President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Department of Education. The Trump administration has also cut parts...

Pens scratch against paper as the clock ticks down. Five minutes left. Five minutes before they fail their test. Their head spins and eyes blur as they stare at the blank page. They can already envision...

Background When Pacific Palisades resident Julie MacIntosh Levin left for work in the early hours of Jan. 7, the radio crackled with a forecast of high winds, stirring unease in her stomach. But once...

Chatter and the smell of coffee fills the air as thousands of students pour into Paly, rushing into classrooms to begin the school day. But throughout Palo Alto — instead of the four concrete walls...

INTRODUCTION With the 2024 United States presidential election just weeks away, the nation braces for a high-stakes showdown between the Republican and Democratic nominees.  Running as the Democratic...

As a longtime resident and former mayor of East Palo Alto, Ruben Abrica remembers when he could have bought a home in his city for just over $200,000. That was in 2009. Today, he drives through the same...

Before the most recent board of education meeting, over 300 teachers marched outside of the district office, calling out to oncoming cars rushing down Churchill Ave. while displaying handcrafted signs...

Senior Maxwell Zhang walks onto the golf course, hefting a club and the rest of his gear while wearing a green polo shirt he found in his closet. He looks at his teammates beside him, who are also wearing...

As chatter flies across the spread of meals, senior Anna Van Riesen finds herself absorbed in conversations including a variety of cultures, faiths and traditions. She looks up at her mother, a pastor...

Junior Mina Baba stares down at the scale, watching her weight drop lower and lower while her anxiety temporarily rushes away. A few years ago, this constant scale-watching was the way she chose to reassert...