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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crittenden to hold special education fairA free education resource fair for parents of students with special needs -- from the mildly dyslexic to the severely autistic...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jan 26, 2012 at 7:36 pm | 2 comments | 5278 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Supreme court will not hear LASD, Bullis caseThe California Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Los Altos School District on Jan. 18, effectively ending...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2012Last comment by mom of three, on Jan 25, 2012 at 2:33 pm | 22 comments | 6379 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Bond: $200 M with no Citizens Facility Committee?The MVWSD is tearing ahead with plans for a $200 Million school expansion and improvement bond - led by Trustee Fiona...
Original post made by Steven Nelson on Jan. 23, 2012Last comment by Observer, on Jan 24, 2012 at 10:29 am | 1 comment | 4133 Views
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Community Services director Dave Muela retiresRetiring Community Services director Dave Muela was teary-eyed when he received a proclamation for his 20 years of service...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2012Last comment by @Dave M, on Jan 23, 2012 at 11:44 am | 5 comments | 5396 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cuts and more cuts threaten school budgetsThe governor's recently published budget proposal is further complicating the already difficult task of planning for next...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2012Last comment by Ned, on Jan 19, 2012 at 5:51 pm | 10 comments | 5834 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Castro number-crunchers win at math competitionTwo out of nine Castro Elementary school students won awards and placed in the top 10 percent of competing students at the...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2011Last comment by Sean Takada, on Jan 16, 2012 at 1:02 pm | 11 comments | 6500 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cuts and more cuts threaten school budgetsThe governor's recently published budget proposal is further complicating the already difficult task of planning for next...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2012Last comment by Where does all the money go?, on Jan 14, 2012 at 5:11 pm | 2 comments | 4085 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Deer Hollow needs volunteersDeer Hollow Farm is looking for volunteers to teach students visiting the 150-year-old farm. Deer Hollow hosts more than...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2012Last comment by Eileen, on Jan 5, 2012 at 5:05 pm | 4 comments | 5033 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View's youth are his beatAs local community leaders honored Marco Garcia for his work with Mountain View youth, he thanked many of them for never...
Original post made on May. 22, 2009Last comment by Maria, on Dec 31, 2011 at 1:12 am | 5 comments | 9342 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos district continues to battle BullisThe years-long legal battle between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School is not over yet, and the litigation...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2011Last comment by Jewish Mom, on Dec 27, 2011 at 2:01 pm | 112 comments | 9057 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google bridges will do no harmWe were happy to see the City Council's change of heart concerning Google's plan to build up to three small bridges across...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2011Last comment by MV resident, on Dec 17, 2011 at 10:00 pm | 3 comments | 3936 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman district board approves boundary changesOn Dec. 8, the district's board of trustees unanimously approved the new boundaries, which will shift future students among...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2011Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 15, 2011 at 9:17 am | 3 comments | 5948 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids get hands-on with natureFifth-graders from Huff Elementary and a handful from a Crittenden Middle School combination class spent a recent week at...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2011Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Dec 14, 2011 at 3:54 pm | 1 comment | 9911 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD to appeal in Bullis legal fightThere's no end in sight to the legal battle between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School. At the school...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2011Last comment by haroldbarton@hotmail.com, on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:18 pm | 32 comments | 6138 Views
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New school boundaries in store for MV Whisman?Mountain View Whisman School District officials are considering changing the attendance boundaries of three local elementary...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2011Last comment by Castro community, on Nov 27, 2011 at 10:17 pm | 31 comments | 7106 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. 24, 2011Last comment by John Doe, on Nov 24, 2011 at 3:00 am | 1 comment | 3943 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers quick to accept new packageWith both sides obviously aware that money is extremely tight this year, teachers and the Mountain View Whisman School District...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2011Last comment by Observrer, on Nov 20, 2011 at 7:54 am | 1 comment | 3849 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD loses Bullis suit on appealA California appellate court has ruled that the Los Altos School District has not provided "reasonably equivalent" public...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2011Last comment by LASD needs to change direction, on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:02 pm | 33 comments | 12499 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Creative charter school wins renewalEven after it won a 5-2 vote last week from the county Board of Education to renew its charter for five years, Bullis Charter...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2011Last comment by Honest Abe, on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:44 pm | 37 comments | 7092 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman teachers get small raiseAfter two short days of negotiations, teachers and administrators with the Mountain View Whisman School District have reached...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2011Last comment by Teacher, on Nov 15, 2011 at 7:03 am | 4 comments | 4714 Views
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