relationships in their school communities while developing standards-based and culturally relevant curriculum for students in the city’s highest-need schools and subject areas.

Students at AccessSFUSD: The Arc are holding their eighth annual holiday sing-along with guest musicians Deputy Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero on violin and Director of Visual and Performing Arts Rob Daniels on piano.