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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Enrollment surge puts district in a bindThe Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District may have painted itself into a corner. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4686...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2008Last comment by USA, on Dec 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm | 13 comments | 5660 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis charter school can expandEducation ruled this week, despite pleas from Los Altos School District parents and trustees, who called the expansion "unnecessary"...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2008Last comment by Amy, on Dec 10, 2008 at 6:11 pm | 3 comments | 8437 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Classroom lamentWho are the students in an "average classroom" in California? Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4672...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2008Last comment by Randall Flagg, on Dec 2, 2008 at 7:16 pm | 3 comments | 5137 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Left Behind: The future of NCLBDespite a six-year effort to overhaul education at the state and federal levels, the country is still "in trouble" educationally,...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2008Last comment by Peter Herbert, on Dec 2, 2008 at 8:42 am | 4 comments | 6214 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools' improvements lag with financial helpEvery year, Latino, English language learners, and low-income students are tested in local schools, and every year they fall...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2008Last comment by John, on Nov 25, 2008 at 12:58 pm | 4 comments | 7071 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tracking gangs through MySpaceMarco Garcia, at-risk-intervention supervisor at Graham Middle School, uses MySpace to find out what his students may not...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2008Last comment by Jonathan Hilliard, on Nov 20, 2008 at 5:56 am | 5 comments | 7571 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LEFT BEHIND: Schools caught in testing bind<I>Editor's Note: Six years ago Congress enacted No Child Left Behind, which sets ever-increasing standards for public school...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2008Last comment by Happy parent of former public school students, on Nov 17, 2008 at 9:55 am | 13 comments | 5678 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District hires new at-risk intervention supervisorThe elementary school district has hired a new intervention supervisor to work with at-risk students at Graham Middle School,...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2008Last comment by Mr. Cuesta, on Nov 14, 2008 at 2:42 pm | 2 comments | 6532 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District considers boundary changesWith dozens of students still waitlisted to attend their neighborhood schools, elementary district trustees last week discussed...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2008Last comment by Betty, on Nov 12, 2008 at 8:09 am | 11 comments | 7895 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
M-A Kicks Off Annual Canned Food Drive...Yes, We CAN!!!Join the M-A family by helping us collect over 120,000 cans and raise money to purchase perishables to feed over 500 families...
Original post made by Kelly Todd on Nov. 11, 2008There are no comments yet. 4727 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California Spin - TRYOUTS ! (Girls Fastpitch Softball)The SPIN is holding tryouts for their Spring/Summer season: 12U/14U Sat Nov 15 Capuchino HS, San Bruno; 1 to 3 pm Sun...
Original post made by Matt on Nov. 11, 2008There are no comments yet. 7632 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County Board of Education candidates discussedhttp://www.paloaltoonline.com/square/index.php?i=3&d=1&t=5427 Palo Alto Weekly's Town Square have an interesting debate...
Original post made by Palo Alto Parent on Oct. 19, 2008Last comment by not so hilarious, on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm | 14 comments | 7570 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rengstorff Park Childcare CenterAs a resident of Parkview West, the condo complex that backs up to Rengstorff Park, I was vehemently opposed to the construction...
Original post made by Casper on Oct. 27, 2008Last comment by Don L, on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:14 pm | 1 comment | 5865 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Districts oppose Palo Alto transferResidents of a Palo Alto townhouse complex who hoped to transfer to the Palo Alto Unified School District got the cold shoulder...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2008Last comment by eric, on Oct 25, 2008 at 8:04 pm | 2 comments | 6022 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo-Atherton High School Academy Program Searching for MentorsThe Menlo-Atherton High School Academy Program is looking for mentors for our 11th grade students. We are in need of...
Original post made by Kelly Todd on Oct. 22, 2008Last comment by , on Oct 22, 2008 at 7:57 pm | 1 comment | 5235 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rock On at Menlo-Atherton's Fashion ShowCome and support "Rock On" - the Menlo-Atherton High School Fashion Show! Gather some friends and rock and roll on Saturday,...
Original post made by Kelly Todd on Oct. 22, 2008There are no comments yet. 5905 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids love this copOn his days off, Officer Ron Cooper often makes the nearly hour-long drive from his home in Morgan Hill to play basketball...
Original post made on May. 24, 2008Last comment by MT, on Oct 9, 2008 at 7:20 pm | 3 comments | 6341 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen rockers on a rollFor a band called "Jaded," these boys seem to have a bright future. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=2883...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2008Last comment by Mommy Bush, on Oct 6, 2008 at 3:20 pm | 2 comments | 6836 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stasek's stories of AfghanistanAfter leaving the Mountain View City Council six years ago, Rosemary Stasek did something unexpected: She moved to Afghanistan,...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2008Last comment by James, on Oct 5, 2008 at 4:50 pm | 1 comment | 9452 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAL gets in the ringThe 18 middle and high school students race around a makeshift track, jogging forward, then backward and sideways, trying...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2008Last comment by GSB, on Oct 4, 2008 at 3:03 pm | 5 comments | 5701 Views
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