Parents with students at Washington Elementary School could seek to send their children to higher-performing schools in the district – or anywhere else in California – thanks to a state law put into effect just …

By Stacy Lawrence

To the relief of many a kindergarten parent, there will be no random drawings at any Alameda elementary school for student slots in the coming school year, Alameda Unified School District student services …

Tuesday’s Board of Education discussion about a proposed master plan that would guide the district’s priorities through 2015 erupted into a firefight over class sizes and school closures – and whether voters will be willing …

Just got a note from a parent that Encinal High School’s sent students home for the day due to a “water problem” that has rendered most of the school’s toilets inoperable. Students were sent home …

The Board of Education is set to talk about different scenarios for a new, replacement parcel tax, one of many big items on an action-packed agenda tonight.
District staff will present scenarios for generating between $12 …

Proponents of a recall of three school board members who voted to implement anti-gay bullying lessons in Alameda’s public schools have called a halt to their recall efforts.
“S.E.R.V.E. Alameda, proponents of the Recall of Jensen, …

The School Board voted 5-0 Tuesday night to approve The Academy of Alameda Middle School charter. The school, which is being eyed as a replacement for Chipman Middle School, is expected to be up and …

Dozens of students at Otis Elementary School got a little pre-Halloween surprise on October 28 when a police chase ended on the school playground while school was still in session.
Police arrested Ralph Wayne Beckman, 47, …

The School Board okayed a new policy on charter school applications over the objections of leaders from two of the Island’s existing charters who said they wanted to have the chance to provide input on …

More than three-quarters of people who took the district’s survey on magnet schools said they’re interested in having one. The most popular themes? Language immersion, science and technology and arts.
Of 249 parents and school staff …

Back in August, Alameda Unified and yacht merchant and local landowner John Beery reached a settlement agreement on Beery’s suit to invalidate the district’s Measure H parcel tax. The school district agreed to set up …