Twenty-first century parents embrace the 19th-century idea of the forest school.

On a typical day at Outside School, everyone meets in the parking lot at Alvarado Park then the class members hike and play observing the abundant wildlife until snack/storybook time. Adventuring continues until lunch at noon, with more stories, and, for the older kids, journaling.

Teachers Barbara Bick and Dan Burr created Neptune Nature School, which adheres to a forest school philosophy, after an Alameda preschool closed its doors mid-season.

As the Alzheimer’s community heralds bilingual brains as mitigating dementia, some researchers suggest otherwise.

Rudsdale Newcomer offers community and connection for migrant teens.

AUSD’s new superintendent assumed his new position just in time to preside over the district’s labor negotiations.

The AUSD board contemplates a new parcel tax to raise teachers’ salaries.

The mentoring program based at College Preparatory School empowers, motivates, and inspires its participating middle school students.

The Alameda High School senior plans to major in computer science at UC Berkeley and is doing her part to bring more women into technology.

A more activist school board with interest in managing the district’s business says so long to Superintendent Sean McPhetridge.