Jill Wynns

School Lunches: Study Recommends a Joint S.F.-Oakland Kitchen

Schoolhouse Rocked: S.F.'s Most Controversial Charter School Throws Off For-Profit Masters

School Board Wants Higher Pay, Budget Crisis Looms

Just shake it​San Francisco's education board wants to make more money for the job it does. And although it's not quite like UC executives who are demanding an increase in their budget-sucking pensions, it could come across as similarly unfair considering the school district is facing its own mind ... More >>

The ABCs of Ditching School

Schools are trying to contain their truancy epidemic. How're they doing? Just ask the students smoking pot less than a block from campus.

JROTC Is Saved. Its Instructors Are Not.

JROTC students may have gone home whooping about the 4-3 school board vote last night that reinstated the program, but today the JROTC instructors are doing anything but. That's because although the program will go forward next year, the board also voted to lay off its instructors. District official ... More >>

JROTC Drama Continues with School Board Firing Shot Across Fiona Ma's Bow

Fiona MaThe San Francisco school board voted 6-1 Tuesday night opposing Assemblywoman Fiona Ma's bill that would force the district to reinstate the JROTC program. This ensures  the district's lobbyist will be deployed to oppose the bill in Sacramento as it makes its wa ... More >>

JROTC under fire in S.F. schools

Fiona MaThe San Francisco school board voted 6-1 Tuesday night opposing Assemblywoman Fiona Ma's bill that would force the district to reinstate the JROTC program. This ensures  the district's lobbyist will be deployed to oppose the bill in Sacramento as it makes its wa ... More >>

'Shamed' No More: On Same Day as Receiving Delinquent Notice (and Mention in SF Weekly Article) Coalition for Responsble Growth Files Expenditure Reports

Yesterday we wrote about how a San Francisco "pro-moderate/anti-progressive" group, the Coalition for Responsible Growth, was less responsible about filing its campaign expenditures in a timely manner. After a month of delinquency in failing to report how much it spent in the last election, the CRG ... More >>

Coalition for Responsible Growth Less Responsible About Reporting Campaign Expenditures

Injury: Spending $100,000 or more on unsuccessful political campaigns. Insult: Getting dinged for thousands more dollars over delinquent campaign filings.There are more entertaining endeavors than being the bean-counter for the Coalition for Responsible Growth these days. The San Francisco political ... More >>

Been There, Done That

Injury: Spending $100,000 or more on unsuccessful political campaigns. Insult: Getting dinged for thousands more dollars over delinquent campaign filings.There are more entertaining endeavors than being the bean-counter for the Coalition for Responsible Growth these days. The San Francisco political ... More >>

Filling the Civic Gap

Meet Donald Fisher, the private billionaire with unprecedented sway over ordinary San Franciscans' lives

A Study in Size

Three years ago, San Francisco launched an experiment with a new kind of school. It worked. So why isn't the district pursuing it?

Extra Credit

Is outgoing school Superintendent Arlene Ackerman worth a huge severance package and $45,000 in credit card charges? Find out where you stand!

The Ackerman Election

The school board races focus on a superintendent's future and progressive versus downtown political infighting. Kids aren't much mentioned.

Dog Bites

Overpriced Sports Star Joins Local Team; Light Reading; A Match Made in Heaven; A Suggestion for Rearranging the Deck Chairs at Salon.com

The Software That Wouldn't Die

Despite promises and deadlines, the S.F. school district still hasn't driven a stake through the heart of its disastrous PeopleSoft financial program

Class Struggle

New school superintendent Arlene Ackerman has fostered educational excellence -- and ignited political firestorms. Her first major initiative? A significant shift in funding, from wealthier to poorer schools, being planned behind closed doors.

The PeopleSoftTouch

PeopleSoft software has forced a Delaware manufacturer to cut paychecks to Mickey Mouse and let failing Wisconsin college students evade expulsion. Guess what software the San Francisco school district owns?

Making Education Pay

For consultants, the S.F. school district ATM is wide open

School Work Needing Supervision

Superintendent Rojas says he was just trying to avoid red tape; a lawsuit claims he willfully ignored city law

State and National Candidates

Superintendent Rojas says he was just trying to avoid red tape; a lawsuit claims he willfully ignored city law

Mulch

Superintendent Rojas says he was just trying to avoid red tape; a lawsuit claims he willfully ignored city law

Mulch

Superintendent Rojas says he was just trying to avoid red tape; a lawsuit claims he willfully ignored city law

Cleaning Slates

Superintendent Bill Rojas is pushing a simple solution for troubled schools: Get rid of everybody.

Dog Bites

Superintendent Bill Rojas is pushing a simple solution for troubled schools: Get rid of everybody.

Dog Bites

Superintendent Bill Rojas is pushing a simple solution for troubled schools: Get rid of everybody.