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The Valkyries brought the party to the Embarcadero — and The Bay showed up
By Katherine Langford
SFUSD’s struggle to recover from COVID, explained in 5 charts
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
More from Katherine →Editor-in-Chief · Monday, November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM · 1 min read
After the pandemic hit in March 2020, San Francisco kept most of its public school students out of classrooms for nearly a year and a half. By the time schools fully reopened in August 2021, the San Francisco Unified School District had lost 5,000 students, and those who stayed had fallen behind.
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