Student with backpack stock.adobe.comUpdated Feb 9, 2023 There have been an estimated 240,000 students in 21 states whose absences could not be accounted for. These students didn’t move out of state,…
Local News Featured San Mateo Park crowns its 1st spelling champion Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Jan 14, 2023 San Mateo Park Elementary School’s first-ever spelling bee champion, Abigail Natusch, had one word for how she felt after winning — G-O-O-D, good.
Community Class Notes: Weekend • Jan. 7, 8, 2023 Updated Apr 13, 2025 More than two dozen San Mateo County elementary schools were among more than 350 in the state to be honored as distinguished schools for makin…
National Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania By MARC LEVY, REBECCA BOONE and MIKE BALSAMO Associated PressUpdated Dec 30, 2022 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stab…
Local News San Mateo County student absenteeism up last school year Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Dec 27, 2022 A higher number of San Mateo County students were chronically absent from school in the 2021-22 school year compared to years prior, according…
State Featured MacKenzie Scott donated hundreds of millions to education By Diana Lambert EdSource Dec 27, 2022 In 2019, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott made a pledge to donate at least half of her fortune to good causes. A new database launched by her fo…
+3 Guest Perspectives Does Sesame Street build better brains? By Pearl Sikepe, Giovanna Mancinelli and Anthony Leon Chumpitazi Dec 22, 2022 Sesame Street has long been adored by parents all over the world. It is hailed as an educational superstar for children, teaching them the soc…
State Stakes are high on literacy push following pandemic By Joe Hong CalMattersUpdated Dec 29, 2022 Roxanne Grago’s fifth grade students at Lake Marie Elementary should be able to read a short story, analyze it, and support their analyses wit…
