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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
The San Mateo Union High School District board meets Thursday, Aug. 27, with an agenda featuring the second Robert H. Griffin Leadership Award, a presentation on the Multilingual Learner PLC Fellows Program and a vote on a memorandum of understanding with Santa Clara Unified.
Education
The San Mateo Union High School District board meets Thursday, Aug. 27, with an agenda featuring the second Robert H. Griffin Leadership Award, a presentation on the Multilingual Learner PLC Fellows Program and a vote on a memorandum of understanding with Santa Clara Unified.
Education
The San Mateo Union High School District board meets Thursday, Aug. 27, with an agenda featuring the second Robert H. Griffin Leadership Award, a presentation on the Multilingual Learner PLC Fellows Program and a vote on a memorandum of understanding with Santa Clara Unified.
Education
The San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees meets Thursday to hold a public hearing on declining enrollment that has cost the district 353 students since 2021-22, and will vote on a Hillsdale High pilot advisory program, salary schedules and a Facilities Master Plan update.
Education
Hillsdale High School is directing San Mateo Union High School District students to apply for the countywide Youth Climate Ambassadors program by Sept. 1, a seven-month leadership program pairing high schoolers with climate professionals and culminating in community impact projects.
Education
More than 550 San Mateo-Foster City parents signed a petition to curb classroom screen time, and the district is responding with a yearlong pilot print-first math curriculum for K-5, screen-free reading instruction for TK-2, a shift away from 1:1 Chromebooks, and a Technology Task Force launching in August.
Education
The San Mateo County Office of Education's school safety training series launches Friday, July 31, with sessions on Big Five emergency protocol updates and wildfire preparedness already drawing high demand ahead of the new school year.
Education
Six San Mateo-area school board seats are on the November 3 ballot, but most remain uncontested with the candidate filing deadline closing Friday, August 7; only one SMUHSD race has drawn a challenger so far.
Education
San Mateo County Libraries is launching a free 12-week citizenship preparation class at Brisbane Library starting August 10, while recruiting volunteer tutors to reduce a 40-person waitlist across its 13 locations.
Education
RethinkWaste's first Sticker Design Contest invites students ages 5 to 18 across San Mateo County to submit artwork by 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2026.
Education
College of San Mateo history professor Tatiana Irwin will deliver the keynote at the San Mateo County Historical Association's annual meeting on Saturday, July 25, 2026, exploring how three families connected to Redwood City's Lora Mundi mansion navigated Civil War-era divisions.
Education
The San Mateo Public Library's Summer Learning Challenge gives teens a free book and a chance at a $1,000 scholarship raffle by returning a reading log before August 31, with two free craft workshops at the Main Library in July.
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