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Parents’ excitement about San Francisco schools finally reopening in April turned glum Saturday as many realized that their children were not included in the latest plan. “It was initial excitement and overjoyed feelings of — is this really happening?” said Meredith Dodson, whose son is in preschool at Rooftop Elementary in the Twin Peaks neighborhood.…

Just as San Francisco public school officials and the teachers union seemed to be inching toward an agreement on reopening schools, a rift has opened over 2 feet of social distancing. According to a letter from the San Francisco teachers union, district officials proposed late Wednesday that students be seated 4 feet apart — a…

SACRAMENTO — Parents across California are protesting outside district offices, circulating petitions and dialing into school board meetings with a fury never before seen in the blue state. Gone is the fear of being politically incorrect by siding with Donald Trump or facing criticism for not caring about teachers. Instead, parents in the nation’s biggest…

The nine figures sat silently on camping chairs and blankets in Dolores Park, shaded by a big tree. They’re wired in, laptops open and headphones on, rapidly typing while keeping an eye on their video calls and packed calendars. A chihuahua ambles between them, sniffing shoes and nudging legs, to figure out what they’re up…