From CNBC: Rising Mortgate Rates May Not Hurt Housing

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It was barely a few weeks ago that mortgage rates were sitting at record lows.  The idea of rates over 4 percent on the 30-year fixed seemed a distant memory.  And here they are now at 4.05 percent on the Bankrate.com overnight, thanks to the recent rise in Treasury yields. The housing market, it seems, [...]

Community Colleges Compete for Federal Funds

Students in the Dental Hygiene program at Diablo Valley College walk past dummy patient heads that are used in class. Photo by Brant Ward/Chronicle

Bay Area community colleges are expected to compete for their share of Obama’s $8 billion plan to pair local business and schools. This program aims to teach students the skills they need to fill job opportunities in their regions. Read the entire article on SF Gate at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/09/MNU61NFE8C.DTL&type=education

Are You Prepared For the Rising Cost of College?

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The College Savings Plans Network is a national non-profit association dedicated to making college more accessible and affordable for families.  Their web site provides detailed information about 529 college savings plans and allows you to compare plans from around the country. Read more about college savings plans here.

Meg Whitman To Fund Peninsula Charter Schools

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From Palo Alto Online News….Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO and the 2010 Republican nominee for California governor, will help fund 10 new charter high schools on the Peninsula, a charter school organization announced Tuesday. Summit Public Schools, which currently runs Summit Prep in Redwood City, said Whitman’s family foundation will donate $2.5 million over five [...]

Would an Education Focused Parcel Tax Be Good For RWC?

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From Redwood City Patch:    Of the eight school districts that feed into the Sequoia Union High School District, the Redwood City school district is the only one without additional funds from a parcel tax. At the May 3 special election, voters approved parcel tax extensions for the San Carlos school district and the Ravenswood school district. As the [...]

Wells Fargo Presents “Benefit for a Brighter Future” May 6 @ Pacific Shores Center

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From RCEF:    The Benefit for a Brighter Future is our premiere fundraising event, generating up to 30% of our annual income. We are fortunate each year to welcome an ever-growing number of Redwood City’s top educators, community members, and business leaders for an evening of information, enjoyment, and opportunity. At last year’s event, Benefit for [...]

Redwood City – Open Enrollment Begins in February

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FROM REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT:   The Redwood City School District offers a variety of options to parents of kindergarten through 8th grade students.  All schools provide students with a rigorous academic program based on a common instructional framework, but each school has its own unique emphasis, classroom approach and personality.  The RCSD offers families a [...]

New Year, New Opportunities

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Whether you’re planning for your toddlers, teenagers or perhaps yourself, here’s some helpful local education provider links to get you on the right track… St. Matthias Pre-School (Yelp Review) Northstar Academy Roy Cloud School Clifford School Woodside High School Canada College Foothill College College of San Mateo Stanford University