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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent suspicious of NCLB waiverAlthough he has repeatedly criticized the No Child Left Behind act for being too restrictive, Craig Goldman, superintendent...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2011Last comment by gcoladon, on Nov 2, 2011 at 5:16 pm | 1 comment | 3955 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman debates roll-out of 'transitional kindergarten'Education officials with the Mountain View Whisman School District are debating how to best introduce a "transitional kindergarten"...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2011Last comment by Headache, on Nov 2, 2011 at 8:45 am | 3 comments | 4699 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVLA is Bay Area's first district to go all-greenThe Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is the first district in the Bay Area to have all of its campuses and facilities...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2011Last comment by A few facts, on Oct 27, 2011 at 4:26 pm | 6 comments | 4684 Views
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Local Waldorf School on Front Page of NY TimesCheck out the article in Sunday's NY Times about Waldorf education -- with a particular focus on Waldorf School of the Peninsula...
Original post made by Gail Evenari on Oct. 24, 2011There are no comments yet. 4403 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman trustees vote to raise their payIn a split vote, the Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees voted last week to give themselves a raise. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2011Last comment by Interested Reader, on Oct 19, 2011 at 10:30 am | 18 comments | 4422 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County renews Bullis charter amid criticismBullis Charter School boasts higher test scores than any other charter school in California, its waiting list is lengthy...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2011Last comment by Steve, on Oct 18, 2011 at 5:55 pm | 2 comments | 4013 Views
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Synthetic beats real in turf debateThe sentiment was all but unanimous in Tuesday's City Council study session that three city ball fields should use artificial...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2011Last comment by Old Ben, on Oct 14, 2011 at 11:06 am | 5 comments | 4238 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students step out to take in booksStudents gathered in clusters throughout the Theuerkauf Elementary School courtyard on Sept. 29 for Literature Day Al Fresco,...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2011Last comment by Martin Omander, on Oct 12, 2011 at 2:04 pm | 1 comment | 3895 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Small number of students skip vaccineA small percentage of local students opted out of an all-but-mandatory whooping cough vaccination this year, school officials...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2011Last comment by Martin Omander, on Oct 7, 2011 at 1:17 pm | 1 comment | 4095 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Science camp on lock-down with gunman at largeA shooting in Cupertino caused a science camp in Saratoga to go on lock-down and a number of Mountain View schools to close...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2011Last comment by mom, on Oct 6, 2011 at 10:25 am | 9 comments | 7479 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County awarded $750K grantThe U.S. Justice Department has awarded Santa Clara County a $750,000 "Second Chance" grant to help reintegrate youth from...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2011Last comment by Steve, on Oct 5, 2011 at 3:12 pm | 4 comments | 4689 Views
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Castro kids go bananas over readingCastro School's principal, Judy Crates, donned a full gorilla suit on Sept. 8 -- following through on a promise she made...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2011Last comment by Ned, on Oct 2, 2011 at 8:26 pm | 8 comments | 8160 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google gives 200 laptops to local high schoolsGoogle is donating 200 used laptops to Mountain View high schools, as part of its ongoing efforts to support science, technology,...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2011Last comment by creditWhereDue, on Sep 25, 2011 at 9:27 pm | 8 comments | 6899 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
President's jobs bill could help schoolsAs President Barack Obama began touring the country in an attempt to sell his new $447 billion jobs bill, the head of the...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2011Last comment by KD, on Sep 21, 2011 at 6:13 pm | 3 comments | 5178 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Minimally Qualifed Teachers at MVWSD Middle SchoolsI encourage all parents to research the credentials of their children's teachers. Some results are shocking. One 8th grade...
Original post made by MVWSD Watchdog on Jun. 1, 2011Last comment by Ned, on Sep 3, 2011 at 8:40 pm | 3 comments | 4694 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New CBO for MV WhismanTerese McNamee is set to start this week as Mountain View Whisman School District's new chief business officer. Read the...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2011Last comment by John the Man, on Sep 3, 2011 at 5:21 am | 1 comment | 5724 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local schools top last year's test scoresMountain View schools scored better than the statewide average on the California Standards Test, officials from both local...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2011Last comment by JS, on Sep 2, 2011 at 3:41 pm | 3 comments | 5522 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More technology equals better students, teachers sayMERIT -- Making Education Relevant and Interactive Through Technology -- is a year-long course taught by Foothill faculty...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2011Last comment by Jessica, on Aug 30, 2011 at 1:31 pm | 3 comments | 6567 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Back to school: more students, more choicesMountain View elementary and middle schools are taking on more students this year and adding to their course offerings, and...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2011Last comment by Seriously?, on Aug 26, 2011 at 10:38 pm | 7 comments | 5389 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local schools top last year's test scoresMountain View schools scored better than the rest of the state on the California Standards Test, officials from both local...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2011Last comment by Peter, on Aug 26, 2011 at 1:11 pm | 1 comment | 4180 Views
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