San Francisco Educators in the News
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We can't say enough about the
great things our members do. In this section, we will try to include stories
about our members and San Francisco teachers and paraprofessionals in general.
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Snails and other treasures
, S.F. Chronicle, 5/19/02
Part of teaching, Chuck turner has learned over the past 30 years, is faith, especially with kids
whose lives can be as unsettled as the inner-city streets on which they live.
Washington teacher wins big one
, S.F. Chronicle, 5/10/02
Karl Ochi, a social studies teacher at Washington High, was named National Economic Teacher of the Year...
Overwhelmed by autism:
Schools and parents grapple with alarming rise in malady
, S.F. Chronicle, 5/5/02
When Kim Russell started out as a special education teacher in San Francisco...
Here, students don't fall between the cracks
, California Educator, 11/01/01
Mary Lavalais knew something was wrong as soon as
the girls stepped off the bus near the entrance to San Francisco Community School...
Teachers rejecting test score bonuses: Hundreds donate 'bribe' in protest
, S.F. Chronicle, 7/30/01
Chris Rosenberg,
S.F. teacher is terrific as educator, but finds the lack of respect and support to be... big frustration
, S.F. Chronicle, 6/13/01
Middle school maestro has been telling students to play from their gut for 41 years
, S.F. Chronicle, 5/19/01
Bill Catalano has been teaching kids how to coax music from various brass and wooden
tubes for the past 41 years, most recently at James Denman Middle School.
A School Experience of Her Own, S.F. Chronicle, 1/16/01
..At Paul Revere Elementary School in San Francisco ...I found a school where children interact with teachers, where
teachers are enthusiastic and where the principal was welcoming
and forthcoming.
City Kids Tackle Desert Wilderness
Field trip becomes a hands-on lesson in
teamwork, survival , S.F. Chronicle, 1/14/01
Edison exodus:
Will a teacher revolt spell an end to the school privatization experiment? , S.F. Bay Guardian, 7/19-25/00
California teachers have eyes on windfall...likely to bring
fight for raises , S.F. Chronicle, 5/12/00
Most Edison teachers ready to quit in fall: S.F. public school is privately run , S.F. Chronicle, 5/10/00
Fiscal fiasco at S.F. schools, S.F. Examiner, 4/6/00
Teachers' psychic income doesn't pay the
mortgage, S. F. Chronicle, 3/26/00
At a time
when the teacher shortage is acute, when the state needs
to recruit 300,000 new teachers in the next 10 years,
remuneration can make the difference.
See Stephanie Slater's March 25 San Francisco Examiner column
Death camps: Yes, the children knew
Housing a tough test for teachers S. F. Examiner, 1/23/00
With starting salaries in the $30,000-a-year range,
teachers - like others in their income group - are finding
it difficult to cope with sky-high housing costs in San
Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Legacy of Jim Ballard, teacher and organizer S. F. Examiner, 12/7/99
A teacher at heart, Jim Ballard would have been glad to
know that a teacher scholarship that bears his name is
now established.
From cacaphony to harmony , S. F. Examiner, 11/7/99
Jack Martens has been using music for 33 years to
reach kids in the Western Addition
Kids learn about society, citizenship in S.F.
classrooms, S. F. Chronicle, 9/23/99
The San Francisco Unified School District
provides our children with the opportunity to learn
very different lessons. In addition to often excellent
academic instruction, public schools encourage children
to cross boundaries of class and race and get to know
each other as individuals.
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