San Rafael school is one of 218 in state and 5 in Marin County to win distinction.
School officials stepped in after the daughter of former President John. F Kennedy couldn't read to Marin children in San Rafael because of a delayed flight.
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The pop singer and actress is reportedly sending a care package to the San Rafael 8-year-old shot in the leg last week while on a field trip in Berkeley.
Dr. Julie Synyard, a Marin native and principal of St. Helena High School since 2009, will become the new leader of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley.
Elementary students at all the San Rafael City Schools District have been gathering donations to keep school library programs intact.
Davidson Middle School is a "welcoming and inclusive" environment and the school couldn't have been turned around without the community's help, Principal Harriet MacLean recently told the San Rafael City Council.
San Rafael High School Sophomore Ulysses Lopez received a new community-funded bike Thursday to replace his bike that was stolen last month. Lopez and his mother couldn't have afforded to buy him a new bike.
San Rafael High School's spring musical premieres Thursday night and runs through Sunday.
Countywide fundraising organization for public schools hopes to level playing field among private educational foundations.
When members of the San Rafael High School bike racing team Bike Dawgs asked community members to keep an eye out for a member’s stolen bike, they got more support than they could ever imagine.
Members of the San Rafael High School mountain bike team are asking community members to keep an eye out for a mountain bike stolen from a student who can’t afford to replace it.
College announces a 9 percent drop in spring enrollment, compared to 2012.
It was not just the large number of people opposed to cutting the program, but the articulate, passionate and fact-based conversations that convinced the Tam Union High School board to continue it as is.
You can donate dresses and apparel in February or help at dress giveaways coming up in March.
A new online tool shows the average teacher salary in most California school districts and the news isn't good for local educators.
San Rafael City Schools officials say the renewal tax is needed to maintain class sizes and program offerings at district high schools and elementary schools.
A lawsuit involving a former school psychologist who claimed that the San Rafael City School wrongfully fired her for requesting time off to care for her newborn was settled for $68,950.
Compare per-student funding for Marin County schools. You may be surprised.
The state superintendent's plan would emphasize critical thinking skills. Some STAR testing may be suspended. Do you think this is a move in the right direction?
When Fairfax teen Ryder Morford was diagnosed with Leukemia, Kaiser officials told his mother that he had to be brought to the hospital in an ambulance so he wouldn't get bumped.
Check out the stunning Marin photography by local youth, including two by a Tam High student that was selected for the Bank of Marin's 2013 calendar.
The tragedy at Sandy Hook one week ago has spurred a heightened sense of awareness and need for security on school campuses.
In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, Mary Jane Burke urges parents to learn the best ways communicate with children about violent events; workshop set for Dec. 18.
The State Allocation Board disbursed almost $4 million for new school construction and modernization projects. Short Elementary in San Rafael will receive $1.1 million.
After two years of deficit spending, the Dixie School District faces $362,000 in reductions for the next school year.
San Rafael City Schools will dedicate $100,000 out of its special education funding to intervention services to prevent over identification of students.
Data from a report released today shows that 18 percent of fifth graders from the San Rafael Elementary and Dixie Elementary districts are not considered to be in the "healthy fitness zone."
The money will go to renovate Meadowlands Hall that will enable Dominican to establish a health sciences building that will house the Department of Nursing and the Department of Occupational Therapy.
Annie Wang beat sixth grader Ashok Sundararaman from Sinaloa Middle School in Novato with the word “psalmist.”
The temporary sales and income tax increase spared San Rafael City Schools from a mid-year budget cut of $2.2 million that could've reduced the school year by 15 days.
Bestselling author James Patterson gives tips on making your child an avid reader. Plus, here's a great reading list for the fall to get you started.
Kentfield campus plagued by lack of electricity, prompting more classes to be cancelled.
Center will be a haven for the roughly 100 veterans attending the college where they can receive support, access college and community resources and relax with fellow veterans, school officials said.
In an effort to get Crayola to establish a recycling program for the half a billion plastic markers, Sun Valley students inspired other companies to do the same.