A state Supreme Court Justice will join state Sen. Loni Hancock and Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner on May 17 to speak and view student efforts at a "recognition event" in honor of Albany High receiving a state "Civic Learning" award.
Musicians from Albany's elementary, middle and high schools entertained the crowd during Albany Education Foundation's Scoops for Schools event on Sunday afternoon.
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The Albany Education Foundation (AEF) invites the community to Scoops for Schools on Sunday, April 28 from 2 – 5 p.m. at the Albany Community Center as a "thank you" for supporting AEF.
Students will be running a store on campus selling school supplies and fashion accessories.
Hispanic students, who represent 15 percent of the student population, account for roughly one out-of-three out of school suspensions.
Ocean View Elementary is listed with the highest rate. What should educators do to tackle this issue?
The job fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the ACOE building in Hayward. Among those hiring — the Albany Unified School District.
Albany High School earned a gold medal from U.S. News and World Report.
The California Department of Education released 2012 figures for statewide and local high school graduation and dropout rates.
Wells Fargo recently presented 15 checks totaling $240,000 to school foundations and school representatives throughout the East Bay.
Among the 89 Albany High School juniors who participated, at least three were offered a summer internship by their mentors, and others plan to volunteer for the companies they visited.
Citing survey results and research on start times and sleep, the Albany Middle School principal recommends that the school's "zero" period, which meets at 7 a.m. for band classes, be canceled and the classes rescheduled.
You can re-verify your Albany address for the 2013-14 school year in person or by email.
The Cougars came in second of 25 teams at the recent NorCal Mountain High School Racing League contest.
It was Pi Day Thursday, which meant the math club at Albany High was a popular attraction as members sold slices of homemade pie for a club fundraiser in the front plaza after school.
Albany High received an Award of Distinction in California's new Civic Learning Awards program. It was one of five schools in the state so honored at a ceremony in Sacramento Thursday. Three schools won Awards of Excellence.
University of California President Mark Yudof plans to retire in August.
State officials released district-level details about a plan to give more money to poorer schools.
Five students from Albany High School have won the Northern California regional Ocean Science Bowl and will advance to the national bowl in April, the school announced.
The Board of Education has approved the 2013-14 Albany Unified School District school calendar.
AMS is one of 20 Bay Area schools competing in the regional portion of the National Science Bowl Competition on Feb. 23.
Find out when you'll need to plan for days off and spring break.
Perfrmances begin tonight, Friday, Feb. 1, and continue through next weekend.
Bankson — wrestling coach, football coach, teacher — is retiring in June after more than four decades at Albany High School
Albany High School is seriously considering a later daily start time, changing from the current 7:40 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Principal Ted Barone says studies indicate a later start time could give teens more sleep and improved academic performance.
Also on tonight's agenda: adoption of an official calendar for the 2013-2014 academic year.
AUSD could no longer afford to maintain the program after the state changed the way it funded adult education.
A recent engineering report commissioned by the Albany School District found that Marin and Ocean View elementary schools need considerable retrofitting, prompting immediate planning by the school board.
Last week proved to be a dangerous one for those walking near Albany schools.
After a teacher was nearly hit by a parent driver Wednesday morning, a school official issued a traffic safety request message to parents.
President Barack Obama crushed challenger Mitt Romney in Albany High School’s mock election.
Albany High School's student broadcasting program announced it will have its "first, official broadcast" – on the Internet and TV – of today's El Cerrito High vs. Albany volleyball game. But it will not be live, as incorrectly report
API reports that all but one school in the Albany Unified School District had growth in 2012. However, all schools sit above the state average.
Incumbents Patricia Low, Ron Rosenbaum and challenger Byron Barrett are running for two open seats on the Albany Unified School District's Board of Education.