Read on for a sampling of the SF Ed Fund's media coverage, our monthly newsletters, and other stories and research that inspire our work
September 29, 2025
On September 25, nearly 300 supporters, educators, and community partners came together at the San Francisco Education Fund’s 2025 Back-to-School Gala to celebrate the Voices of Our Schools — and to take action for San Francisco’s students. Together, we raised over $600,000, surpassing our goal and ensuring more students, teachers, and schools have the resources they need to thrive.
September 26, 2025
At its annual Back-to-School Gala, the San Francisco Education Fund (SF Ed Fund) presented the Glady Thacher Award to Guadalupe Elementary School in recognition of the school’s extraordinary advancement of student success and sense of belonging.This year’s award carries special meaning, as the SF Ed Fund remembers and honors its beloved founder, Gladys “Glady” Thacher, who passed away in April. She was 95. A lifelong advocate for public education and social justice, Glady’s vision of equity, innovation, and collaboration continues to guide the organization’s mission and inspire its work with schools across San Francisco.
August 22, 2025
The San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) Everett Middle School will celebrate the grand opening of its newly renovated schoolyard, a nearly $6 million investment in a unique public-private partnership with SFUSD, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and an anonymous donor through the San Francisco Education Fund (SF Ed Fund), in which the organization served as the fiscal sponsor.
August 19, 2025
Our August newsletter marks the start of a new school year with both celebration and urgency. The San Francisco Chronicle spotlighted the success of our high-impact tutoring program, which has already raised $30,000 in new community support — but nearly 800 students remain on the waitlist, and $570,000 is still needed to ensure every child receives the literacy support they deserve. More than 300 volunteers turned out for our 10th annual Back-to-School Setup Day, helping teachers prepare classrooms for thousands of SFUSD students. We’re also opening applications for 2025-26 Educator Impact Grants, preparing new volunteers through fall training sessions, and inviting the community to join us at our September 25 Back-to-School Gala, Voices of Our Schools.
August 18, 2025
On Friday, August 15, more than 361 community and corporate volunteers brought classrooms to life across 35 – or nearly 75% of – SF Ed Fund Priority Schools, contributing nearly 750 hours of hands-on help. From organizing textbooks and building bulletin boards to setting up furniture and painting, volunteers turned the annual back-to-school scramble into a collaborative celebration.
August 15, 2025
San Francisco principal Jeremy Hilinski has seen a lot of well-meaning outsiders try to fix struggling schools over the past two decades, shoving money and people at intractable problems with little to show for it. It’s made him a bit cynical. But Hilinski has become a cheerleader ...
August 14, 2025
As summer winds down and San Francisco children prepare for the coming school year, hundreds of civic-minded volunteers will descend Friday on dozens of The City’s more challenged schools to help teachers set up classrooms for the first day of instruction. ...
August 13, 2025
When students arrive at Everett Middle School in San Francisco on Monday, they won’t see the nearly two acres of blacktop that used to be the school’s playground and physical education space.The asphalt has been replaced with a nearly $6 million cornucopia of outdoor recreation and education features mixed together with stormwater management systems that use plants, underground drainage and other unobtrusive tactics for preventing runoff. ...
