East Bay therapist explains the difference, and warns parents not to get talked into one when your child needs the other.
Task force stated Friday that confidence is lost with current agency, and our state's 113 junior colleges deserve better.
Some preventative and treatment steps to take.
Nearly one-third of child pedestrian deaths occur after school between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., new report says.
Lunches to pack, sharing the road with school buses, prescription glasses--there’s a lot to absorb! We’ve gathered the resources for you.
Area therapist gives tips on how to help your teen transition into this big step -- and how YOU can turn this time into VERY useful dialogue
Deals abound, with one store offering a complete set of glasses--lenses and frames--for just $29.
As kids head to school, something worse than homework and detention awaits many of them. Did you know "selfies" can be a lice contributor?
Hiker warning: Study reveals mysterious pathogen in high concentrations in trailside ticks in the Bay Area - from Sonoma to Santa Cruz.
Remember--kids can trade or toss stuff they don't like, so make sure your children actually like the food you're sending to school.
Children are heading back-to-school across California, so in your own neighborhood and where you commute to work--be safe!
Under California law, children must be fully immunized before starting school.
Researchers say getting more sleep improves academic performance. But is it feasible to push back middle and high school start times?
September 13 event promises fun for the entire family
Register for day of bocce, food and live music! Or just come and watch!
Getting more sleep improves academic performance, but is it feasible to push back middle and high school start times?
Here are several questions all students should consider before applying for Early Decision to colleges and universities.
There are about three times the complaints in comparison to the 1980s, yet roughly half the staff to handle the complaints.
Got an idea for technology related to therapeutics, consumer health, medical devices or diagnostics? Money is available.
For many, the pressure to do it all -- and do it all well -- is taking its toll. Simple changes can be key, researchers report.
A new study by a financial advice company may surprise you.
Funding for the raises is coming from the state.
"This is the right thing to do -- for our workers and their families," UC President Janet Napolitano said.
#PlutoFly - An instrument designed by Stanford researchers is on board NASA's New Horizons.
Law students from Stanford offer analysis on the issue if voters do approve ballot measures in 2016.
Researchers are recruiting moms with eating disorders for study testing new method to support parents. Provided at Stanford and in Berkeley.
The truth is the "hazard" on our coasts has dropped by 91 percent since 1950, says a Stanford study. Unless you surf in the fall ...
The message at the Bay Area ceremony resounded beyond those headed to kindergarten. We, all, need to be reminded of what's important.
CSU East Bay is included in the project.
"Rapid, greatly intensified efforts" aimed at reversing habitat loss and climate change needed so we don't go the way of the dinosaurs.
Broadcasts and replays will play through June.
The scholarships are offered to CA residents by the National Federation of Republican Women.
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A Stanford economist is creating a customer-level water demand model that can be used to design tiered water rate schedules in California.
UC's base tuition will remain at $12,192 through 2016-17.
The scholarships were awarded by the Contra Costa County Office of Education.
New research indicates that stress can make us stronger, smarter AND ... happier – if we learn how to open our minds to it.
Contra Costa County has more schools on the list than any other county in northern California.
California's state attorney general called for student debt relief, citing predatory practices. The Concord campus closed last week.
Local High School student qualifies to TWO National Speech and Debate Tournaments!