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Pediatricians in East Palo Alto are seeing more hungry children, as more parents report they can’t afford their next meals. School lunch programs aren’t available in the summer, adding to the problem.
For Scandinavian students visiting the Bay Area, 91-year-old Sigvor Hamre Thornton’s Berkeley home is a near universal destination. “Mother Norway” has hosted dozens of students, including a crown prince.
A Stanford University education professor who helped develop products for tech toy company LeapFrog says technology can help children learn to read, though some fear letting young kids play computer games.
The Los Altos High School cheer team is raising money to travel to a national competition in Anaheim at the end of the month. They did a bake sale, of course. But the real money came from an e-waste drive.
A redevelopment plan to add hundreds of housing units in Foster City over the next decade is angering local residents concerned about school overcrowding and traffic congestion.
Outlet, a Mountain View-based nonprofit advocacy program, is targeting school districts across the Peninsula to help educate students in middle school and high school about issues in the gay community.
East Palo Alto has a much higher high school drop-out rate than its neighbors Palo Alto and Menlo Park. But East Side Preparatory Academy is bucking that trend, boasting 100 percent of students graduating and attending college. This video explores the school’s approach.
The College of San Mateo used voter-approved funds to build a state-of-the-art Health and Wellness Center, but some students and staff say the money could have been better spent.
Once struggling, the Families for Literacy Program in Menlo Park has grown within the last year. It now serves 20 children and their parents, many from Spanish-speaking households.