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Friday, Sep 25, 2015 at 01:02 PM PDT

Funding Formula for Local Schools Rolls Out

One of the biggest changes to school funding in 40 years is underway but odds are, you've never heard of it. California's Local Control Funding Formula means more money and more decisions for local school...

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Monday, May 11, 2015 at 09:58 AM PDT

Getting a Jump on Going to College

Many high school students turn to private college counselors for help in their junior year. But a growing number of kids are working with college counselors earlier. Some start as early as middle school.

Thursday, Apr 30, 2015 at 07:24 PM PDT

School Design Inspired by Google

The Cove School, a new public elementary school in Corte Madera, was inspired by the flexible open work spaces at Google. Jessica Aguirre reports.

Thursday, Mar 26, 2015 at 07:15 PM PDT

Redesigning the SAT

The College Board will roll out changes to the SAT next year, taking steps to level the playing field for all test takers and addressing the inequities created by high-priced test preparation. Jessica Aguirre...

Monday, Apr 20, 2015 at 04:07 PM PDT

More on the New SAT

Michael McCawley, director of admissions at the University of California Santa Cruz, joins NBC Bay Area news anchor Jessica Aguirre to talk about UC’s response to the new SAT, and his tips for applying to UC.

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Kavanaugh, Ford Agree to Testify on Thursday: AP Source

Negotiators reached a tentative agreement Saturday for the Senate Judiciary Committee to hear testimony Thursday from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual...

Santa Rosa Kindergartner Can Use Cannabis Drug at School

A Northern California kindergartener can continue bringing her cannabis-based drug to her public school. The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reported Saturday that a judge in favor of 5-year-old Brooke Adams, who...

Judge Orders Transbay Center to Pay Millennium's Legal Bills

In a strange twist, a judge has found that the Transbay Joint Powers Authority – the public agency responsible for the $2.2 billion Transbay Transit Center next to sinking Millennium Tower – has the “duty to...

Does Sleep Quality Affect Memory?

How getting a full night’s sleep is crucial to your brain’s ability to form memories

UC Berkeley Employee Arrested in NorCal Rapist Case

Law enforcement officials in Sacramento on Friday announced the arrest of a 58-year-old Benicia man suspected of being the NorCal rapist who terrorized victims for a 15-year period beginning in 1991. Suspect...

Sunnyvale Woman Dies After Falling 200 Feet in Michigan Park

A Sunnyvale woman has died after falling 200 feet at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The National Park Service says 32-year-old Tu Thanh Nguyen accidentally fell while hiking...

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