Blyth Strachman

Published in the March 2026 issue of the Mountain Network News. This fall, 37 families took the time to complete LPEF’s community survey about our annual Keep Excellent Education Programs (KEEP) campaign. Responses were well distributed from kinder through middle school. The feedback was candid, thoughtful, and incredibly helpful. When families were asked which priorities should be protected even in lean years, two stood far above the rest: arts and music & small class sizes. Arts education...

Published in the October 2025 issue of the Mountain Network News . Ever curious about how we decide what programs LPEF actually funds? Or what happens when our KEEP campaign falls short? Here's the real story of how it unfolded last year. It Starts with Teachers' Wish Lists Every spring, Superintendent Kevin Grier asks teachers at both Loma Prieta Elementary and C.T. English Middle School a simple question: what do you need most for next year? Once teachers give their wish lists, he asks them...

When we moved from San Francisco up to the mountains, one of the biggest draws was the school district. I wanted my son in a place where...