I was listening to the news last week with half an ear, only to hear about changing census numbers from last year to the previous census in 2000. The result? The number of children, defined as kids from 0 to 17 years has declined in the last ten years in San Francisco. I have been trolling the web and am not finding good clear sources for this information.
An editorial in my San Francisco Business Times from last week's paper discusses all of this, but I am having difficulty finding it...
What’s all the hype about the STAR testing? Is it in Marin or just San Francisco? What does it measure? Should my child prepare for it? These are a few questions we get asked, especially this time of year with the tests around the corner, and with people exploring whether or not to move. So, I decided to venture out and do a little research of my own. Here is what I learned.
As a precursor to my explanation, I will say: we are not school officials, nor are we associated with the...
Every year, parents of kids entering the San Francisco schools (as new students or transitioning between elementary, middle and high school) anxiously await the results of the school lottery.
I had coffee a few weeks ago with Mason Kirby, a local architect who does residential and commercial work. I know that he and his wife were waiting for the results of the lottery to see where their oldest child would be attending school.
Their news was not terrific: their daughter was being...
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