Knowing what it takes to have and raise children in today’s Bay Area, I frequently wonder how anyone is actually surviving this mess of expect…
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Each May, Teacher Appreciation Week gives us a moment to pause, reflect and honor the educators who shape our children’s lives. We post tribut…
The Mandarin Immersion Program at Orion Elementary School continues to grow increasingly popular, and many families hoping to get off the wait…
With every policy decision, there is downstream impact. Sometimes, it’s not well understood what the impacts will be when decisions are made, …
Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners are down again, and federal officials are launching a new campaign to try to bring them up. Usually, 94% to 95% of kindergarteners nationally are vaccinated against measles, tetanus, and certain other diseases. The vaccination rates dropped below 94% in the 2020-2021 school year. A new study finds they dropped again in the 2021-2022 school year, to about 93%. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new data Thursday. This week, the CDC launched a campaign that includes new educational materials to help doctors talk to families about vaccinations.
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Even as families continue to take stock of pandemic-triggered learning loss and emotional upset, California is expanding an early childhood ed…
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Going back to school is always a bit of a sticky transition, but this year there’s more to worry about, from teacher shortages to mask rules, …
A kindergarten teacher helps a girl and boy with a class activity.
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Dashing hopes for a rebound, K-12 enrollment has fallen sharply again this year, by an additional 110,300 students, pushing total public schoo…
As California expands transitional kindergarten, English learner advocates are urging school districts to prioritize children learning English…