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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Making the gradeStudents, teachers and administration at Alta Vista High School work hard to make it to graduation, making each year's commencement...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2011Last comment by Alice, on Jun 10, 2011 at 2:20 pm | 2 comments | 8052 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer Camps at CSMASome spaces are still available in summer camps at Community School of Music and Arts. Art & music camps for kids in grade...
Original post made by csma on Jun. 8, 2011There are no comments yet. 4370 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Program boosts kids to collegeThe MVLA Community Scholars Program, founded in 2000, awards four-year, renewable college scholarships to bright, high-performing,...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2011Last comment by Frustrated, on Jun 6, 2011 at 3:46 pm | 6 comments | 7014 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVWSD Should Look to the Milpitas School Board for ExampleAccording to the SJ Mercury News, the Milpitas school district on Wednesday placed the principal of John Sinnott Elementary...
Original post made by MVWSD Watchdog on Jun. 1, 2011Last comment by parent, on Jun 6, 2011 at 9:15 am | 1 comment | 5053 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Owner seeks a buyer for 291 EvandaleFacing a long list of code violations, a souring housing market and irritated neighbors, the owner of 291 Evandale Ave. is...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2009Last comment by alex, on Jun 5, 2011 at 10:50 am | 15 comments | 8037 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pension-spiking, double-dipping targeted by lawmakersToo bad this didn't apply to the most recent batch of top administrators retiring from MVWSD and Mountain View City Hall...
Original post made by MVWSD Watchdog on Jun. 1, 2011There are no comments yet. 4558 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Einstein comes to lifeWhen the chattering, giggling children are coaxed to silent attention, the wild-eyed and frizzy-haired man bursts into Theuerkauf...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2011Last comment by MV Mom, on Jun 1, 2011 at 2:19 pm | 1 comment | 6042 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cuts to preschool program will have ripple effectPreschool services for the children of some local adult school students will be significantly cut back next year, an official...
Original post made on May. 16, 2011Last comment by Suggestion, on May 24, 2011 at 7:47 pm | 7 comments | 6772 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Most local schools post high API scoresSchools in Silicon Valley earned consistently higher marks on standardized tests than other schools throughout California,...
Original post made on May. 19, 2011Last comment by Reva, on May 21, 2011 at 8:07 pm | 17 comments | 6988 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Polifrone Highest Paid MVWSD Teacher in 2010According to the Public Employee Salaries Database 2010, the highest paid teacher in MVWSD in 2010 was the controversial...
Original post made by MVWSD Watchdog on May. 11, 2011Last comment by District Dad, on May 19, 2011 at 5:37 pm | 6 comments | 7301 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Donation aims to help Castro studentsWith the help of a private donation, Castro Elementary School has begun a program aimed at improving the language skills...
Original post made on May. 18, 2011Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 18, 2011 at 3:19 pm | 2 comments | 5254 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD parcel tax ekes out a winBy a slender margin, Measure E, a new $193 annual parcel tax to benefit local schools, eked out a victory. Needing a two-thirds...
Original post made on May. 9, 2011Last comment by localmom, on May 17, 2011 at 10:26 pm | 2 comments | 5319 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary school district to drop Title IThe Mountain View Whisman School District has decided not to accept Title I federal funding next year. Taking the money would...
Original post made on May. 13, 2011Last comment by localmom, on May 17, 2011 at 10:05 pm | 5 comments | 5447 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ghysels lands top job at Menlo Park school districtMaurice Ghysels, the superintendent of the elementary school district in Mountain View for five years and, for the last 10...
Original post made on May. 14, 2011Last comment by localmom, on May 17, 2011 at 10:01 pm | 4 comments | 5236 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
French After-school Class in Bubb Elementary SchoolEFBA (“Education Française” in the Bay Area, a non-profit organization) is offering French After-school Classes in a...
Original post made by EFBA-Bubb on May. 15, 2011Last comment by Nic, on May 16, 2011 at 12:53 pm | 1 comment | 4841 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will I get in? Can I afford it?Applying to college has always been both exciting and exhausting. In 2011, however, with peers boasting on Facebook, unprecedented...
Original post made on May. 9, 2011Last comment by Proud Slug, on May 12, 2011 at 12:13 pm | 8 comments | 8958 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools to require new vaccine for pertussisStarting this fall, California public and private schools will require students in grades 7 through 12 to have a booster...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2011Last comment by Parent, on May 11, 2011 at 5:48 pm | 5 comments | 5309 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Shoreline joint powers pact gets final OKWith the unanimous approval of the high school district's board of trustees, the new Shoreline Community joint powers agreement...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2011Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 9, 2011 at 9:31 am | 9 comments | 5888 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local robotics team heads to world championshipsA group of local teenagers is heading to Florida to test their robotics skills in an international competition. Read the...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2011Last comment by Robbie, on Apr 29, 2011 at 8:33 pm | 5 comments | 6432 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos schools need Measure EAs the state comes closer to a financial meltdown, local school districts are struggling to insulate themselves from a worst-case...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2011Last comment by David, on Apr 29, 2011 at 12:38 pm | 2 comments | 4371 Views
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