Gunn High grad part of Musk’s effort to control federal spending
A Palo Alto resident and Gunn High School graduate was identified by the magazine WIRED on Sunday as one of the engineers who is working with billionaire Elon Musk to gain access to federal government infrastructure and sensitive records from civil servants.
Ethnic studies graduation requirement narrowly passes at school board
The Palo Alto Board of Education voted 3-2 to approve a new ethnic studies graduation requirement at a special board meeting Thursday evening.
Palo Alto schools staff launch effort to bring multivariable calculus on campus
Palo Alto and Henry M. Gunn High School staff hope to offer an on-campus, for-credit multivariable calculus class by the 2026-27 school year.
School board approves merging freshman biology into one course
Starting in the 2025-26 school year, Palo Alto freshmen will have just one option for biology, eliminating the honors version to “delane” the course and allow all students the same path to higher science courses.
Palo Alto Board of Education to reconsider dropping ethnic studies graduation requirement
The Palo Alto Board of Education is set to host a special meeting on Thursday…
Year in Review: 2024’s most-read local stories
The past year has seen a rollercoaster of events, and our readers were right alongside us as we reported business closings and openings, City Council…
The clock is ticking, ethnic studies remains an unfunded mandate; what will Newsom do?
That lack of funding is creating uncertainty about the future of ethnic studies and suspense about whether Newsom will deliver the money next month when…
