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
Los Altos High will have a program for students learning English starting this fall
For the first time in over a decade, Los Altos High will once again have a program to support students who are learning English. The district's program has been consolidated at Mountain View High since 2010.[Tuesday, January 25, 2022]
MVLA looks to pass formal policy protecting rights of transgender students
The Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District is looking to codify rights and protections for transgender students with a formal policy that the board of trustees reviewed at a Monday, Jan. 24 meeting.[Tuesday, January 25, 2022]
Mountain View Whisman is installing security cameras on school campuses. Here's how it will use them
The Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a formal policy and associated regulations governing the installation and use of security cameras on school campuses at a Thursday, Jan. 20, meeting.[Friday, January 21, 2022]
Community Briefs: Free at-home COVID tests, senior center service restrictions and school security camera rules
This week in community briefs, the federal government has opened sign-ups for free COVID tests, the senior center is limiting services as COVID-19 surges and Mountain View Whisman's board is set to review rules for security cameras.[Tuesday, January 18, 2022]
Foothill-De Anza picks election map based on city boundaries
The future of elections in the Foothill-De Anza Community College District took shape Monday night, Jan. 10, when the board of trustees selected a single map of election areas to move forward for a final vote next month.[Tuesday, January 11, 2022]
Violent threat triggers short-lived shelter-in-place order for MVLA students and staff
Students and staff at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools were told to shelter in place Friday morning, Jan. 7, after the campuses received a violent threat. The student behind the threat has been detained, officials say.[Friday, January 7, 2022]
Community Briefs: Library limits service, Foothill-De Anza board considers election maps and Whisman to meet on enrollment lotteries
This week in community briefs, the public library has limited in-person services, Foothill-De Anza's board is reviewing potential election maps and Mountain View Whisman's board is set to meet on choice school enrollment lotteries.[Friday, January 7, 2022]
Mountain View schools hit with surge of COVID-19 cases as omicron spreads
Classes have been back in session for less than a week after winter break and local schools are reporting record numbers of COVID-19 cases among students and staff, as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads locally.[Friday, January 7, 2022]
Mountain View schools prepare for omicron-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases
With Mountain View schools restarting this week after the holiday break, administrators are facing the prospect of trying to keep campuses open as COVID-19 case counts seem sure to rise due to the highly transmissible omicron variant.[Wednesday, January 5, 2022]
MVLA board elects Catherine Vonnegut as its new president
The Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees elected Catherine Vonnegut as its new president at a meeting earlier this month. Vonnegut replaces Fiona Walter, who has led the board for the past year.[Thursday, December 30, 2021]