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READ Quest! ProgramThis summer, I joined a Mountain View library reading program “READ Quest!”. This free reading program is for kids entering...
Original post made by Stacy Callahan 7 years old, Mountain View Resident on Jul. 14, 2013There are no comments yet. 3656 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bike-pedestrian upgrades coming to a street near youA slew of upgrades around town for bicyclists and pedestrians are in the newly approved city budget, thanks to the efforts...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2013Last comment by Donald, on Jul 10, 2013 at 9:50 pm | 27 comments | 6288 Views
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City agrees to share $50 million with schoolsAn agreement to share the property taxes of the likes of Google with local schools has been approved by the City Council...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2013Last comment by Longtime MVer, on Jul 9, 2013 at 7:52 pm | 11 comments | 6131 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Judge: LASD may split BullisIn the latest decision in the ongoing legal battle between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District, a judge...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2013Last comment by Just Say No to Kool-Aide, on Jul 8, 2013 at 3:59 pm | 23 comments | 4884 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district to film, stream meetingsWith the board of trustees' informal blessing, officials with the Mountain View Whisman School District have begun taking...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2013Last comment by GSB, on Jul 3, 2013 at 10:48 pm | 4 comments | 5331 Views
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Whisman budget outlook rosy despite deficitAlthough its new budget shows the Mountain View Whisman School District running a structural deficit in the coming school...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2013Last comment by incognito, on Jul 2, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 5 comments | 6052 Views
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Transitional kindergarten eases youngest children into the classroomA lot can happen in a year. Ann Hanneman knows this from both personal experience and the short time she has spent teaching...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2012Last comment by Khash, on Jun 30, 2013 at 12:05 pm | 9 comments | 23745 Views
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MVHS names two new assistant principalsMountain View High School's new principal, Dave Grissom, will soon be joined by two new deputies, as the local high school...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2013Last comment by fixiegirl, on Jun 25, 2013 at 3:39 pm | 1 comment | 6960 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Waldorf Nursery & Kindergarten PlaydateBring your young child for some summer fun Catching rainbow bubbles in the sun Making boats for a "sand river" run Come...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Jun. 23, 2013There are no comments yet. 3589 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Full bellies all summer longEven in the ostensibly well-to-do communities of Silicon Valley, one out of every three children rely on free or reduced-price...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2013Last comment by Mary, on Jun 21, 2013 at 12:29 pm | 6 comments | 5025 Views
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Full bellies all summer longHunger isn't just a problem in the developing world. Even in the ostensibly well-to-do communities of Silicon Valley, one...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2013Last comment by Well Done, on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:49 pm | 2 comments | 4211 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Want BCS vs LASD litigation to end? Then say so.The Huttlingler Alliance for Education is circulating a petition calling for an end to the legal battle between the Los Altos...
Original post made by Dave Roode on Jun. 5, 2013Last comment by Stop the HAEters, on Jun 14, 2013 at 7:19 am | 3 comments | 11796 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Play your way to better behaviorHow important is it to get kids on their feet and active during the school day? Pretty important, as it turns out. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013Last comment by MVWSD Teacher, on Jun 13, 2013 at 6:57 am | 7 comments | 7088 Views
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Mountain View middle schools plans inputThe MVWSD has set up another public input session for the new spending for middle school facilities, evening of June 12....
Original post made by Steven Nelson on Jun. 9, 2013Last comment by incognito, on Jun 9, 2013 at 10:58 pm | 1 comment | 4003 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS names new principalMountain View High School has a new principal. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=8681&.tsrc=att...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2013Last comment by Charter Fan, on Jun 7, 2013 at 4:53 pm | 1 comment | 5222 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It's OK to be little naiveClad in their bright blue caps and gowns, the Los Altos High School class of 2013 flooded onto their school's football field...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Jun 6, 2013 at 8:59 pm | 2 comments | 41387 Views
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Mountain View School FundingDo we have uneven and unfair school funding in Mountain View? It seems to me that we do. Mountain View is served by one...
Original post made by Concerned Citizen on Jun. 5, 2013There are no comments yet. 4633 Views
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Teaching for the futureThe head of the local elementary and middle school district said he believes local educators should be ready to say yes to...
Original post made on May. 29, 2013Last comment by James, on May 30, 2013 at 11:11 pm | 14 comments | 6626 Views
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Civility roundtable on guns and school violence tonight"Could Sandy Hook happen here?" is the headline for tonight's civility roundtable, an event organized by the Human Relations...
Original post made on May. 30, 2013Last comment by gcoladon, on May 30, 2013 at 12:19 pm | 1 comment | 3591 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
After Sandy Hook, what should a community do?When news of the terrible tragedy in Sandy Hook, Conn. broke last December, all of our hearts immediately went out to the...
Original post made on May. 30, 2013Last comment by gcoladon, on May 30, 2013 at 10:09 am | 1 comment | 5593 Views
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