Features
The first words on the first page of Stanford's history are owed to a child. When Leland Stanford Jr. died at age 15, his heartbroken parents declared that henceforth "the children of California shall be our children."
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Photo: Glenn Matsumura
Growing Concerns
Six faculty experts weigh in on aimless adolescents, media messages, and why raising kids really does take a village.
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Illustration: Tim Bower
In the Garden
An award-winning poet celebrates the wonder of everyday discovery.
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Photo: Esha Chiocchio
What Noah Teaches Us
Through her sorrow, a grandmother learns how a child with special needs is also a special gift.
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Photo: Steve Hambuchen
Good Sports
A veteran youth coach says a winning record has nothing to do with scores.
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Photo Illustration: William Duke
Put to the Test
Who is right about education reform? Two views on No Child Left Behind.
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Color Treatment
At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, crayons are an important therapeutic device.
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Photo: Suzy Clement
All My Children
Here’s what it takes to care for other people’s kids—for almost 30 years.
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Photo: Rod Searcey
Health on Wheels
What are all those teenagers doing in the back of Stanford’s RV?
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Illustration: Tim Bower
The Lonely Impulse of Delight
The Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts recalls his adventurous youth—in the pages of favorite books.
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How Elephants Establish Who Is in Charge
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Yurts Become Pop-Up Science Labs
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The Audition Tape that Could
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Trustee Extraordinaire
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Dispatch from Colombia: Nick Casey
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