A new charter high school focused on individualized learning through small groups and out-of-classroom projects will open in East Palo Alto in fall 2017.
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With 32 percent of the demand for child care services unmet in San Mateo County, a new task force is making efforts to identify real estate sites for early learning facilities and to help prioritize unused land, buildings and spaces for preschools and daycares.
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California voters will choose whether to repeal an English-only policy in state classrooms. Proposition 58 allows schools to determine the language of instruction without parental or administrative consent.
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Committees for and against Measure K are battling over whether the 20-year sales tax extension will bring affordable housing to San Mateo County teachers.
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Santa Clara County’s first charter middle school for students will open in fall 2017 if the county’s board of education approves a petition.
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A combination of little to no pay and costly housing puts student interns across America into a dilemma: accept an inadequate housing option or decline a critical professional opportunity.
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi calls on the Indian community to take the lead in eliminating child slavery from India and around the world
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Waniya Bryant grew up going to Bayshore Christian Ministries in East Palo Alto — and now as a college student she is contributing back.
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Palo Alto High School’s new Performing Arts Center includes a 582-seat theater and a classroom that doubles as a performance space.
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A court battle over the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program has forced the Department of Homeland Security to change the laws.
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East Palo Alto parents plan to petition the county to open a new charter school after recent testing showed many students in the city’s Ravenswood School District are not meeting achievement standards.
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For East Palo Alto students, high school graduation rates have historically hovered around 50 percent. But a small program launched in June is making a difference — and the results are noticeable.
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