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Ethnic studies curriculum that sidesteps Israel adopted by S.F. schools

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 6, 2026May 21, 2026

Updated on May 21 The board governing San Francisco’s public schools voted 6-1 on April 28 to permanently adopt the district’s trial ethnic-studies curriculum for high schoolers, capping years of […]

San Francisco Unified School District students walking to class on the first day of school, Aug. 17, 2022. (Photo/Instagram @londonbreed)
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S.F. school board backtracks on Muslim holidays until new ‘calendering process’ is developed

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 21, 2022September 25, 2022
A view of San Francisco Unified School District's Mission High School from Dolores Park. (Photo/Flickr-Don Barrett CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Posted inEducation

San Francisco school board votes to close schools on two Muslim holidays

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 10, 2022August 17, 2022
A view of San Francisco Unified School District's Mission High School from Dolores Park. (Photo/Flickr-Don Barrett CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Parents opposing S.F. teacher union’s BDS stance take concerns to school board 

by Gabriel Greschler June 9, 2021June 10, 2021
Feinstein Elementary, named for the current U.S. senator and former San Francisco mayor, was slated for renaming under an SFUSD board plan. (Photo/Google Maps)
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Facing litigation, S.F. school board rescinds renaming plan

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 7, 2021
Feinstein Elementary, named for the current U.S. senator and former San Francisco mayor, was slated for renaming under an SFUSD board plan. (Photo/Google Maps)
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Renaming of SF schools suspended: Feinstein and Sutro safe for now

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 23, 2021
Feinstein Elementary, named for current U.S. Senator and former San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein, will be renamed under the new plan. (Photo/Google Maps)
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S.F. school board must prioritize reopening schools, not renaming them

by J. Editorial Board February 4, 2021February 4, 2021
Gold Rush-era Jewish philanthropist and S.F. mayor Adolph Sutro (Photo/Wikimedia Commons); and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, also a former mayor of San Francisco (Photo/JTA-Drew Angerer-Getty Images)
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SF school board approves plan to rename 44 schools, including Feinstein and Sutro

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
Lowell High School
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Lowell principal: ‘Highly likely’ that student is behind racist, antisemitic posts 

by Gabriel Greschler January 26, 2021January 28, 2021
Sen. Dianne Feinstein speaks to the media in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Zach Gibson-Getty Images)
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SFUSD parents mount opposition to proposed renaming of Feinstein Elementary

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 23, 2020January 5, 2021

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