The Urban Legend

Behind the swab: COVID-19 testing equity within SF schools

Ella Chen, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

Upon entering campus, Urban students have grown accustomed to seeing a line of dozens waiting impatiently to be tested for COVID-19. As the Omicron variant has spread rapidly throughout San Francisco,...

Since school shutdowns, SF students face drastically different educational experiences

Ellie Lerner, News and Opinions Editor • May 21, 2020

The Urban School of San Francisco officially closed on March 12th, and just 4 days later, Lowell High School, the largest public high school in San Francisco, shut its doors on March 16th due to Covid-19...

Agreement reached after Oakland teacher strike, but is it enough?

Sydney Riemer, Staff Writer • May 7, 2019

On Feb. 22, 2018, West Virginia teachers began a strike that would last 14 days and inspire a nationwide wave of teacher strikes in Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, North Carolina and California that would...

An abbreviated introduction to 2016 propositions

Cole Palmer, Opinions Editor • October 25, 2016

"it is essential not to grow apathetic toward civic engagement"

Budget cuts to San Francisco schools hurt public school students

Hannah Gorman, staff writer • April 11, 2010

17 billion dollars were cut from the California education budget over the last two years. The Legend reports on these cuts' impact on our education system.