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Zoe Morgan

Staff Writer, Palo Alto Weekly / PaloAltoOnline.com and Mountain View Voice

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About Zoe
Zoe Morgan joined the Palo Alto Weekly and Mountain View Voice in 2021. She covers education, youth and families, with a focus on using data to tell compelling stories. She previously worked as an education reporter at the Los Altos Town Crier.

A Mountain View native, Zoe received a dual degree from American University in journalism and public affairs, with a minor in data science. After graduating, she worked at the Grants Pass Daily Courier in Oregon, covering local schools, before returning to California in 2019.
Stories by Zoe
Former Palo Alto school board member Melissa Baten Caswell dies
Melissa Baten Caswell, a former Palo Alto Unified School District board member and longtime community volunteer, died on Monday from pancreatic cancer. She was 58.
[Tuesday, February 7, 2023]

Here's what you need to know about the new teacher-housing project in Palo Alto
Plans are underway to break ground in the next several months on an educator-housing project in Palo Alto that was proposed more than five years ago.
[Friday, February 3, 2023]

Stanford scrutinized over deputy who drew gun on Black man
Stanford police are receiving scrutiny after an officer drew a gun on a Black driver over the weekend, an incident that has gained national attention following a viral Twitter thread from a witness.
[Tuesday, January 31, 2023]

Think you're juggling a lot? Try being at the Game of Throws circus arts festival
From newcomers to professionals, Gunn High's juggling festival over the weekend drew people of all ages and skill levels.
[Wednesday, January 25, 2023]

After backlash last spring, Palo Alto Unified lays out proposed criteria for child care providers
The school district is moving ahead with plans to create requirements for its child care providers -- including licensing rules and minimum staffing ratios -- after plans to reduce space for two providers drew backlash last spring.
[Monday, January 23, 2023]

Car crashes into Mitchell Park Library on Wednesday
A vehicle crashed into the Mitchell Park Library in Palo Alto on Wednesday, causing minor injuries to the driver and passenger and minimal damage to the building, according to the Fire Department.
[Thursday, January 19, 2023]

School board OKs 7% raises for teachers and other school staff
Palo Alto Unified teachers and other employees will be getting a 7% raise retroactive to the start of this academic year as a result of union agreements that the school board approved on Tuesday.
[Wednesday, January 18, 2023]

Palo Alto school board approves 29-units of subsidized staff housing
Years in the making, Palo Alto Unified's school board formally approved plans to participate in a subsidized teacher and staff housing project on Tuesday.
[Wednesday, January 18, 2023]

Palo Alto educators set to receive a 7% pay increase
Palo Alto Unified teachers and other school staff will get a 7% raise under tentative deals that the district has reached with its unions. The proposed agreements head to the school board on Tuesday night.
[Tuesday, January 17, 2023]

New president named at Foothill College, Kristina Whalen to start March 31
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District's board of trustees voted unanimously Monday to select Kristina Whalen to lead Foothill. She will come to Foothill from Livermore's Las Positas College.
[Thursday, January 12, 2023]