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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Task force weighs relocating junior high to Mountain ViewAmid intense debate over what kind of school Los Altos School District should plant in Mountain View's San Antonio neighborhood,...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2018Last comment by Maragret Makes Sense, on Jun 19, 2018 at 3:23 pm | 10 comments | 7114 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crittenden principal resigns suddenlyCrittenden Middle School Principal Angie Dillman announced her resignation Thursday afternoon, leaving the Mountain View...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2018Last comment by Marcus , on Jun 18, 2018 at 3:58 pm | 19 comments | 8250 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
For at-risk kids, mentors fan the sparkSpark, a Bay Area nonprofit that pairs working professionals with low-income middle school students of color, allow students...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2018Last comment by Ben Stewart, on Jun 18, 2018 at 9:17 am | 3 comments | 4100 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District receives grant funding for electric vehicle chargersSeveral Bay Area locations will install more than 2,000 electric vehicle chargers after the Bay Area Air Quality Management...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 15, 2018 at 12:41 pm | 4 comments | 4858 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New school to be named after Jose Antonio VargasSeeking to honor a former Crittenden Middle School student who went on to become a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, Mountain...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2018Last comment by Yolinda, on Jun 12, 2018 at 10:29 pm | 33 comments | 14344 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Alta Vista seniors triumph through thick and thinFor graduates bidding farewell to Alta Vista High School this year, getting a diploma means more than a rite of passage and...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 7, 2018 at 3:28 pm | 3 comments | 5294 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Shattering the expectations gapMountain View parent Tanya Sheckley remembers her child, Eliza, as a brilliant dynamo who aced classwork at Stevenson Elementary...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by Stacey Ashlund, on Jun 7, 2018 at 9:54 am | 2 comments | 8117 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Report: Dual Immersion leaves students behindDual-language education programs have a strong track record of improving test scores and being an effective tool for narrowing...
Original post made on May. 19, 2018Last comment by Too Many Cooks, on Jun 2, 2018 at 6:00 am | 18 comments | 5687 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board opens grandfathering floodgatesMountain View Whisman School Board members took a lax approach to enforcing new school attendance boundaries last week, with...
Original post made on May. 26, 2018Last comment by Weird, on Jun 2, 2018 at 12:21 am | 13 comments | 3598 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board opens grandfathering floodgatesMountain View Whisman School Board members took a lax approach to enforcing new school attendance boundaries last week, with...
Original post made on May. 29, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 30, 2018 at 3:30 pm | 16 comments | 5870 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS teen suspected of brandishing replica gunAn arrest warrant has been issued for a 15-year-old suspect at Mountain View High School suspected of pointing a replica...
Original post made on May. 27, 2018Last comment by Replica maker, on May 29, 2018 at 10:58 pm | 2 comments | 4351 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Decision looms over new LASD schoolLos Altos School District officials are inching toward a conclusion on whether a new campus planned for the San Antonio Shopping...
Original post made on May. 24, 2018Last comment by Juan, on May 26, 2018 at 3:59 pm | 22 comments | 9997 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Report: Dual Immersion leaves students behindDual-language education programs have a strong track record of improving test scores and being an effective tool for narrowing...
Original post made on May. 21, 2018Last comment by Psuedonym, on May 24, 2018 at 5:04 pm | 4 comments | 19917 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proponents rally behind Measure E bondMountain View and Los Altos residents can expect to see lawn signs and glossy mailers drumming up support for a $295 million...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2018Last comment by LAHS parent, on May 24, 2018 at 2:30 pm | 16 comments | 8081 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editor: May 11This week, letters to the editor about rent control and MVLA high school district trustee Sanjay Dave. Read the full story...
Original post made on May. 15, 2018Last comment by Bex, on May 20, 2018 at 5:48 pm | 17 comments | 4379 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principals selected for four schoolsMountain View Whisman School District officials have selected four new principals in a major leadership shuffle for the upcoming...
Original post made on May. 5, 2018Last comment by Weird, on May 10, 2018 at 2:38 pm | 18 comments | 7677 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editorThis week, letters to the editor about outgoing Graham Middle School principal Kim Thompson and rent control. Read the...
Original post made on May. 6, 2018Last comment by @ah-Business Man?, on May 7, 2018 at 4:41 pm | 8 comments | 4208 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVLA teachers condemn trustee comments about minority studentsA board member for the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District suggested Monday night that encouraging more minority...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2018Last comment by Lynn C. Waelde, Ph.D., on May 3, 2018 at 8:58 am | 45 comments | 15863 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents slam school board for firing principalsDozens of frustrated parents and community members laid into top Mountain View Whisman District officials Thursday afternoon,...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2018Last comment by Polomom, on May 1, 2018 at 8:31 pm | 44 comments | 17539 Views
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Parents rally to save home schooling programParents with children in a local home schooling program are urging the Mountain View Whisman School District to reverse course...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2018Last comment by Still Waiting!, on Apr 30, 2018 at 5:28 pm | 19 comments | 9189 Views
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