By Elias M.’22 Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, and the University of Pennsylvania. These eight universities, with a combined endowment of over $142 billion dollars, have played a cornerstone role in this country. They’ve become a cultural, academic, historical, and political behemoth in today’s society. Graduates include 16 U.S. presidents, and countless otherContinue reading “Behind The Ivy: The Truth Behind Ivy League Opportunities | Opinion”
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Inequality in Reopening Private School vs. Public School | Opinion
By Natalie T.’23 Balboa High School students are nearly completing a year of distance learning, we see private schools and preschools reopening, but why not public schools? In a recent study, it is stated that the United States public schools are nearly $150 billion underfunded annually. If we compare private schools to public schools, privateContinue reading “Inequality in Reopening Private School vs. Public School | Opinion”
An Alternative to the Racially Motivated Term “Chinese Virus” | Opinion
By Luke M.’22 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have increasingly become the target of racism, hate, and violence. Almost every day, it feels like we hear a new story about an elderly Asian American becoming a victim of an attack. On Monday, March 16, 2021, Former President Trump tweeted[1], “The UnitedContinue reading “An Alternative to the Racially Motivated Term “Chinese Virus” | Opinion”
Left Behind: Inequalities of Distance Learning
By The Editorial Board On March 18, 2020, the San Francisco Unified School Board made a choice that seemed to have no other alternative. They sent students home for two weeks, giving them time to get everything under control. Two weeks passed, and the crisis at hand seemed to be larger than anyone had expected. Continue reading “Left Behind: Inequalities of Distance Learning”
Students Need To Get Back To School | Opinion
By Elias M. On March 12th, 2020, the San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education made the call to cancel schools, extracurricular activities, childcare, before and after school services, health services, and enrichment for 3 weeks, citing a need to “[use] the time to prepare and train on how to educate and support communityContinue reading “Students Need To Get Back To School | Opinion”
Why My Opinion on Renaming SFUSD Schools Changed | Opinion
By Luke M. On January 27, 2021, the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education decided to rename more than 40 schools around the SFUSD including Balboa High School in Resolution No. 211-12A1. On February 21, 2021, Gabriela López, the SFUSD Board President, announced in a San Francisco Chronicle article that the renaming processContinue reading “Why My Opinion on Renaming SFUSD Schools Changed | Opinion”
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