Anonymous benefactor helps SFUSD open new Mandarin immersion school
The school will serve kindergarten through eighth grade students, with the location to be determined down the road, Superintendent Maria Su said.
'The desire to strengthen SFUSD's language program offerings is something I've consistently heard from families,' Su told the Chronicle. 'It's clear that multilingual education is a top priority for our community.'
Before the school can open, the first priority is creating a Chinese bilingual teacher pipeline to support Mandarin and Cantonese language programs to ensure there are certified educators ready to step into all the district's immersion classrooms, Su told the Chronicle.
Currently, there are only a few hundred bilingual Chinese language teachers qualified to teach in California, she added, and the district will be working with San Francisco State University and with existing district staff to help boost those numbers and ensure there are qualified educators well into the future.
'I am thrilled to take SFUSD's multilingual education to the next level, starting with our Chinese language immersion programs,' Su said in a statement. 'This plan will build on a strong foundation to cultivate the next generation of bilingual teachers and expand our language programs so that every SFUSD student has the skills to unlock opportunities no matter where they are in the world.'
Su said she will be expanding and strengthening the language programs 'in partnership with families, not for families.'
'This has to reflect the voices, values and strength of the families we're serving,' she said.
Former San Francisco principal Liana Szeto, who opened the first Chinese immersion public school in the country, will head up the effort as Su's special advisor to create the new school, officials said.
The benefactor's funding will pay for Szeto's contract, which is the only cost so far associated with the effort. District officials did not disclose how much the donor was contributing to the plan overall.
Szeto opened Alice Fong Yu Alternative School in 2000 and served as its principal until this year, when she retired. She will start in the district role in January.
A wide body of research has shown that non-English language immersion enables students to achieve a high level of proficiency in another language while performing on par with or better than peers in English and math. Alice Fong Yu students have consistently outperformed the district and state in English and math, according to state data.
Currently, only three SFUSD schools offer Mandarin immersion programs, with just 66 seats in the incoming Mandarin immersion kindergarten classes at Starr King and Jose Ortega elementary schools, about two-thirds of which are reserved for proficient speakers. Every grade at those two schools has a long waiting list for the upcoming school year.
SFUSD parents have said that's far from enough in a city where 22% of residents are Chinese and where Chinese languages are by far the most widely spoken after English.
Another four elementary schools offer Cantonese immersion programs, with additional dual language programs in Spanish and Korean.
The announcement of the pending new district school comes less than two weeks before a scheduled school board vote on a petition to open a Chinese immersion charter school in San Francisco, a grassroots effort by parents frustrated at the lack of Mandarin immersion seats in district schools.
The proposed charter, Dragon Gate Academy, would also be a K-8 Mandarin immersion public school, with almost 200 parents and teachers already expressing interest, organizers said.
District officials said they were prepared to follow the legal process related to the charter application.
'We're deeply grateful to the benefactor whose generosity is providing the resources to help us turn this shared vision into reality,' Su said. 'At the same time, we remain fully committed to providing all charter school petitioners with a fair, thorough, and impartial review process, as outlined in California Education Code.'
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net Revenues Net VOI sales $ 474 $ 441 $ 858 $ 810 Service and membership fees 407 413 823 832 Consumer financing 112 111 224 221 Other 25 20 46 37 Net revenues 1,018 985 1,951 1,900 Expenses Operating 457 442 902 880 Marketing 152 144 276 265 General and administrative 116 128 236 239 Consumer financing interest 34 33 68 66 Depreciation and amortization 31 28 61 56 Cost of vacation ownership interests 21 21 45 55 Asset impairments, net 1 — 1 — Total expenses 812 796 1,589 1,561 Operating income 206 189 362 339 Interest expense 57 63 115 127 Other (income), net (1 ) (4 ) (2 ) (5 ) Interest (income) (2 ) (3 ) (4 ) (8 ) Income before income taxes 152 133 253 225 Provision for income taxes 44 36 72 62 Net income from continuing operations 108 97 181 163 Gain on disposal of discontinued business, net of income taxes — 32 — 32 Net income attributable to Travel + Leisure Co. shareholders $ 108 $ 129 $ 181 $ 195 Basic earnings per share Continuing operations $ 1.63 $ 1.36 $ 2.71 $ 2.29 Discontinued operations — 0.46 — 0.45 $ 1.63 $ 1.82 $ 2.71 $ 2.74 Diluted earnings per share Continuing operations $ 1.62 $ 1.36 $ 2.68 $ 2.28 Discontinued operations — 0.45 — 0.45 $ 1.62 $ 1.81 $ 2.68 $ 2.73 Weighted average shares outstanding Basic 66.1 70.8 66.6 71.2 Diluted 66.5 71.0 67.3 71.5 Expand Table 2 Travel + Leisure Co. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (in millions, except share data) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 212 $ 167 Restricted cash 175 162 Trade receivables, net 175 155 Vacation ownership contract receivables, net 2,568 2,619 Inventory 1,252 1,227 Prepaid expenses 244 214 Property and equipment, net 592 591 Goodwill 972 966 Other intangibles, net 208 209 Other assets 411 425 Total assets $ 6,809 $ 6,735 Liabilities and (deficit) Accounts payable $ 69 $ 67 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 778 778 Deferred income 483 457 Non-recourse vacation ownership debt 1,959 2,123 Debt 3,628 3,468 Deferred income taxes 745 722 Total liabilities 7,662 7,615 Stockholders' (deficit): Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 6,000,000 shares, none issued and outstanding — — Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 225,320,707 issued as of 2025 and 224,599,556 as of 2024 3 2 Treasury stock, at cost – 160,313,284 shares as of 2025 and 157,476,502 shares as of 2024 (7,574 ) (7,433 ) Additional paid-in capital 4,348 4,328 Retained earnings 2,437 2,334 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (66 ) (112 ) Total stockholders' (deficit) (852 ) (881 ) Noncontrolling interest (1 ) 1 Total (deficit) (853 ) (880 ) Total liabilities and (deficit) $ 6,809 $ 6,735 Expand Table 3 Travel + Leisure Co. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (in millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 Operating activities Net income $ 181 $ 195 Gain on disposal of discontinued business, net of income taxes — (32 ) Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Provision for loan losses 219 191 Depreciation and amortization 61 56 Stock-based compensation 26 20 Deferred income taxes 23 24 Non-cash interest 12 12 Non-cash lease expense 7 6 Asset impairments 1 — Other, net (2 ) (1 ) Net change in assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of acquisitions and dispositions: Trade receivables (14 ) 13 Vacation ownership contract receivables (161 ) (235 ) Inventory (16 ) (2 ) Prepaid expenses (27 ) (24 ) Other assets 18 4 Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities 5 (14 ) Deferred income 20 8 Net cash provided by operating activities 353 221 Investing activities Property and equipment additions (58 ) (38 ) Proceeds from the sale of investments 15 — Purchase of investments (4 ) — Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1 ) (44 ) Proceeds from sale of assets — 1 Net cash used in investing activities (48 ) (81 ) Financing activities Proceeds from non-recourse vacation ownership debt 644 657 Principal payments on non-recourse vacation ownership debt (816 ) (728 ) Proceeds from debt 1,253 949 Principal payments on debt (1,095 ) (650 ) Repayment of notes and term loans (4 ) (304 ) Repurchase of common stock (140 ) (94 ) Dividends paid to shareholders (78 ) (73 ) Net share settlement of incentive equity awards (13 ) (9 ) Debt issuance/modification costs (12 ) (7 ) Payment of deferred acquisition consideration — (9 ) Proceeds from issuance of common stock 7 7 Other, net (1 ) — Net cash used in financing activities (255 ) (261 ) Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 8 (5 ) Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 58 (126 ) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 329 458 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period 387 332 Less: Restricted cash 175 166 Cash and cash equivalents $ 212 $ 166 Expand Table 4 Travel + Leisure Co. 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Summary Data Sheet (in millions, unless otherwise indicated) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 Change 2025 2024 Change Vacation Ownership Net VOI sales $ 474 $ 441 7 % $ 858 $ 810 6 % Loan loss provision 128 113 13 % 219 191 15 % Gross VOI sales, net of Fee-for-Service sales 602 554 9 % 1,077 1,001 8 % Fee-for-Service sales 52 53 (2 )% 89 95 (7 )% Gross VOI sales $ 654 $ 607 8 % $ 1,166 $ 1,096 6 % Tours (in thousands) 197 192 3 % 350 347 1 % VPG (in dollars) $ 3,251 $ 3,051 7 % $ 3,234 $ 3,044 6 % Tour generated VOI sales $ 641 $ 586 9 % $ 1,133 $ 1,055 7 % Telesales and other 13 21 (36 )% 33 41 (21 )% Gross VOI sales $ 654 $ 607 8 % $ 1,166 $ 1,096 6 % Net VOI sales $ 474 $ 441 7 % $ 858 $ 810 6 % Property management revenue 217 210 3 % 440 421 5 % Consumer financing 112 111 1 % 224 221 1 % Other (a) 50 45 11 % 87 81 7 % Total Vacation Ownership revenue $ 853 $ 807 6 % $ 1,609 $ 1,533 5 % Travel and Membership Avg. number of exchange members (in thousands) 3,329 3,450 (4 )% 3,346 3,472 (4 )% Transactions (in thousands) 197 220 (11 )% 437 495 (12 )% Revenue per transaction (in dollars) $ 370 $ 366 1 % $ 361 $ 357 1 % Exchange transaction revenue $ 73 $ 81 (10 )% $ 157 $ 177 (11 )% Transactions (in thousands) 191 179 7 % 367 349 5 % Revenue per transaction (in dollars) $ 229 $ 251 (9 )% $ 242 $ 254 (5 )% Travel Club transaction revenue $ 44 $ 45 (2 )% $ 89 $ 89 — % Transactions (in thousands) 388 399 (3 )% 804 844 (5 )% Revenue per transaction (in dollars) $ 300 $ 315 (5 )% $ 306 $ 315 (3 )% Travel and Membership transaction revenue $ 117 $ 126 (7 )% $ 246 $ 266 (8 )% Transaction revenue $ 117 $ 126 (7 )% $ 246 $ 266 (8 )% Subscription revenue 43 44 (2 )% 86 90 (4 )% Other (b) 6 7 (14 )% 13 14 (7 )% Total Travel and Membership revenue $ 166 $ 177 (6 )% $ 345 $ 370 (7 )% Expand Note: Amounts may not compute due to rounding. (a) Includes Fee-for-Service commission revenues and other ancillary revenues. (b) Primarily related to cancellation fees, commissions, and other ancillary revenue. Expand Table 5 Travel + Leisure Co. Non-GAAP Measure: Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (in millions, except diluted per share amounts) Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 EPS Margin % 2024 EPS Margin % Net income attributable to TNL shareholders $ 108 $ 1.62 10.6% $ 129 $ 1.81 13.1% Gain on disposal of discontinued business, net of income taxes — (32) Net income from continuing operations $ 108 $ 1.62 10.6% $ 97 $ 1.36 9.8% Amortization of acquired intangibles (a) 3 2 Asset impairments, net 1 — Legacy items (1) 12 Taxes (b) (1) (4) Adjusted net income $ 110 $ 1.65 10.8% $ 108 $ 1.52 11.0% Income taxes on adjusted net income 45 40 Interest expense 57 63 Depreciation 28 26 Stock-based compensation expense (c) 12 11 Interest income (2) (3) Adjusted EBITDA $ 250 24.6% $ 244 24.8% Diluted Shares Outstanding 66.5 71.0 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 EPS Margin % 2024 EPS Margin % Net income attributable to TNL shareholders $ 181 $ 2.68 9.3% $ 195 $ 2.73 10.3% Gain on disposal of discontinued business, net of income taxes — (32) Net income from continuing operations $ 181 $ 2.68 9.3% $ 163 $ 2.28 8.6% Amortization of acquired intangibles (a) 5 5 Asset impairments, net 1 — Legacy items — 13 Acquisition-related deal costs — 2 Taxes (b) (2) (6) Adjusted net income $ 185 $ 2.75 9.5% $ 177 $ 2.48 9.3% Income taxes on adjusted net income 74 68 Interest expense 115 127 Depreciation 56 51 Stock-based compensation expense (c) 26 20 Interest income (4) (8) Adjusted EBITDA $ 452 23.2% $ 435 22.9% Diluted Shares Outstanding 67.3 71.5 Expand Amounts may not calculate due to rounding. The tables above reconcile certain non-GAAP financial measures to their closest GAAP measure. The presentation of these adjustments is intended to permit the comparison of particular adjustments as they appear in the income statement in order to assist investors' understanding of the overall impact of such adjustments. In addition to GAAP financial measures, the Company provides Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Adjusted diluted EPS to assist our investors in evaluating our ongoing operating performance for the current reporting period and, where provided, over different reporting periods, by adjusting for certain items which in our view do not necessarily reflect ongoing performance. We also internally use these measures to assess our operating performance, both absolutely and in comparison to other companies, and in evaluating or making selected compensation decisions. These supplemental disclosures are in addition to GAAP reported measures. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for, nor superior to, financial results and measures determined or calculated in accordance with GAAP. Our presentation of adjusted measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. See "Presentation of Financial Information" and Table 7 for the definitions of these non-GAAP measures. (a) Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets is excluded from Adjusted net income and Adjusted EBITDA. (b) Represents the tax effects on the adjustments. We determine the tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustments based on the nature of the underlying adjustment and the relevant tax jurisdictions. The tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments was calculated based on an evaluation of the statutory tax treatment and the applicable statutory tax rate in the relevant jurisdictions. (c) All stock-based compensation is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Expand Table 6 Travel + Leisure Co. Non-GAAP Measure: Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted Free Cash Flow (in millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 353 $ 221 Property and equipment additions (58 ) (38 ) Sum of proceeds and principal payments of non-recourse vacation ownership debt (172 ) (71 ) Free cash flow / Adjusted free cash flow (a) $ 123 $ 112 Expand (a) The Company had $48 million and $81 million of net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company had $255 million and $261 million of net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Expand Table 7 Definitions Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share: A non-GAAP measure, defined by the Company as Adjusted net income divided by the diluted weighted average number of common shares. Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share is useful to assist our investors in evaluating our ongoing operating performance for the current reporting period and, where provided, over different reporting periods. Adjusted EBITDA: A non-GAAP measure, defined by the Company as net income from continuing operations before depreciation and amortization, interest expense (excluding consumer financing interest), early extinguishment of debt, interest income (excluding consumer financing revenues) and income taxes, each of which is presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes stock-based compensation costs, separation and restructuring costs, legacy items, transaction and integration costs associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, asset impairments/recoveries, gains and losses on sale/disposition of business, and items that meet the conditions of unusual and/or infrequent. Legacy items include the resolution of and adjustments to certain contingent assets and liabilities related to acquisitions of continuing businesses and dispositions, including the separation of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Avis Budget Group, Inc. (ABG), and the sale of the vacation rentals businesses. Integration costs represent certain non-recurring costs directly incurred to integrate mergers and/or acquisitions into the existing business. We believe that when considered with GAAP measures, Adjusted EBITDA is useful to assist our investors in evaluating our ongoing operating performance for the current reporting period and, where provided, over different reporting periods. We also internally use these measures to assess our operating performance, both absolutely and in comparison to other companies, and in evaluating or making selected compensation decisions. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income/(loss) or other income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP and our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA Margin: A non-GAAP measure, represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is useful to assist our investors in evaluating our ongoing operating performance for the current reporting period and, where provided, over different reporting periods. Adjusted Free Cash Flow: A non-GAAP measure, defined by the Company as net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations less property and equipment additions (capital expenditures) plus the sum of proceeds and principal payments of non-recourse vacation ownership debt, while also adding back cash paid for transaction costs for acquisitions and divestitures, separation adjustments associated with the spin-off of Wyndham Hotels, and certain adjustments related to COVID-19. TNL believes adjusted FCF to be a useful operating performance measure to evaluate the ability of its operations to generate cash for uses other than capital expenditures and, after debt service and other obligations, its ability to grow its business through acquisitions and equity investments, as well as its ability to return cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. A limitation of using Adjusted free cash flow versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities as a means for evaluating TNL is that Adjusted free cash flow does not represent the total cash movement for the period as detailed in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion: A non-GAAP measure, defined by the Company as Adjusted free cash flow as a percentage of Adjusted EBITDA. We use this non-GAAP performance measure to assist in evaluating our operating performance and the quality of our earnings as represented by adjusted EBITDA, and to evaluate the performance of our current and prospective operating and strategic initiatives in generating cash flows from our earnings performance. This measure also assists investors in evaluating our operating performance, management of our assets, and ability to generate cash flows from our earnings, as well as facilitating period-to-period comparisons. Adjusted Net Income: A non-GAAP measure, defined by the Company as net income from continuing operations adjusted to exclude separation and restructuring costs, legacy items, transaction and integration costs associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, amortization of acquisition-related assets, debt modification costs, impairments, gains and losses on sale/disposition of business, and items that meet the conditions of unusual and/or infrequent and the tax effect of such adjustments. Legacy items include the resolution of and adjustments to certain contingent assets and liabilities related to acquisitions of continuing businesses and dispositions, including the separation of Wyndham Hotels and ABG, and the sale of the vacation rentals businesses. Adjusted Net Income is useful to assist our investors in evaluating our ongoing operating performance for the current reporting period and, where provided, over different reporting periods. Average Number of Exchange Members: Represents the average number of paid members in our vacation exchange programs who are considered to be in good standing, during a given reporting period. Free Cash Flow (FCF): A non-GAAP measure, defined by TNL as net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations less property and equipment additions (capital expenditures) plus the sum of proceeds and principal payments of non-recourse vacation ownership debt. TNL believes FCF to be a useful operating performance measure to evaluate the ability of its operations to generate cash for uses other than capital expenditures and, after debt service and other obligations, its ability to grow its business through acquisitions and equity investments, as well as its ability to return cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. A limitation of using FCF versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities as a means for evaluating TNL is that FCF does not represent the total cash movement for the period as detailed in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Gross Vacation Ownership Interest Sales: A non-GAAP measure, represents sales of vacation ownership interests (VOIs), including sales under the fee-for-service program before the effect of loan loss provisions. We believe that Gross VOI sales provide an enhanced understanding of the performance of our vacation ownership business because it directly measures the sales volume of this business during a given reporting period. Leverage Ratio: The Company calculates leverage ratio as net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA as defined in the credit agreement. Net Debt: Net debt equals total debt outstanding, less non-recourse vacation ownership debt and cash and cash equivalents. Tours: Represents the number of tours taken by guests in our efforts to sell VOIs. Travel and Membership Revenue per Transaction: Represents transaction revenue divided by transactions, provided in two categories; Exchange, which is primarily RCI, and Travel Club. Travel and Membership Transactions: Represents the number of exchanges and travel bookings recognized as revenue during the period, net of cancellations. This measure is provided in two categories; Exchange, which is primarily RCI, and Travel Club. Volume Per Guest (VPG): Represents Gross VOI sales (excluding telesales and virtual sales) divided by the number of tours. The Company has excluded non-tour sales in the calculation of VPG because non-tour sales are generated by a different marketing channel. We believe that VPG provides an enhanced understanding of the performance of our Vacation Ownership business because it directly measures the efficiency of its tour selling efforts during a given reporting period.
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Concerns over class sizes, layoffs loom over back-to-school
As Indiana schools prepare to welcome students in the coming weeks, teachers are bracing for larger class sizes thanks to uncertainty with education funding. The big picture: The Trump administration is withholding more than $5 billion in funding for K-12 programs pending a reevaluation "given the change in administration," according to the Department of Education. That comes on top of cuts to state property taxes that fund local governments, including school districts. Driving the news: Warren Township Schools start Thursday, with many following suit next week. What they're saying:"We've heard quite a bit of talk about potential reductions in force," Jennifer Smith-Margraf, president of the Indiana State Teachers Association, told Axios. Smith-Margraf said she's not aware of any layoffs, but knows some districts are choosing not to fill open positions as they wait to see what final openings and budget numbers look like. "It's been a good 15 years since we've really heard talk at this level about positions," she said. "Folks are really wondering about class size and caseloads and what that means for services for students." Why it matters: Research shows that even small reductions in class size can lead to gains in student achievement. Yes, and: Indiana just got back disappointing standardized test scores showing that students made little progress in English and language arts. Between the lines: Smith-Margraf says that teachers will also feel the squeeze of large classes in other ways. Providing extra classroom supplies is one of the first things that cash-strapped schools will cut, meaning teachers are often doing it themselves. "As families have to prioritize other things over school supplies … food, health care, making sure they have a roof over their head … educators have been digging deeper and deeper into their pockets to make up that gap," she said. Threat level: A smaller workforce could also mean larger ratios of students to school counselors, social workers and other positions. Flashback: Class size used to be something that teachers could negotiate in collective bargaining agreements, but that law changed in 2011. ISTA has unsuccessfully fought to win that right back in recent years. What we're watching: More than 20 governors have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for withholding the educational funding. The governors said the funding freeze has "caused chaos" in their states' educational systems.
