Only 52 percent of high-schoolers proficient in math and only 52 percent of third graders proficient in English; educators say test is just one of many assessments of student progress
Five new principals are starting at Petaluma schools and they have big goals for their schools and students
Summer is officially over for thousands of Petaluma students who returned to school Wednesday.
A sixth grade teacher wants to give her students magical memories and prepare them academically before they set off for new schools
There are many ways to ensure success in school starting from the very basic, like setting the alarm, to more time-consuming, like being involved in your child's education and setting a good example.
Casa Grande health teacher Lynne Moquete tackles racism, poverty, suicide, sexuality and many other topics in her class and says she views herself as giving students a springboard to the rest of their lives.
Third-grade Valley Vista teacher says science can help students see the big picture and improve their reading and writing in the process.
Here are five things principals, educators, PTA members, parents and students need to know.
Will add new city buses to help families who can't drop off kids at school
Seventeen-year-old Sawyer Lloyd trains at Petaluma Valley Athletic Club
Win all five games at a recent tournament and take the District 35 championship.
Summer Search is a national organization that works with promising low-income students to offer mentoring, college advising and summer trips in nature.
A new law will invalidate previous food contracts for school districts and require all students buying lunch to be served at least one piece of fruit or vegetable.
After its first year in operation, the Petaluma Campus of the SRJC is ready for its "State of the Campus" close-up, June 7 morning.
Petaluma Patch wants your photos of local graduates
Vaudeville-style benefit on Sunday, May 20 raises money for local schools
Sonoma State University is awarding Sanford and Joan Weill an honorary degree for their $12 million donation to the school. But critics say Weill, the former CEO of Citigroup, is one of the "architects" of the financial crisis and is not an appropriate ch
One Petaluma teacher wants to drive home the tenets of the Bible by asking his students to perform random acts of kindness, then Facebook about them.
Training the next generation of group exercise instructors and wellness coaches
This week, budding 8th grade novelists read from their works