Press Releases

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Media Advisory: Dolores Huerta Elementary School Celebrates New Name With Namesake Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta

SFUSD May 16, 2019
Dolores Huerta Elementary School will celebrate its new name with SFUSD and City leaders, students and families, community members, and its namesake — labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta — in attendance.
Posted Date
2019-05-16

Highlights May 13 - 17, 2019: Former SF Giants player inspires students; Building a tiny house with tradespeople; Students get creative for Arts Showcase and school food

SFUSD May 13, 2019
Meeting a role model can have a profound impact on students, which those in Washington High’s Athletes in Math Succeed (AIMS) program will experience firsthand when they get a visit from former San Francisco Giants player Jeremy Affeldt, who pursued his dreams all the way to the Major Leagues.
Posted Date
2019-05-13

Highlights May 6-10, 2019: New STEAM spaces, African American College Signing Day

SFUSD May 6, 2019
E.R. Taylor Elementary School will celebrate a new makerspace that will build upon the school’s STEAM educational opportunities.
Posted Date
2019-05-06

Highlights April 22-27, 2019: Earth Day promotes sustainability, Middle school commemorates 86th anniversary, Annual arts festival celebrates student creativity

SFUSD April 22, 2019
Dianne Feinstein Elementary School students are no strangers to sustainable activities, but they will get a special reminder on Earth Day about proper sorting, reducing and reusing with a lesson from the San Francisco Department of the Environment.
Posted Date
2019-04-22

SFUSD holds 3rd annual Ethnic Studies Student Summit

SFUSD April 16, 2019
Approximately 800 San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Ethnic Studies students from 13 high schools are expected to attend SFUSD’s 3rd annual Ethnic Studies Student Summit on Wednesday, held in coordination with San Francisco State University (SF State) Asian American & Pacific Islander Student Services.
Posted Date
2019-04-16

Highlights April 16-19, 2019: Award-winning journalist visits namesake school, Students bike & roll to school

SFUSD April 16, 2019
Students at Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary School will get a head start in their journalism careers with a visit from an award-winning journalist who shares a name with the school.
Posted Date
2019-04-16

SFUSD recognized as California Exemplary District

SFUSD April 15, 2019
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has been recognized as a California Exemplary District in 2019 for improving student performance in mathematics.
Posted Date
2019-04-15

SFUSD Students Honored at 15th Chinese Language Bridge Cup Awards Ceremony

SFUSD April 11, 2019
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) students will be among 250 awardees recognized at the 15th Chinese Language Bridge Cup Awards Ceremony.
Posted Date
2019-04-11

Highlights March 18-22, 2019: Middle school students showcase STEAM projects; 16th annual Youth Summit empowers students

SFUSD March 18, 2019
More than 150 students at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Middle School will show what it looks like to combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) for the 4th annual STEAM Night.
Posted Date
2019-03-18

SF Board of Education approves nearly $80M spending plan for school enrichment programs

SFUSD March 15, 2019
The San Francisco Board of Education on Tuesday approved the $79.9 million 2019-20 Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEEF) Expenditure Plan Proposal.
Posted Date
2019-03-15

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