By Claudia Escobar and Tay Wiles Posted March 15, 2013 6:45 am
One way to get students excited about learning math is to create a holiday for one of the discipline’s most iconic numbers: pi, or 3.14. March 14 was National Pi Day, and Ann Lyon’s ninth-grade...
By Tay Wiles Posted February 28, 2013 7:27 am
Dozens of San Francisco youths and several city leaders, including supervisors David Campos and John Avalos, gathered Wednesday afternoon on the steps of Everett Middle School to celebrate a new pilot program that will allow...
By Mission Loc@l Staff Posted December 28, 2012 12:30 pm
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By Anrica Deb Posted May 19, 2010 7:17 am
Some think options like academic enrichment are better then summer school. This summer will test that notion. En Español
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By Betty Bastidas, Posted March 3, 2010 9:25 am
Mission District students get help from Mission Graduates.
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By Rosa Ramirez Posted February 20, 2010 4:45 am
City College of San Francisco held hearings last week to tackle the achievement gap between students of color and their white and Asian counterparts.
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By Rosa Ramirez Posted February 8, 2010 6:22 am
Achievement gap hearings begin Tuesday at City College. En Español
By Rosa Ramirez Posted October 16, 2009 6:28 am
People flood a City College government job fair, but competition is stiff.
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