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Appears in 9 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Says it is transitioning Annex classrooms, not closing the school
About 80 preschool and transitional kindergarten students at Junipero Serra Annex in Bernal Heights will have different classrooms next fall. The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) told families in September that the program will move to Mission Education Center and John McLaren Early Education School in fall 2027.
Updated 11 hours ago
Runs the accompaniment program through its RiseSF office
On a recent Thursday, Carolina woke to the beeps of the wrist monitor the federal government makes her wear. A social worker from her son's elementary school drove her to two immigration check-ins in downtown San Francisco, waited outside, and texted her through each one.
Updated Nov 1
Implementing the enrollment change
San Francisco's school board voted 5-2 on October 13 to replace the citywide choice lottery with a neighborhood-based system. Every family will get a guaranteed seat at a nearby elementary school starting with the 2028-29 school year. Citywide programs such as language immersion and K-8 schools will still take applications.
Planning and implementing the new Mandarin immersion school
San Francisco's new Mandarin immersion school will open in fall 2027 at the Mission Education Center in Noe Valley with one transitional kindergarten class and three kindergarten classes. It will add a grade each year until it reaches K-8.
Updated Oct 26
Designing new attendance areas and tiebreakers; draft policy due March 2027
San Francisco's school board voted 5-2 on October 13 to replace the city's elementary school lottery with neighborhood assignments. Every family gets a seat at its neighborhood school even if it applies late, but can apply elsewhere only to citywide programs such as language immersion and K-8 schools. The Third Baptist Church of San Francisco and Black parents say the change will fall hardest on Black students.
Updated Oct 25
Under DOJ Title IX investigation
The Justice Department is investigating the San Francisco Unified School District over how it handles gender and sexuality instruction. Superintendent Maria Su told staff Thursday to preserve all records that might relate to the probe.
Updated Oct 17
Running the lottery replacement process
San Francisco's school board votes Tuesday, Oct. 13, between two plans to replace the citywide lottery that assigns elementary school students. The board narrowed its options from three to two on Oct. 6; both remaining plans guarantee a neighborhood school, and a final policy vote is set for April 13, 2027.
Updated Oct 13
As of September 2026: Unrepresented on the mayoral Youth Commission slate
Six members of San Francisco's Youth Commission just took their seats. All six were appointed by Mayor Daniel Lurie, and all six attend private schools — the first mayoral slate with no public school student since at least the 2016-17 term.
Updated Sep 16
As of September 2026: Issued sanctions after investigation
Lowell High School's baseball team ran San Francisco's most dominant program last season, beating its closest rival by nine league games. The district is forcing the team to forfeit three games next spring and has removed its entire coaching staff.
Updated Sep 4
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