Emma Donelly-Higgins

Fletcher student tests positive for COVID-19

An Ellen Fletcher Middle School student has tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, according to an email to the community from the Office of the S...

District roles out flexible online learning guidelines

Palo Alto Unified School District students and teachers will start flexible learning options this week, according to a new set of guidelines released this after...

Santa Clara County orders residents to shelter in place

Santa Clara County residents, as well as residents in six other Bay Area counties, must shelter in place for at least three weeks in response to COVID-19, and o...

Santa Clara County announces closure of schools; PAUSD shuts down

Updated 8:40 p.m. Friday, March 14 All schools within Santa Clara County, including Palo Alto Unified School District, will close for three weeks in response...

PAUSD COVID-19 update to be released this evening; prom canceled definitively

Palo Alto Unified School District will release a detailed update to the community regarding COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, according to a tweet by Superintend...

Coronavirus threatens upcoming field trips

Concerns over the safety of upcoming school field trips are rising as COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, continues to spread both globally and locally. Palo Alto...

Local schools respond to coronavirus scare

Local schools are responding differently to the COVID-19 — the novel coronavirus — scare, with some closing their doors and others remaining in session. As s...

Paly coronavirus FAQ

Updated 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 Palo Alto Unified School District community members are taking measures to further prevent the spread of COVID-19, which...

From the editors: Finding, fumbling, following through

It is difficult to discuss journalism without reflecting on its three pillars: finding stories, reporting and writing. While our articles this issue have drasti...

JLS, Paly students sent home over coronavirus concern

The Palo Alto community is on edge this afternoon after the district sent home a Palo Alto High School student and a Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School student...

Fletcher student tests positive for COVID-19

Santa Clara County announces closure of schools; PAUSD shuts down

Local schools respond to coronavirus scare

Paly coronavirus FAQ

From the editors: Finding, fumbling, following through

JLS, Paly students sent home over coronavirus concern

Emma Donelly-Higgins

PAUSD to switch to “credit/no credit” grading system following school closure extension

Sweeping standardized testing changes announced in light of COVID-19: AP tests moved online; SAT, ACT tests postponed

Fletcher student tests positive for COVID-19

Editorial: School holidays should better accommodate religious students