Jill Tucker
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Jill Tucker knows the rules of tether ball and sort of gets why one might need to solve for X and so she is the k-12 education writer at the SF Chronicle.
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Joined March 2009
This man is a U.S. citizen by birth. Why did ICE mark him for deportation — again? via @sfchronicle.
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Stockton-born Miguel Silvestre has spent 26 years haunted by a wrongful deportation. An apparent error by the immigration service put him on notice of another potential removal.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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At least some American officials knew that Dahud Hanid Ortiz had been convicted of a triple murder when he was put on the plane to the United States.
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Have a listen to this morning's @kqedforum about the Trump Administration's dismantling of the Department of Education and the impact of cuts and pauses in ed funding. With host Alexis Madrigal and guests Noliwe Rooks, Michael Petrilli and yours truly.
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We talk about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students.
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Tune in now to @KQEDForum with Alexis Madrigal and me to hear about the impact of the cuts to the federal Department of Education.
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RT @MichaelPetrilli: Hey Bay Area peeps, TUNE IN at 9 am pacific to @KQEDForum for an episode on the dismantling of the Department of Educa….
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We talk about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students.
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The toughest job I’ve ever loved: Why the Peace Corps matters even more in the Trump era via @sfchronicle.
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Amid President Trump’s attack on soft diplomacy, a Chronicle reporter reflects on her experience in the Peace Corps 35 years ago and how worthy and vital the humanitarian program remains.
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RT @demianbulwa: It took 8 years but there’s finally a verdict in the grisly murder that rocked a California community. By @jilltucker htt….
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After eight years in custody, Daniel Winkler was found guilty of first-degree murder in one of the most horrifying killings in Stockton history.
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It took 8 years but there’s finally a verdict in the grisly murder that rocked a California community via @sfchronicle.
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After eight years in custody, Daniel Winkler was found guilty of first-degree murder in one of the most horrifying killings in Stockton history.
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RT @cmarinucci: Donald Trump himself nominated Jerome Powell to be Federal Reserve Chairman in 2017.
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BREAKING: Anonymous benefactor helps SFUSD open new Mandarin immersion school via @sfchronicle.
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An unidentified donor is providing the San Francisco school district funds to help launch a new Mandarin immersion school for elementary students in the fall of 2027.
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The toughest job I’ve ever loved: Why the Peace Corps still matters via @sfchronicle @PeaceCorps @rpcvw.
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Amid President Trump’s attack on soft diplomacy, a Chronicle reporter reflects on her experience in the Peace Corps 35 years ago and how worthy and vital the humanitarian program remains.
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I left 35 years ago for the Peace Corps. I didn't change the world, but I did name a cockroach Fred. The Peace Corps changed me. The agency has survived 64 years of presidents and politics. It feels more at risk now than ever. Here's why it still matters.
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Amid President Trump’s attack on soft diplomacy, a Chronicle reporter reflects on her experience in the Peace Corps 35 years ago and how worthy and vital the humanitarian program remains.
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The toughest job I’ve ever loved: Why the Peace Corps still matters.
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Amid President Trump’s attack on soft diplomacy, a Chronicle reporter reflects on her experience in the Peace Corps 35 years ago and how worthy and vital the humanitarian program remains.
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Eight years after the 5-year-old boy watched his father stab his mother in grisly Stockton killing, jury finds the defendant guilty of first degree murder. The sanity phase of the trial now begins via @sfchronicle.
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Angenai Terlouw, according to the autopsy report, was stabbed 21 times in the shower as her then 5-year-old son watched. Police arrested Daniel Winkler the next day.
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Ex-employee alleges quid pro quo between Tesla and arbitrator who tossed her case via @sfchronicle.
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A former Tesla engineer sued the EV maker in San Francisco Superior Court, saying a private judge unfairly ruled against her. Her case provides a rare window into Tesla’s use of arbitration.
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RT @sfchronicle: A pair of investigations now center on former San Francisco resident Kenneth Chee, whose Devastating Pyrotechnics operatio….
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A pair of investigations now center on former San Francisco resident Kenneth Chee, whose Devastating Pyrotechnics operation in the Yolo County town of Esparto was destroyed in an explosion.
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Ethnic studies: Politicized kids? Rogue teachers? A contentious education battle hasn’t calmed in S.F. via @sfchronicle.
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San Francisco’s move to replace its homegrown ethnic studies curriculum with an off-the-shelf course leaves some parents and other critics complaining the material still politicizes the classroom.
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