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
Five Palo Alto elementary schools earn California's 'Distinguished School' award
Ohlone, Juana Briones, Lucille M. Nixon, El Carmelo and Palo Verde elementary schools were among 356 schools that were honored by a state-run award program that's based on student performance data.[Thursday, January 12, 2023]
Years in the making, Gunn High unveils new marquee
When Gunn High School debuted a new marquee at the front of the Palo Alto campus this week, it marked the successful resolution of a yearslong process to get a functioning sign at the school.[Thursday, January 12, 2023]
As storm advances, locals work to protect their homes
As Mary Brayton filled sandbags on Wednesday morning to protect her Chaucer Street home against the approaching storm, she was brought right back to the winter of 1998.[Wednesday, January 4, 2023]
DiBrienza elected school board president, Ladomirak picked for VP
Jennifer DiBrienza will lead the Palo Alto school board for the coming year, with Jesse Ladomirak as vice president, the board members unanimously decided on Tuesday.[Wednesday, December 21, 2022]
Crypto exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces federal fraud changes
Samuel Bankman-Fried, a Bay Area native and son to two Stanford professors, has been arrested in the Bahamas on various federal fraud charges in connection to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX.[Tuesday, December 13, 2022]
Stanford board committee hires former federal judge to lead review into president's research
Stanford's board of trustees has released more information about its plans to investigate President Marc Tessier-Lavigne's research due to allegations about potential scientific misconduct.[Friday, December 9, 2022]
Stanford to investigate university president's research over scientific misconduct allegations
The review comes after a student news outlet detailed suspected problems with Marc Tessier-Lavigne's research papers.[Thursday, December 1, 2022]
Holiday Fund: Community Legal Services defends tenants in need
When Bonnie Louisa Ball-Mendoza's landlord moved to evict her, Community Legal Services helped fight the eviction in court. The court determined that the landlord actually owed her close to $10,000.[Friday, November 25, 2022]
It's official: Fletcher Middle School will adopt sustainability focus with choice component next fall
Fletcher Middle School's plan to adopt a campuswide sustainability theme next fall and allow students from throughout Palo Alto Unified to apply for enrollment received support from the school board this week.[Thursday, November 17, 2022]
School board reduces public comment time from three to two minutes
When members of the public want to speak at a Palo Alto school board meeting they will now have a maximum of two minutes, rather than three minutes, the board decided in a split vote on Tuesday.[Wednesday, November 16, 2022]