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SCHOOLS & KIDS
District starts prepping for Basic Aid statusLocal elementary and middle school students could see changes in their class size and possibly re-drawn school boundaries...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2009Last comment by Sarah, on Sep 28, 2009 at 8:05 pm | 16 comments | 6296 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the Editor<B>PRT neither new nor bold Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=5474 posted Friday, September...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2009Last comment by Sue, on Sep 27, 2009 at 8:31 am | 3 comments | 4410 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school students do well on API testsStudents in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District made notable gains in this year's Academic Performance Index,...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2009Last comment by parent, on Sep 26, 2009 at 8:50 pm | 5 comments | 5684 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD to send out 45 pink slipsForty-five employees in the Los Altos School District will be let go this spring as the district tries to deal with over...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2009Last comment by Barack, on Sep 25, 2009 at 2:25 pm | 7 comments | 5924 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'No Child' law finally catches up with local schoolsSchools in Mountain View have cause to both celebrate academic achievement and take action for improvement after the release...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2009Last comment by James, on Sep 24, 2009 at 4:03 pm | 3 comments | 4474 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'No Child' law finally catches up with schoolsSchools in Mountain View have cause to both celebrate academic achievement and take action for improvement after the release...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2009Last comment by Monita, on Sep 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm | 16 comments | 6015 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the Editor<B>Cuesta Park plan true to public input Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=5454 posted...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2009Last comment by Don Frances, on Sep 21, 2009 at 6:25 pm | 12 comments | 4194 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Varied policies on president's school speechAs controversy over President Barack Obama's address to students last week flared up across the country, administrators in...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2009Last comment by SG, on Sep 20, 2009 at 9:47 pm | 12 comments | 5750 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District copes with more students, new statusAs predicted last year, enrollment numbers are up in the Mountain View Whisman School District, and administrators are now...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2009Last comment by William Joseph, on Sep 16, 2009 at 10:25 pm | 1 comment | 4212 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Steps taken to curb H1N1 as flu season nearsIn line with school districts around the country, administrators of the Mountain View Whisman School District have released...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2009Last comment by Ken, on Sep 15, 2009 at 5:17 pm | 4 comments | 5150 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District copes with more students, new statusEnrollment numbers are up in the Mountain View Whisman School District, and administrators are now trying to figure out how...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2009Last comment by Ken, on Sep 15, 2009 at 5:12 pm | 2 comments | 5941 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School year begins for MV Whisman kidsElementary and middle school students in the Mountain View Whisman School District bid farewell to summer on Tuesday as they...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2009Last comment by Alan, on Sep 9, 2009 at 4:40 pm | 10 comments | 6807 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Districts sift through STAR test resultsThis year's standardized test results show that local schools are working hard to improve their scores. The question is:...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2009Last comment by Steve, on Sep 9, 2009 at 7:09 am | 28 comments | 14511 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
TONIGHT: MV Whisman to discuss enrollmentTrustees of the Mountain View Whisman School District will hear an update on student enrollment during their regular meeting...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by ben, on Sep 4, 2009 at 10:09 am | 5 comments | 4845 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer break ends today for MVLAStudents at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools bid summer goodbye Monday as classes for the new school year began. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2009Last comment by Observer, on Sep 2, 2009 at 2:00 pm | 11 comments | 5693 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More students biking to school this yearA PTA-sponsored program to get more Mountain View High students to bike to school is seeing more participants than ever this...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2009Last comment by Richard, on Sep 1, 2009 at 11:00 pm | 8 comments | 5457 Views
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Four teens arrested on car theft chargesPolice arrested four 14-year-old boys Tuesday on charges of stealing two vehicles after the boys were allegedly seen driving...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2009Last comment by g ride stealer cant stop wont stop, on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:54 pm | 9 comments | 5331 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State releases this year's STAR resultsThe California Department of Education released results for the 2009 California Standards Test (STAR) on Monday, showing...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2009Last comment by Ned, on Aug 27, 2009 at 6:41 pm | 12 comments | 6072 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Girl, 13, dies at Palo Alto train crossingA passenger train struck and killed a girl on the tracks Friday night in Palo Alto at the same crossing where two teenagers...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2009Last comment by Linda Musgrave, on Aug 26, 2009 at 6:27 am | 11 comments | 5979 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caltrain, suicide experts address teen deathsCaltrain officials said Monday that the best way to deter teen suicides on Caltrain tracks is to address mental health issues...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2009Last comment by Barry Jones, on Aug 25, 2009 at 3:45 pm | 1 comment | 7393 Views
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