Palo Alto Students: Sponsor A Blood Drive And You Could Win A Scholarship

The money goes toward college! It's all part of the "Leaders Save Lives" program with the American Red Cross.

Work Of Palo Alto's 'Enrollment Management Advisory Committee' Gets Underway

Broader Charge and Design-Thinking Process ...

Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School Student Initiates 'Stigmabusters Walk'

Hats off to Neha Tallapragada, a current JLS eighth grader!

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 10 Stanford Professors to 2015 Class

The academy is one of the country's oldest and most prestigious honorary learned societies.

In Palo Alto: A School for Creatives

The innovative Children's School of Art and Science moves to a new location; open house this weekend.

Santa Clara University Business Accelerator Program

Free program to help entrepreneurs start a business!

Stanford Offers Admission to 2,144 Students, Expands Financial Aid

Welcome to the Class of 2019.

Palo Alto Students Ditch Junk Food for Healthy After-School Snacks in Future Chefs Challenge

The competition is Wednesday. Good luck, competitors!

First New Undergrad Residence Hall In 20 Years Built On Stanford Campus

Manzanita Park is aimed at humanities students and will open in the fall.

Hausner's Project-Based Learning Transforms the Way Education is Delivered

PBL Fosters Student Motivation Through Inquiry-Based Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

Coming Up In Palo Alto: 'Youth Speaks Out' 2015 - A Call to Art

Grand Opening Exhibit & Reception at Palo Alto Art Center Friday, March 20.

California Reevaluates Role of School Standardized Test Results

California to shift from a school quality measure based solely on exam results to one that would include other factors.

Oprah Winfrey To Deliver 'Harry's Last Lecture on Meaningful Life' At Stanford

She will serve as Rathbun Visiting Fellow and will speak April 20. Free student, faculty, staff tickets will be available by lottery

Palo Alto District Announces Elementary School Administrative Changes

Assignments are for the 2015-2016 school year.

What's 'Community Service Day' Like At Hausner Jewish Day School?

All students join in -- from kindergarten to eighth grade. See the projects and videos!

32nd Annual Bunyan Lecture at Stanford: French astrophysicist Francois R. Bouchet

The story of the beginning of the universe – with a plot twist recently revealed by the Planck satellite mission. Free and open to public.

Warming Temps, Droughts Are Linked; Climate Change Contributing: Study

California has experienced more frequent drought years in the last two decades than it has in the past several centuries, Stanford reports.

Gunn High School Theater Program Announces Spring Musical 'Anything Goes!'

The Palo Alto community is invited to enjoy performances from March 12-2.

PAUSD Art Education and Palo Alto Humane Society Partner to Inspire Animal Adoption

The art exhibit will be the first of its kind! And the community is invited to view ... and adopt!

Annual Sweetheart Awards Celebrate Caring Palo Alto Youth, Staff, Community Members

This will be the 11th year! The community is invited ...

''Edcamp Silicon Valley' to Offer Innovative Experience for Educators

The "unconference" is Saturday in Palo Alto.

Hausner's STEM Fair Showcases Dazzling Array of Projects

The STEM Fair was the culmination of months of students’ hard work at the Palo Alto school.

Next In Popular Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures: 'Finding the Asteroid Headed for Earth'

The free lecture is March 4 at Foothill College in Los Altos.

Stanford Sets 2015-16 Tuition/Room/Board At $60,500

Still in place, financial aid: Parents with incomes below $100,000 pay no tuition, and those below $60,000 pay no tuition or room and board.

Palo Alto High School Strong Schools Bond Projects

Facilities Steering Committee Meeting set Feb. 17.

Why Kids Need Recess

It's more than exercise. Children thrive, feel safer and engage better in class, but the recess program must be well-organized, study says.

Stanford Professor Shares Academy Award for Software That Puts Kibosh on Buildings, Cities, Even Planets

His computerized simulation simplifies animated movie collisions to create a point-click-and-drag tool to digitize destruction.

Stanford's Meyer Library Demolition Begins Wednesday

When Meyer is gone, Stanford will create a landscaped open space on the site, with walkways, benches and gentle slopes surrounded by trees.

Palo Alto School District Announces New Director of Research and Assessment

Christopher Kolar will replace Dr. Diana Wilmot who accepted a principalship.

Bill and Melinda Gates Donate $50 Million For Vaccine Research At Stanford

With the grant, the Stanford Human Systems Immunology Center will be established to develop vaccines for deadly infectious diseases.

Good News For Coastlines Everywhere: New Monitoring Technique For Oil, Gas

Stanford scientists use ocean waves to monitor offshore oil and gas fields.

Stanford Announces 2015 Commencement, Baccalaureate Speakers

Richard Engel, veteran war reporter and Stanford grad will deliver 124th Commencement address. Vernon Jordan will be Baccalaureate speaker.

Palo Alto Students: Join Water Conservation Poster Contest

Students across the state must submit their entries by March 31.

Congrats to Palo Alto High School Math Team!

The four teammates will represent the United States at an international competition.

CA Community Colleges Board Loosens Accrediting Agency Regulations

Exclusive agency with accreditation role statewide found "irresponsible." Now, competition is welcomed.

Area Community Colleges to Offer Affordable 4-Year Degrees

As proposed, a bachelor's degree will cost about $10K; check the list of degrees to be offered, including at Foothill in Los Altos Hills.

Know A Stand-Out, Young Volunteer In Palo Alto?

Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program nominations for youth, ages 6 to 18, begin Jan. 30.

Too Much Homework, Palo Alto Parents? Researchers Agree

Is your home a battleground on weeknights? Stanford researchers find "busy work, by its very nature, discourages learning."

Chuck Feeney: Stanford's Quiet Change-Maker

Although you won't find his name anywhere on campus, he is behind some of Stanford's most innovative facilities.

Participate in a Stanford Research Study

Stanford Life-span Development lab is looking for healthy males aged 40-59 for a research study on decision making.