education

Bridging the Opportunity Divide in the Bay Area

City Visions — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:08:12 +0000

What happens to young people in the Bay Area with no college degree?

A reporter's perspective on City College, from the Chronicle's Nanette Asimov

Ben Trefny — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:07:07 +0000

The story at City College of San Francisco has had a lot of twists and turns since last year, and the San Francisco Chronicle’s higher education reporter, Nanette Asimov, has been one of the public’s main sources for information on it. She sat down with KALW’s Ben Trefny to talk about how the school got to where it is today, and where it’s going next.

Reconsidering California’s Master Plan for Higher Education

Jen Chien — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:52:14 +0000

For decades, California’s public university system has been a model for the world, and its prestige has helped to create much of the state’s prosperity. More recently the system has been stumbling – a victim of constant budget cutting, chronic overcrowding, and administrative gridlock.

Commentaries: San Francisco high schoolers on the influence of music

Jules Cunningham and Hosanna Rubio — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:21:42 +0000

For some, music is a source of inspiration, and even guidance. For others, it may be the beginning of a potential career path.

In these next two commentaries, high school students from the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco explore the significance of music in their lives.

Diana Diaries, Part 2: A teacher's first year in Oakland

Martina Castro and Diana Arbas — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:38:23 +0000

Have you ever had to command the attention of three dozen teenagers? It’s not easy. Especially when you’re still learning how to be a teacher.

“Classroom management, it’s about control,” says Oakland High School student teacher Diana Arbas. “Control of the students, sure, but it’s about control of self. It’s about demonstrating to them how an adult behaves.”

Diana, 27, is learning to lead in the classroom with the help of her Coordinating Teacher, or CT. She has felt a sense of responsibility to her students from the beginning. But, by December, when we last heard from Diana, she was ready for a break.