Not as easy as ABC: California’s battle over dyslexia
byCalifornia is one of only 11 states in the country that doesn’t require universal dyslexia screening in public schools.
Education
The ocean is the school: How Pacific Islanders transform higher-education
byMeet Pacific Islanders who are transforming higher education and advancing the field of Critical Pacific Islands and Oceania Studies, driven by the belief that the Ocean is the school.
Fall Quarter in Quarantine
byI have been documenting life on campus since March through photos – this specific photo series documents Stanford life as of November 2020. Some photographs in this short photo collection depict changes Stanford enacted back in March, while others highlight recent developments.
Girls Leadership Nonprofit Works to Lessen COVID-strain for Girls of Color
byAs Senator Kamala Harris was blazing the campaign trail in August, a non-profit based in her hometown released a study that shows Black and Latinx girls are considerably more likely than their peers to identify as leaders. They are also more likely to have role models in their lives who identify as leaders.
North Bay School District Candidates Grapple with How to Continue to Reopen Schools During Covid-19
byThe four candidates campaigning for two open seats in the North Bay’s Reed Union School District’s Board of Trustees are focused on reopening the schools safely and improving communication with the community.
As Schools Stay Remote, Pandemic Adds Barriers to Mental Health Support
bySchools are struggling to respond to heightened levels of student anxiety seven months into the pandemic.
UC Considering Boosting Aid to Most Needy Students Amid Pandemic
byAs students across the nation grapple with the challenges of a virtual semester, the University of California is considering expanding its definition of basic needs beyond minimal food and shelter.
University researchers grapple with impacts of power outages
byBAY AREA — Universities across the Bay Area have grappled with the impacts of the Kincade Fire and PG&E’s preventive power outages, that left over 1.5 million Californians without of power throughout October.
Design-thinking trickling into elementary school classrooms
byAt Phillips Brooks Elementary School in Menlo Park, students arrange spaghetti, string and marshmallows to concoct freestanding towers, following the same design-thinking process as Stanford University undergraduates.
Honoring the Legacy of Bernice Sandler, the “Godmother of Title IX”
byBernice Sandler was one of the main powerhouses behind the creation and passing of the Title IX law in 1972.
The Castilleja School plans to submit updated expansion plans
byPALO ALTO — Contrary to neighbors’ wishes, the Castilleja School plans on submitting revised expansion plans to the City of Palo Alto this upcoming February.
Visualizing feelings: Art and social emotional learning in the Bay
bySAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA — Social and emotional learning-driven art is emerging in school districts across the Bay Area. The program takes a progressive approach to education aimed at enhancing emotional intelligence and specifically designed for children.