"San Francisco Unified School District’s high school curricular program has been an amalgamation of bits and pieces and was defined by the individual schools themselves. This left a gap between what was taught in high school and what was needed to enter a four-year university.
The requirements to enter college are known as A-G. According to Coleman Advocates, “70 percent of Black, Latino and Pacific Islander students who graduate from SFUSD are denied the opportunity to even apply to a CSU or UC school because they lacked the required ‘A-G’ courses.”
Over the last year, Coleman joined forces with hundreds of parent and youth members to work with SFSUD personnel to pass a policy requiring all high schools provide the A-G courses needed. Collectively, they mobilized 3,000 postcards from parents, youth and community members demonstrating the broad support for the passage of the policy. San Francisco School Board passed the policy on May 26 and starting with the class of 2014, all high school students will take A-G coursework."
The requirements to enter college are known as A-G. According to Coleman Advocates, “70 percent of Black, Latino and Pacific Islander students who graduate from SFUSD are denied the opportunity to even apply to a CSU or UC school because they lacked the required ‘A-G’ courses.”
Over the last year, Coleman joined forces with hundreds of parent and youth members to work with SFSUD personnel to pass a policy requiring all high schools provide the A-G courses needed. Collectively, they mobilized 3,000 postcards from parents, youth and community members demonstrating the broad support for the passage of the policy. San Francisco School Board passed the policy on May 26 and starting with the class of 2014, all high school students will take A-G coursework."