Education

What’s it like to be a principal? Why is there turnover?

Author Jeff Goodell discusses his new book "The Heat Will Kill You First" on the devastating impact of extreme heat. We'll hear an update on possible school closures in both Oakland and San Francisco. And we'll visit Rancho Obi-Wan.

San Francisco families, who applied on time to public schools in the city, will receive their eagerly awaited school assignment letters today. More than 14,000 letters were mailed to families for grades TK-to-12 for the 2024-2025 school year.

The first of four recent episodes about the Bay Area from the locally produced California Sun podcast. Airing this week on BAY MADE.

The third of four KALW Town Halls we are sharing this week about the issues that shape our region and our lives. Recorded live at KALW's event space at 220 Montgomery in San Francisco.

Students across 11 California State University campuses walked out Wednesday, protesting recent hikes in tuition. At San Francisco State University, student concerns include lecture faculty layoffs and course cancellations.

A candid conversation about the challenges young people face and the tools they can use to handle them.

School closures have been a trend in the past few years at Oakland Unified Schools. A new Assembly Bill would give Oakland teacher's unions and the community the strength to fight back against them.

Faculty members across the Cal State University system are preparing to strike for five days beginning this Monday, January 22nd.

People's Park Update / What is SF's Political Future? / The Swami 3 Band