Free online event for parents, students and educators Sunday, Jan. 31; 12 to 6 p.m. ET
California Virtual Academy@ San Mateo students meet in-person to host Holiday Drive benefiting Ronald McDonald House
The largest study of its kind, a new study on campus rape underscores the challenges facing American Universities.
The union claimed over the last 10 years more than half of all CSU faculty has been hired into temporary positions with lower pay.
Researcher finds that school meals can contain unsafe levels of a toxic chemical, putting low-income students particularly at risk.
Students who are chronically absent in kindergarten and first grade will be four times more likely to drop out of high school.
To ease your family from lazy summer days into the new school year, here are a few tips from favorite bloggers.
Stanford study suggests that today's ice sheets may be more resilient to increased carbon dioxide levels than previously thought.
With the California Mission's founder about to be named a saint, the church plans to be more sensitive to the heartache natives suffered.
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
Lunches to pack, sharing the road with school buses, prescription glasses--there’s a lot to absorb! We’ve gathered the resources for you.
Deals abound, with one store offering a complete set of glasses--lenses and frames--for just $29.
Nearly one-third of child pedestrian deaths occur after school between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., according to a AAA study.
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?
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.
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UC's base tuition would remain at $12,192 through 2016-17
The Distinguished Young Women scholarship program will hold its annual “Be Your Best Self” event in Oakland this weekend.
Angela Zhang, a senior at San Mateo High School, will receive the award in June at the White House
Schools in San Mateo County have until May 29 to complete their Smarter Balanced testing.
California to shift from a school quality measure based solely on exam results to one that would include other factors.
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.
The system’s existing policy requires only vaccination against hepatitis B, although some individual campuses have additional requirements.
With the grant, the Stanford Human Systems Immunology Center will be established to develop vaccines for deadly infectious diseases.
Exclusive agency with accreditation role statewide found "irresponsible." Now, competition is welcomed.
The California Department of Education and San Mateo County Office of Education hosted the event this week.
Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program nominations for youth, ages 6 to 18, begin Jan. 30.
Is your home a battleground on weeknights? Stanford researchers find "busy work, by its very nature, discourages learning."
About 70,000 cases of melanoma are diagnosed annually in the United States, and about 8,000 of those people eventually die of the disease.
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More info for parents about pest management in schools.
The money comes with no strings attached.
A 5 percent hike would increase tuition for in-state students by $612 to $12,804 in the 2015-16 school year.
SBPSD Seeking New Superintendent
As part of a pilot program, the schools will offer two general education courses online.