San Francisco Schools Grapple With Common Core, New Technology

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San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Richard Carranza has headed the City’s schools for the past two years. Photo courtesy of KALW Crosscurrents

By Hana Baba, KALW Crosscurrents

Note: The San Francisco Unified School District owns KALW’s broadcast license.

San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Richard Carranza has headed San Francisco’s schools for the past two years. He came to San Francisco from Las Vegas where he was a superintendent. Before that, he was a high school principal. As a child, Carranza started school speaking only Spanish and says his success story strengthened his belief in equitable opportunities in education. As Superintendent in San Francisco, he is grappling with issues like teacher pay, the new common core standards and technology.

Read the complete story at KALW Crosscurrents. 
 

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