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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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View MoreFiling deadline for PAUSD board race extended to Aug. 12
The filing deadline for two open PAUSD school board seats is Wednesday, Aug. 12, not Aug. 7, because both incumbents declined to run again. Three candidates, Avery Wang, John Craig and Linda Henigin, are seeking the seats as the district faces a projected reserve drop and a failed parcel tax.
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View MoreKehillah School's new leader wants it less of a secret
Rabbi Dennis Eisner became interim head of The Kehillah School on July 1, replacing six-year leader Daisy Pellant, with a goal of growing enrollment at the 180-student Palo Alto Jewish high school while a yearlong search for a permanent leader runs through 2027.
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View MoreStanford's poorest grads report 26-point mental health gap in survey
A Stanford Daily survey of 71 graduating seniors finds students from the lowest-income households scored 49 out of 100 on mental health satisfaction versus 75 for the wealthiest, echoing the income-driven stress patterns that Palo Alto's schools and community services are struggling to address.
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View MoreNew 4-year visa cap threatens Stanford's international grad students
A new DHS rule capping F-1 and J-1 student visas at four years takes effect September 15, threatening thousands of Stanford international graduate students in doctoral programs that typically exceed that timeline.
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View MoreLinda Henigin enters PAUSD board race, pledges parcel tax revival as reserves shrink
Linda Henigin, a Duveneck Elementary aide and Pathwise board member, filed to run for the PAUSD Board of Education on July 25, campaigning on reviving the parcel tax voters rejected on June 2 and boosting teacher pay as district reserves are projected to drop from $104.1 million to $24.8 million.
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View MoreStanford, SLAC win six federal AI research projects in $250 million national initiative
Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead six AI research projects under the DOE's Genesis Mission initiative, announced July 22, covering battery recycling, storm forecasting, plant genetics, and more as part of a $250 million first phase of national funding.
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View MoreStanford alumna Jessie Ong wins Ellison Scholarship, will use AI to build faster vaccines at Oxford
Stanford alumna Jessie Ong, who completed her BS and MS in biology in three years, has been named a 2026 Graduate Ellison Scholar and will head to Oxford this fall to use AI to develop faster, cheaper vaccines.
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View MoreUC SAT review moved to June 2027, keeping Paly and Gunn applicants guessing
The UC Academic Senate will complete its review of standardized testing in admissions by June 2027, leaving Palo Alto High School and Gunn High School students uncertain about whether they'll need SAT scores for fall 2028 applications.
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View MoreStanford study says AI could boost pay for Palo Alto's lower-wage workers
A new working paper from Stanford economist Lukas Althoff finds AI could boost lifetime wages for workers in lower-skill occupations by 15 to 45 percent by simplifying job tasks, with implications for Palo Alto's service and hospitality workforce.
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View MoreYoung software engineers face 20% employment drop as AI reshapes the jobs Palo Alto students are training for
A Stanford Digital Economy Lab study found that software engineers aged 22 to 25 experienced a nearly 20% employment drop since late 2022, while a separate Stanford HAI report published July 8 shows AI automating scientific work — developments that land squarely on PAUSD families weighing college majors as the district prepares another annual AI policy revision.
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View MorePalo Alto parents petition school board to ban phones, limit screens in classrooms
A coalition of 228 Palo Alto parents is petitioning the PAUSD board to impose an all-day cell phone ban, eliminate personal student laptops, and let families opt out of ed-tech platforms when the board reconvenes in August.
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View MoreUC computer science enrollment drops as Bay Area students rethink tech careers
Undergraduate computer science majors across the UC system declined 6% between fall 2024 and fall 2025, and Bay Area high school students heading into application season are increasingly questioning whether CS degrees remain viable as AI automates entry-level jobs.
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