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…
National Featured Serendipity preschool turns 30 By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Aug 5, 2024 When Jana Kong toured Serendipity School’s campuses as she considered where to enroll her son, she was immediately drawn by how happy the chil…
Obituaries Marie Louise Kubin (neé Baily) Updated Apr 13, 2025 Marie Louise Kubin (neé Baily) passed away on October 7, 2022 at the age of 88, in Auburn, California, surrounded by her loving family.
