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Testing for the testThere are still some kinks to be worked out, administrators with the Mountain View Whisman School District said, but the...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 24, 2012 at 10:05 am | 5 comments | 5400 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Testing to the testThere are still some kinks to be worked out, administrators with the Mountain View Whisman School District said, but the...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2012Last comment by Ned, on Apr 20, 2012 at 9:19 pm | 1 comment | 4158 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Young art students win scholarshipsNine elementary and middle school students from Mountain View were recently awarded a scholarship for the Community School...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2012Last comment by sean, on Apr 19, 2012 at 4:43 pm | 4 comments | 6304 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Twenty- One LAHS Students Go to HaitiOlivia adds one last shovel of dirt to the wheel barrow. Flo and Amada on opposite ends power the dirt to the top of a...
Original post made by carlrbabb on Apr. 18, 2012There are no comments yet. 3851 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
CHAC's Monique Kane named "Woman of the year"It was by a stroke of good fortune that Monique Kane, just named "Woman of the Year" by state Sen. Joe Simitian, is where...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2012Last comment by Marti, on Apr 13, 2012 at 4:19 pm | 3 comments | 7839 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New role for former city managerThere's a new group of government officials making decisions in Mountain View, and it has a very long name: the Downtown...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 12, 2012 at 4:49 pm | 4 comments | 5553 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New teaching system a hitWith the first day of spring drawing near, Craig Goldman says there are signs all around that his school district has been...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 12, 2012 at 4:03 pm | 3 comments | 4001 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
When background checks miss the markHow a Peninsula private school unknowingly hired a teacher with a decades-long history of child molestation allegations....
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2012Last comment by Steve, on Apr 12, 2012 at 8:15 am | 8 comments | 6080 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Renegade' robot aims for global dominationRenegade-the-robot is on a winning streak. The Mountain View High School robotics team piloted their latest machine, Renegade,...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2012Last comment by James, on Apr 7, 2012 at 4:19 pm | 2 comments | 10352 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District studies the value of A's and B'sMountain View and Los Altos high school students may soon see significant shifts in the way teachers assess and grade their...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2012Last comment by Benefits, on Apr 6, 2012 at 5:02 pm | 9 comments | 7469 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents concerned over district's handling of Bubb incidentA pair of parents of students at Bubb Elementary School said that they thought the Mountain View Whisman School District...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2012Last comment by Kari Lemons, on Apr 5, 2012 at 2:32 pm | 21 comments | 6607 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No end to schools' battle over spaceAnother court ruling has been handed down in the years-long battle over classroom space between Bullis Charter School and...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2012Last comment by Ron Haley, on Apr 3, 2012 at 5:49 pm | 49 comments | 8088 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sketch released of 'stranger' who lunged at Bubb studentPolice have released a composite sketch of the man they suspect lunged at a 9-year-old female Bubb Elementary School student...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2012Last comment by bubb rubb, on Apr 2, 2012 at 10:47 am | 13 comments | 8947 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sunnyvale teen set up in robberyA Sunnyvale teen was mugged and robbed of $115 and a joint March 24, after being set up by a girl he thought was his friend,...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2012Last comment by mtnviewmom, on Mar 30, 2012 at 1:13 pm | 24 comments | 5478 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Don't text and drive, teens urgeA group of students at Mountain View High School have launched a campaign aimed at getting their peers to put away their...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2012Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Mar 28, 2012 at 11:20 am | 2 comments | 5877 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PTAs oppose Bullis' quest to take over LASD campusThe heads of the PTAs and education foundation are asking parents to take a stand against closing any Los Altos District...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2012Last comment by dawn t, on Mar 28, 2012 at 10:54 am | 67 comments | 8439 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Creativity thriving at CrittendenOn Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24, Crittenden Middle School will stage "Willy Wonka," a musical adaptation of the famous...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2012Last comment by Liz Mabey, on Mar 25, 2012 at 11:33 am | 2 comments | 5737 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tough road for undocumented teensFor undocumented students at Mountain View High School, nothing has changed in the years since Jose Antonio Vargas hesitantly...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2012Last comment by david@hurst.com, on Mar 15, 2012 at 8:12 am | 4 comments | 4005 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Closing the gap for English learnersEnglish learners now account for 40 percent of the total student population in Mountain View's elementary and middle schools,...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2012Last comment by George, on Mar 14, 2012 at 11:21 am | 7 comments | 5513 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mediation begins for Bullis, LASDOfficials and lawyers representing Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District began talks Tuesday in an attempt...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2012Last comment by MV Native, on Mar 12, 2012 at 3:51 pm | 14 comments | 4868 Views
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