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SCHOOLS & KIDS
About faceThe local high school district has decided not to relocate students from Terra Bella -- a county-run "community school" for...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2012Last comment by $1M home loan for county supe, on Mar 9, 2012 at 5:21 pm | 16 comments | 6466 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Donate Used Musical InstrumentsIs your child’s old cello sitting in the corner, unused? Have your son outgrown your guitar? Is your daughter’s recorder...
Original post made by Ryan Young on Mar. 4, 2012There are no comments yet. 4584 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Academic Achievement<B>AJ Tutoring, LLC Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=7098 posted Friday, August 5, 2011,...
Original post made on Feb. 29, 2012Last comment by Observer, on Feb 29, 2012 at 9:21 pm | 2 comments | 4996 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School bond measure near approvalThe Mountain View Whisman School District board appears poised to move forward on a $198 million bond measure to pay for...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 29, 2012 at 7:39 pm | 2 comments | 3926 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The new, new mathA few times each week, the students in Gayle Dyer's fifth-grade class at Bubb Elementary put down their books, worksheets,...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2012Last comment by Aisha, on Feb 29, 2012 at 3:22 am | 3 comments | 14912 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Survey shows support for new school bondA new public opinion survey has local education officials feeling fairly confident that there is enough support from local...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 26, 2012 at 9:26 am | 18 comments | 6917 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVLA won't evict Parent Observation preschoolThe local high school district has decided not to relocate students from the Terra Bella Community School to a building which...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2012Last comment by Frustrated, on Feb 25, 2012 at 9:49 pm | 17 comments | 5276 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis, LASD to enter mediation talksOfficials from the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School have agreed to sit down together in mediation and...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2012Last comment by Ron Haley, on Feb 24, 2012 at 3:27 pm | 84 comments | 11741 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parent Observation preschool could closeIt was standing room-only last night at the local high school district's board meeting, as supporters of a local preschool...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2012Last comment by Ann, on Feb 23, 2012 at 10:37 pm | 16 comments | 10944 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local teen starts stuttering support groupLooking down at his lap and rocking slightly in the chair, Barrett Greaves struggles to get his lips and tongue to cooperate...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2012Last comment by Nick, on Feb 23, 2012 at 9:59 pm | 2 comments | 4392 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman eyes new school bondLocal elementary and middle school district officials are weighing whether to put a bond measure on the 2012 ballot, and...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2011Last comment by Ned, on Feb 23, 2012 at 1:01 pm | 6 comments | 38398 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District may evict preschool, use space for high-risk teensA proposal to evict preschool program from its current home on the Mountain View High School campus and replace it with a...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2012Last comment by William S., on Feb 22, 2012 at 6:32 am | 4 comments | 4782 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos district needs to compromiseShort of the sheriff showing up to escort school children to their rightful classrooms, it does not appear that the Los Altos...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2012Last comment by MV Native, on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:39 pm | 95 comments | 88232 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS debuts new pool with a splashThe local high school district marked the completion of a major Measure A-funded construction project on Tuesday morning...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2012Last comment by another father, on Feb 10, 2012 at 11:05 pm | 11 comments | 8020 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School's classrooms are hospital roomsCalvin Chan teaches a variety of subjects to elementary school-aged children all the way up to college-aged young adults....
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2012Last comment by Levy Downs, on Feb 10, 2012 at 10:43 am | 1 comment | 4786 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis, LASD continue to butt headsThe battle between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District continues. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=5232...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2012Last comment by MV Native, on Feb 9, 2012 at 1:20 pm | 46 comments | 8113 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google gives to local schools in 2011Christmas came early and frequently this year for local schools, as Mountain View-based Google played Santa Claus -- donating...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2011Last comment by Nicole, on Jan 31, 2012 at 9:10 pm | 7 comments | 6769 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teaching the teachersIn an effort to improve math and science scores, the Mountain View Whisman School District has begun contracting with an...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2011Last comment by Nicole, on Jan 31, 2012 at 9:01 pm | 4 comments | 4396 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis' charter renewed amid criticismThe Santa Clara County Board of Education renewed Bullis Charter School's charter for an additional five years last night...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2011Last comment by LASD Parent again, on Jan 31, 2012 at 6:44 pm | 24 comments | 8211 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Simitian: Gov. Brown seeks deeper school finance reformBesides a temporary tax hike for public education, Gov. Jerry Brown is attempting a deeper reform to school finance in his...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2012Last comment by Observer, on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:33 pm | 2 comments | 4850 Views
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