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Byline: JOCELYN GECKER-Associated Press

12 Sep

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

published on September 12, 2025 - 12:55 PM

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of

16 Feb

San Francisco recalls 3 members of city’s school board

published on February 16, 2022 - 2:30 PM

(AP) — San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city’s school board Tuesday for what critics called misplaced priorities

26 Jan

California State University prepares to drop SATs and ACTs

published on January 26, 2022 - 4:28 PM

California State University, the largest-four year university system in the country, is poised to eliminate SAT and ACT standardized tests

22 Sep

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

published on September 22, 2021 - 12:50 PM

(AP) — One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students’ lunchboxes, telling parents it’s “now hiring.” Elsewhere,

11 Aug

California to require COVID-19 vaccine or test for teachers

published on August 11, 2021 - 2:09 PM

(AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get

02 Aug

Mask mandate reinstated in San Francisco Bay Area amid surge

published on August 2, 2021 - 2:46 PM

(AP) — Health officials in San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties announced Monday that they are reinstating a

12 Jul

California to require face masks at schools this fall

published on July 12, 2021 - 12:30 PM

(AP) — California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued

09 Jul

Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes along California-Nevada border

published on July 9, 2021 - 8:44 AM

(AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled the California-Nevada border Thursday afternoon, with people reporting feeling

22 Apr

California public schools see ‘sharp decline’ in enrollment

published on April 22, 2021 - 2:51 PM

(AP) — California public schools have experienced a sharp decline in enrollment this year as the pandemic forced millions into

07 Apr

San Francisco school board suspends plan to rename schools

published on April 7, 2021 - 12:57 PM

(AP) — America’s founding fathers got a reprieve Tuesday in San Francisco, when the city’s scandal-plagued school board formally suspended