With the Voices of California project, Stanford linguistics professors and students aim to discover and document the diversity of California English.
Charter School advocates and union leaders discuss their take on the contentious issue of charter schools and specifically how to evaluate teachers.
The school year calendar, plus Patch's 2012 Back to School Guide stories.
Notre Dame Du Namur University faculty member and artistic director at Coleen Lorenz brings life's dynamic forces together in dance production "Axiom."
The competition, held all weekend, brought high school students from around the world to showcase their socially responsible businesses.
South City Patch is looking for a blogger who knows a thing or two about putting kids through school.
A new survey found that parents and children plan to spend as much, if not more, than they did last year for back-to-school supplies. What is your plan?
David Putney joins the South San Francisco Unified School District as a new principal.
Engineers have completed the first phase of a seismic evaluation of buildings in the local district.
To help local elementary school students start the year right, South City's Community Outreach Committee is asking for school supply donations.
We heard your nominations, and now it's time to vote.
Patch asked local education professionals and administrators what yearly Academic Performance Index scores do for local education.
API Scores were recently released for the past year. How Do South San Francisco High Schools Measure Up?
2011 API scores have just been released. SSFUSD has several K-8 schools with scores above 800. How did your child's school measure up?
Former Stanford Admissions Officers reveal the presence of a separate mechanism for processing applications of students who are children of faculty or top donors.
Stanford economist John Shoven gives practical advice on how to save for retirement during a struggling economy, low interest rates and longer life spans.
With nominations closed, we're busy tallying your votes and will announce the nominees soon.
Alex Moreno is a voice for students as a student representative to the South San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees.
Esteemed teacher Ashley Gray is leaving South San Francisco High School after 12 years.
The school board will hold a televised meeting on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in city council chambers.
South San Francisco had the highest rates of childhood overweight and obesity of 11 cities studied in San Mateo County.
Avery Dennison's participation in 'Box Tops for Education' could help local schools win cash prizes and free school supplies.
Charissa Price will be one of 180 California high school seniors to be honored on the steps of the State Capitol.
Zachary Herrera is competing in the National Forensic League Speech Competition in Indianapolis.
El Camino High School students won an impressive number of scholarships for their achievements.
The May 30 graduation marked the end of a difficult road for some Community School grads and the beginning of a bright future.
The class of 2012 graduated at El Camino and South San Francisco High Schools last night.
South San Francisco Patch would like to congratulate all our local high school graduates, who will receive their diplomas during planned ceremonies on Friday.
Eugenie Obina's videography skills are far beyond her years.
The 26 teachers and staff members retiring this year have served the district for a combined 512 years.
An accomplished athlete and student, Nathan Madonich will attend Ohio Wesleyan University in the fall.
SSFUSD teachers and staff were honored Wednesday in the annual Golden Apple awards ceremony.
Superintendent Alejandro Hogan rubbed shoulders with Giants pitcher Sergio Romo after throwing out the first pitch at SSFUSD's Night at the Ballpark.
Miyako Takashima will graduate from South San Francisco High School with a 4.2 G.P.A.
How many books have you read from the South San Francisco High School summer reading list?
The SSFUSD school board meets Thursday night.
The position was listed on EdJoin.org last Friday.
Mourners filled St. Robert's Church to say goodbye to El Camino High School staff member Jane Porcelli.
Pablo Sandoval looked on as musicians from the South San Francisco Unified School District took the field at AT&T Park Tuesday night.
South San Francisco Patch puts the call out to the community to highlight local graduates.