Palo Alto educators advocate for transparency, budget changes Navya Narayanan and Juni Thurston March 18, 2026
Preview: PAEA members to speak out on salaries, leadership Navya Narayanan, News Editor, Webmaster March 17, 2026
Faculty responds to superintendent’s separation from district Navya Narayanan and Juni Thurston February 22, 2026
School board ‘separates’ from superintendent Ava Knapp, Navya Narayanan, and Juni Thurston February 20, 2026
![Board member attendees hold 'support students,' 'support teachers' and 'support schools' signs Tuesday at the Palo Alto Unified School District board meeting. According to Palo Alto Educators Association president Tom Culbertson, weakening communication between staff and district leadership has led to worsening morale and added strain on educators’ well-being. "We [PAEA] have seen an erosion of collaboration [and] professional trust, and that manifests it low morale and difficulties with mental health."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC_0145-1200x800.jpg)
![Shounak Dharap, president of the school board of Palo Alto Unified School District, announced Friday morning that Superintendent Don Austin separated from his superintendent position at PAUSD. Corbin Dodd, an Ethnic Studies and AP Seminar teacher at Palo Alto High School, said that Austin's separation from the district surprised him and his colleagues. "Negotiations are happening right now, so there's a lot of talk about the school board and the superintendent, but it [Austin's separation] wasn't on my radar, and I don't think it was on the radar of any of the teachers I've spoken to," Dodd said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_7950-1200x900.png)
