1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (566+ words) Menlo Park parents are facing higher fees at a city-run child care program, part of the City Council’s measures to end a structural deficit. Tuition is set to increase 11% over two years for preschool and day care programs at Menlo…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (331+ words) The school board race for the Sequoia Union High School District has lost a candidate. In a joint statement, incumbent Sathvik Nori announced he will not seek reelection and endorsed his opponent Michael Dekshenieks. While Nori’s name will still appear…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (431+ words) We spend a lot of time talking about today’s middle and high schoolers as an “always online” generation. Screens fill nearly every empty space in their lives, from entertainment, conversations with friends, directions to answers, and increasingly, the way they…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (440+ words) Sequoia Union High School District announced its annual awards recognizing top teachers, staff and volunteers for their efforts and dedication to their schools’ community. Chris Campaña, former Woodside Athletics Booster Organization president, is the 2026 Volunteer of the Year, Menlo-Atherton High…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (612+ words) A hundred children, parents and community members gathered at Woodside Elementary School on Aug. 18, even though school hadn’t begun yet. They gathered a day early to celebrate the school’s grand opening of its brand-new transitional kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms. Woodside…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (112+ words) The Almanac Returning to school can bring feelings of excitement and anxiety, but on Belle Haven Elementary’s brand-new playground, smiles and laughter were all around. Students ran to hug each other as they reunited with their friends before playing on…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (444+ words) The nation’s 250th anniversary will come with a civics lesson for some San Mateo County students. San Mateo County Superior Court is inviting local educators to schedule visits that will bring judges, attorneys and other law enforcement leaders into classrooms across…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1000+ words) One Friday night in the early 1950s, Richard Hine sat in his Ohio dining room, gazing at a blank piece of paper. Pencil in hand, he picked up an issue of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “I drew on the blank paper…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (667+ words) An internal audit of the San Mateo County Community College District found that $7 million in gift card rewards intended to address student food insecurity were distributed without adequate oversight between 2020 and 2024. The audit also found that a staff member at…...

4+ week, 53+ min ago   (257+ words) This November, San Mateo County voters will be asked to extend an $848 million bond to support the improvement of 60-year-old facilities at the county’s three community college campuses. The district is eyeing improvements to aging infrastructure like roofs and flooring,…...