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Proposition H addresses San Francisco school choice policy

By: Amy Crawford 10/19/11 7:35 PM
San Francisco schools
Should the San Francisco Unified School District assign students to schools closest to their homes? Bayview father Ed Donaldson thinks that question, which will appear on the November ballot as Proposition H, has a simple answer. “It makes sense for them to be in the neighborhood where they can get the support, the mentoring,” Donaldson said. Read More

For parents, school choice is easier than ballot initiatives

By: Lance T. Izumi 10/09/11 4:00 AM
There’s a grass-roots parent revolt surging in California. Parents statewide and at the local level are pushing ballot measures to overturn unpopular government education policies. While the initiative process may be Democracy 101 in action, it would be easier for parents if they were simply given vouchers to choose the school that best meets the needs of their children. Read More

Many San Francisco parents endure third round for school placement

By: Amy Crawford 08/28/11 4:00 AM
For most of The City’s children, Aug. 15 was the first day of school. But not for Michael Matsen, 11, who was supposed to start sixth grade. “I desperately want to get Michael into school, but I can’t,” said his mother, Lani, who has been bringing her son with her to work while the family waits for a school assignment from the San Francisco Unified School District. Read More

San Francisco families find mixed results with assignment system

By: Andrea Koskey 03/27/11 4:00 AM
Horneff Cohen family
Last year, the San Francisco Unified School District announced a system to make it easier for schoolchildren to attend a school of their choice — and possibly closer to their home. But things didn’t turn out that way. Just 56 percent of families received their first choice, down from 62 percent in 2010. Read More

Close-to-home schools apparently not that high a priority

By: Andrea Koskey 03/20/11 4:10 PM
It turns out attending a school down the street is not as high a priority for San Franciscans as some thought. Read More
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