The Davis Police Department offers many tips for back to school safety.
The Albany Unified School District's overall score in the 2013 Academic Performance Index (API) is largely unchanged from last year's. The largest individual school change was a 3.8 percent drop for Ocean View from 913 to 883.
The percent of Cal students from out of state, who pay a substantially higher tuition, continues to grow, with incoming non-resident freshmen this year totaling about 30 percent, matching last year's infusion, a UC official said.
At a news conference today, Monday, the new chancellor at UC Berkeley, Nicholas Dirks, abjured the possibility of privatization for the public university, despite the long-term reduction of state support and increasing reliance on private funding.
Albany High School's start time is moving to 8 a.m., 20 minutes later than before, for a one-year experiment. It may decide to start even later in the future, in line with research showing later start times better match teen sleep cycles.
A photo of a jasmine flower inside a soap bubble taken by Zohe Slack, who graduated from Albany High this past spring, was selected as one of the top 100 in a national high school physics photo contest.
Jessica Murray of Albany began a new chapter in her career as a educator this month, August 2013, as the principal of Saint Philip Neri Catholic School in Alameda.
The latest "Academic Ranking of World Universities" finds the University of California at Berkeley in third place, a notch higher than last year, behind Harvard in first and Stanford second. Eight of the top 10 are in the United States.
Recent attacks and robberies near the UC Berkeley campus underscore the hazards for students going back to college or attending for the first time this fall. The nonprofit Just Yell Fire has recommendations for staying safe.
Districts have policies in place that try to balance safety with the problem of classroom disruptions
You've bought the supplies (or not), you've got the new clothes (some of them), and like it or not, the first day of school is upon you. Here, some inspiration to get you ready for the year ahead.
Children are not allowed in public schools in Albany or other parts of California without proof of immunization. If your child doesn't have proof of required vaccinations, you should take action immediately.
The district's 2013 STAR scores are similar to last year's results
The Albany school district is reducing its carbon footprint this fall by putting back-to-school packets online and requiring only one signed form. Those who don't want the digital option can still pick up printed packets in school offices.
A Berkeley couple recently created "Double Dutchery," a website that serves as a community clothing swap to help parents save money on gently used kids and teens' clothing and sporting goods.
If you're wondering when Albany's youngsters will be summoned back to school this year, the answer is Aug. 27, though Albany High has earlier "new student orientation" and "opening" days.
University of California Regents today, Thursday, confirmed an unusual choice for the next UC President, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, a non-academic and the first woman named to the job in UC's 145-year history.
The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, has been named as the next University of California President, UC officials announced today, Friday. She'll be the first woman to hold the job in the university's 145-year history.
Patch is pleased to reprint a graduation-themed article from the Albany High School Cougar featuring brief interviews with a few earlier grads offering what may be encouraging words for those thrust abruptly from the familiar world of high school.
Since our reporting on honors for Albany students can be hit or miss, we are pleased to be able to publish this nearly full list of the senior honors for this year's graduating class at Albany High School.
Balloons, flowers, cheers and heartfelt applause greeted the Class of 2013 at Albany High School Friday as they filed into the gym for a lively graduation ceremony. A few glimpses of the opening moments can be seen in the attached brief video.
This article contains a profile by the Albany High School Cougar of Assistant Principal Susan Charlip, who's leaving after 30 years with the school district, and a goodbye message from Charlip.
You can celebrate (or embarrass) your high school grad by posting congratulatory announcements, and photos if you wish, on Albany Patch. See the quick how-to video.
The Albany Unified School District said in a news release Tuesday night that Superintendent Marla Stephenson has announced her retirement. She intends to leave at the end of the next school year, the district said.
This year's grad night party for Albany High School seniors, a late-night school tradition, has been canceled because too few students signed up and too few parents volunteered, the grad night committee announced today, Tuesday.
This feature from the Albany High School Cougar pulls back the hands of time to reveal that once upon a time teachers too were teens who went to proms, though with different styles of dress, music and dancing.
With school ending, this week is the last chance to claim items turned into Lost and Found at Marin Elementary School in Albany. Click the photo gallery to see images of the collection.
Albany High School senior Pasang Wangmo is one of 40 students in California chosen as winners of the Horatio Alger California Scholarship. The award recognizes educational commitment, community service and overcoming obstacles.
Sixteen people suffering from heat-related illness were transported to hospitals this morning, Saturday, from an outdoor graduation ceremony at Heritage High School in Brentwood in Contra Costa County, according to the local fire department.
David Kumamoto, principal of Marin Elementary School in Albany, is leaving, the school district said in a brief announcement Wednesday. Alexia Ritchie, principal of MacGregor High School, will serve as as Interim Principal, the district said.
The California Department of Education has released adjusted 2012 Academic Performance Index (API) scores for public schools. In Albany, three schools ranked in the top 10 percent of schools statewide.
A book checked out from the Albany Middle School library in 1981 has finally been returned, somewhat overdue. It arrived in an envelope with no return address, and the last name on the check-out slip is hard to decipher.
The community meeting on budget priorities by the school board of the Albany Unified School District has been rescheduled from May 28 to June 4.
Albany High School junior Cataleya (Cat) Supawit, a student in broadcast journalism, has been named one of 40 high school winners in northern Alameda and Contra Costa counties of the ROP Students of Excellence awards.
Fifth grader Zachary Adler and Miles Williams from Ocean View School were honored in San Francisco Wednesday night for placing in the top 10 winners of a Northern California essay/poetry contest on “Why I am glad America is a nation of immigrants.”
The Perry family was honored by the school board of the Albany Unified School District Tuesday night for their "historic role" in championing same-sex marriage rights.