This story by Jill Tucker ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on August 17, 2023: “San Francisco’s public schools are about to get a serious reality check.” “The district has been spending more than it gets for years, putting it on a path toward bankruptcy. Officials have continued to overstaff schools and overspend instead of […]
This story by Jill Tucker ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on July 3, 2023: As in many districts across California, the needs of city students have only increased in the wake of the pandemic, while other costs — namely pension payments — are skyrocketing, and teachers unions are demanding higher salaries to stem the
This story by Su Jieya ran in Sing Tao Daily on October 19, 2023: Friends of Lowell Foundation Board of Directors and Volunteers Quoted: FOLF board member Alisa Farenzena and FOLF volunteers Frank (Tingguang) Cheung and Selena Chu are quoted. If you do not read Chinese, simply open the link in the Chrome browser, which
This story by Lear Zhou ran in the Epoch Times on August 18, 2023: Friends of Lowell Foundation Mentioned: In a letter sent on July 12, Friends of Lowell Foundation, a group of parents, called for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to place a ballot measure in the 2024 election to make Algebra 1
This story by Bob Egelko and Jill Tucker ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on November 18, 2021: Friends of Lowell Foundation Mentioned: The Lowell Alumni Association, Friends of Lowell Foundation and the Asian American Legal Foundation sued the district and school board in April, asking the court to overturn the decision and reinstate the former policy.
This story by William McGurn ran in the Wall Street Journal on July 26, 2021: Friends of Lowell Foundation Board of Directors Quoted: “The denial of equal rights to educational opportunity for Asian-American children by those claiming progressive values is particularly tragic in light of the recent pandemic of violence against Asian-Americans,” says Lee Cheng, a co-founder
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This story by Francine Kiefer ran in the Christian Science Monitor on June 23, 2021: Friends of Lowell Foundation Board of Directors Quoted: “Merit is not being redefined. I think merit is being defamed,” says attorney Lee Cheng of the Friends of Lowell Foundation, which was formed to restore merit-based admissions at the oldest public high school
This story by Emma Talley ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2021: “This lawsuit is about improving education for all people,” said attorney Christine Linnenbach. “We want to be included not excluded from the process.” Linnenbach represents the Friends of Lowell Foundation, the Lowell Alumni Association, the San Francisco Taxpayers Association and the Asian
