Background
Her family moved to Southern California after she was born.
Her family moved to Southern California after she was born.
Wojcicki has studied education and technology. Wojcicki was valedictorian of her high school class, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science.
Wojcicki is the oldest of three children, and was the first in her family to attend college. Both of Wojcicki"s parents were Russian Jewish immigrants who came to New York City in the 1930s. She received a secondary teaching credential from University of California, Berkeley, as well as a graduate degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Berkeley.
She has an advanced degree in French and French History from the Sorbonne, and both a Secondary School Administrative Credential and a Master of Arts in Educational Technology from San Jose State University.
Wojcicki has taught at Palo Alto High School since 1984, where she currently teaches journalism and English. There she began the journalism program which has grown to become one of the largest in America.
She has worked as a professional journalist for multiple publications and blogs regularly for The Huffington Post. She served on the University of California Office of the President Curriculum Committee where she helped revise the beginning and advanced journalism curriculum for the state of California.
In 2009, she was awarded the Gold Key by Columbia Scholastic Press Association in recognition of outstanding devotion to the cause of the school press
Wojcicki is also on the Board of Trustees of the Developmental Studies Center and on the Board of Governors of the Alliance for Excellent Education. She serves as Chairman of the Board of Learning Matters and is part of the Advisory Board at the THNK School of Creative Leadership.