State Featured Budget impact for schools: Why California education leaders are relieved and frustrated by Newsom’s proposal By John Fensterwald EdSource May 16, 2026 With one contentious exception, school districts can check off most items on their wish list for 2026-27 with the release on Thursday of Gov. …
Guest Perspectives More than morning drop-off: Celebrating the teachers who come first By Dr. Charles Hansen May 4, 2026 Right now, somewhere in San Mateo, a teacher is kneeling to meet a toddler eye to eye. That quiet, unremarked moment is doing some of the most…
Guest Perspectives We can build a better outcome By Héctor Camacho Nov 24, 2025 In San Mateo County, we pride ourselves on being a place of innovation. We build companies that change the world. We cultivate creativity, inv…
State State expands TK, but thousands unenrolled By Karen D-Souza and Zaidee Stavely EdSourceUpdated Aug 28, 2025 The number of students enrolled in TK has grown each year, but it is still far less than the number of eligible 4-year-olds.
Columnists The state of child care in San Mateo County By Annie Tsai Updated Jun 26, 2025 Last spring, I wrote about the difficult balancing act California faces as it expands universal transitional kindergarten while trying not to …
Columnists Peninsula Family Service turns 75 By Annie Tsai Updated Jun 26, 2025 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…
National Featured Trump’s budget affects education By John Fensterwald,Diana Lambert, Emma Gallegos and Zaidee Stavely EdSourceUpdated Sep 8, 2025 President Donald Trump would maintain funding levels for students with disabilities and for Title I aid for low-income students while wiping o…
Guest Perspectives The 1st teachers we forget: Honoring preschool educators this teacher appreciation day By Dr. Charles Hansen May 6, 2025 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…
Guest Perspectives Protecting our future: Why Head Start matters to every child in San Mateo County By Christine Padilla Apr 18, 2025 Last week’s abrupt closure of the Region IX Office of Head Start — responsible for serving more than 100,000 children across California, Nevad…
Local News Featured San Carlos dedicates $500K to 75 new child care spots By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Updated Jan 14, 2026 The San Carlos City Council has granted $500,000 to five child care service organizations for capital improvements that will yield 75 new spac…
