San Francisco Unified School District

Elimination of Merit Admissions at Lowell Advances Debate on Equity

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 The Guardsman Shavonne Hines-Foster, segregation, Tiffany Abuan, Alexa Bautista, Henry O’Connell, Lowell High School, Loretta Bonifacio, Lowell High School Parent Teacher Student Association, Lowell Alumni Association, San Francisco Board of Education, Redlining, the guardsman, Desegregation, San Francisco Unified School District

Lowell High School is often called San Francisco’s most elite high school. The school’s tradition of excellence is redefined in 2021, where lottery admissions have the potential to extend opportunity to all. Right?

News

Over 50 SFUSD schools to finish repairs if ballot initiative passes

October 19, 2011February 25, 2020 The Guardsman sfusd, San Francisco Unified School District, Prop A, school repairs

Passing Proposition A would allow the city to issue a $531 million citizen bond to complete the last of its upgrades to the San Francisco Unified School District.
The previous two Prop A bonds, a $295 million bond from 2003 and a $450 million bond from 2006, have been used to revamp cafeterias, classrooms, and offices in 89 of 140 schools.

Opinions & Editorials

Opinion: Educators overlook an achievement gap

August 26, 2009February 25, 2020 The Guardsman TRIO, GEAR UP, board of trustees, San Francisco Unified School District, financial aid, sfusd, city college, FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Generation gap, education, First Five

By Nick Palm STAFF WRITER Education in the United States is in jeopardy. It’s a big enough issue that students