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Despite their prestige as top schools in the state and nation, Palo Alto's high schools don't do enough to help their disadvantaged students make the grade of the magazine's annual survey.
Cupertino, Los Gatos, and Saratoga also have schools listed, but the #1 California-rated high school is in Santa Cruz, according to the latest US News and World Report survey.
Follow along with Patch for the Monday night school board meeting, the first regular meeting since the spring break.
The project that will be the university's entry in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon available for public viewing on April 22.
The 'blender bike' is always a hit, because there is a delicious reward at the end of demonstrating how pedal-power generates electricity.
The junior high school was one of 21 in the county and 218 in the state to be selected by rigorous application and a site visit.
The Latino Student Union, the Latino parent group known as, 'LUCHA' and the 9th Grade Core/Academic Support program were the programs singled out for making the difference for the earning the award.
Andrew Fraknoi chosen by the National Science Teachers Association for inspiring public interest in science.
College acceptance letters are in—tell Patch where you're going next!
Whether a site for the Los Altos School District or for Bullis Charter School the burgeoning area needs developers to help build a school.
Los Altos High School had the highest graduation rate in north Santa Clara County and the lowest drop-out rate, while both Palo Alto and Gunn high schools' rate increased during the 2011-2012 school year.
Sunday's awards celebration marks the beginning of more contests, since some winners are headed to the state and national competitions.
Last-minute enrollments, new classes and textbook buyback programs are under way all this week.
West Valley College's Persian New Year celebration was Thursday.
High school students get real directors, real actors and a real theater through the Young Playwrights Project Thursday.
The 2 p.m. service for the 'Father of Foothill-DeAnza College District' will be held at his namesake theater.
Beloved principal Keith Moody now takes on the challenge to help area adults succeed in an era of shrinking budgets.
Patch will live blog Tuesday night. At 6:30 p.m. the public gets a its first chance to hear about the preliminary findings of the Enrollment Growth Task Force, a broad group that has been working to understand the district growth and its implications.
The school board will deliberate on the final facilities offer to Bullis Charter School Monday night, and decide whether to make an offer to purchase the Raynor Activity Center in Sunnyvale.
Monday night the 2013-14 facilities offer to Bullis Charter School is due. Can you help? What can members of the community do and suggest now—and in the days and weeks to follow?
The Los Altos School District deliberates Monday night on the final offer to Bullis Charter School, against the backdrop of a controversy still roiling after a meeting at Bullis Charter School held last week.
The 'great vision' of the pediatric dentist from Sunnyvale helped conceive and grow a district that has educated 1.2 million students.
High school classrooms across California average 4.7 students per school-owned computer.
A three-sport athlete, Elizabeth is active on the Green Team and One Dollar For Life, and E3 a program for youth grant-making at the Los Altos Community Foundation.
The state average for a high school class size is 23.6 students, and Los Altans generally attend classes that have more students. But is that a bad thing?
Whether it’s an Aztec warrior clenching his spear or a Viking wielding a giant ax, kids love their school mascots. And in Los Altos, those mascots will live forever, thanks to local artist Hardy Jones.
The Los Altos School Board contemplates possible changes to incorporate into the final facilities offer that is due April 1.
The Los Altos teen's role model is Eric Schmidt, Google's chairman and former chief executive officer.
Follow along with Patch as the district formulates its final offer to Bullis Charter School for next year's facilities. The district is scheduled to discuss this topic, among other business, during the two regularly scheduled meetings before April
Interest in First Amendment protections for student journalists versus community standards prompts officials to move the school district board meeting to Spartan Theater Monday Night.
Eleven Gunn High School students have received grants through the school to help make their dream charity projects come true.
Ellen Kraska will now be one of the teachers it gathers every year at 'ADE Institutes' and education events around the world.
The county school board president, who represents Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, will be joined by board member Joseph DiSalvo.
Only 500 students reach the semi-finalist level in the prestigious invitation-only program, based on exceptional SAT and ACT scores or talent in the arts.
Do you put extra money in the stock market or stuff it under a mattress? Your genes may predict your investment style.
The BCS Board chair still urges the Los Altos School District board members to meet while litigation going on—and adds that future legal action could follow if it doesn't.
Foothill College student Charles Morrin was our guide in one part of the physics lab at the school's new Physical Science and Engineering Center, which held its open house Feb. 26, 2013.
It's all Los Altos High School blue and white, as the latest Internet meme gets its rendition inside the Eagles gymnasium.
Patch has posted an update with the timeline for the sale process. Los Altos School District did not qualify to purchase former elementary school in the first round of the process but may in the second round.