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Eight parents and teachers filed a federal lawsuit against the Oakland Unified School District on Thursday alleging that police officers used excessive force against them in a confrontation at a school board meeting in October in which some of them were injured.

The latest round of storms brought down part of the roof at Dublin Elementary School in Dublin, damaging some classrooms in the process.

The latest round of storms brought down part of the roof at Dublin Elementary School in Dublin, damaging some classrooms. Kris Sanchez reports.

The public was invited to attend the Oakland Unified School District board’s meeting Wednesday evening, but the board was forced to move to an upstairs conference room after the meeting was disrupted by protests.

There are very emotional and very mixed reactions in Milpitas after the educator who wore blackface while teaching students made a public apology on NBC Bay Area.

The woman who lost her job after displaying her middle finger at President Donald Trump’s motorcade has won a seat on a county board of supervisors in Virginia.

Six protesters were arrested during an Oakland Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday evening, the latest in a series of demonstrations against school closures and the proliferation of charter schools.
The previous protests did not lead to tense clashes with police as they did on Wednesday. Police used batons to keep the protesters from approaching the dais.

Protests at a school board meeting in Oakland quickly escalated Wednesday evening, even becoming physical at times as officials discussed possible school closures.

The Bay Area housing crunch also is impacting local schools. Young families are being priced out, and schools are feeling the pinch because fewer students means a loss in funding.

The San Jose Unified School District on Monday moved one step closer to a plan it hopes will lead to more teacher housing.

The San Jose Unified School District on Monday moved one step closer to a plan it hopes will lead to more teacher housing.

A popular high school teacher has been fired in Contra Costa County, and dozens of parents and students turned out to protest the decision.

A popular high school teacher has been fired in Contra Costa County, and dozens of parents and students turned out to protest the decision. Terry McSweeney reports.

The San Francisco school board voted Tuesday to preserve but cover up a public high school mural depicting slavery and the killing of a Native American.

San Francisco’s chapter of the NAACP is now urging the school board to reconsider plans to paint over an 83-year-old mural at George Washington High School.

Not so fast. The plan to cover up or take down the controversial mural in San Francisco is now being challenged by the NAACP. The organizations is urging the school board to reconsider plans to paint over an 83-year-old mural at George Washington High. Mark Matthews reports.

After a months-long process, the San Jose Unified School District has a newly-named school. The board decided to rename Burnett Academy Thursday, now called Ohlone Middle School.

After a months-long process, the San Jose Unified School District has a newly-named school. Sergio Quintana reports.

Members of the New Haven Teachers Association, by a 60 percent “yes” vote, on Sunday ratified a tentative contract agreement with the New Haven Unified School District, officially ending the 14-day strike, teachers’ negotiators said Sunday night.

The New Haven teacher strike is over. The teachers association announced that 60 percent of members voted to take the deal which includes a four percent increased. Classes will resume Monday in time for the last week of school.