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SCHOOLS & KIDS
First winter Spare the Air alert todayThe first winter Spare the Air Alert in the San Francisco Bay Area has been issued for today, officials with the Bay Area...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2016Last comment by parent, on Dec 19, 2016 at 7:02 pm | 4 comments | 4506 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New school boundaries on the horizonIt's a touchy subject that's bound to affect property values and leave some people disappointed, but the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2016Last comment by Mt. View Neighbor, on Dec 5, 2016 at 6:17 pm | 33 comments | 20456 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caltrain, Crisis Text Line announce partnershipStarting next week, the now-ubiquitous "There is Help" signs with suicide hotline numbers posted at local Caltrain stations...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2016Last comment by Sarah1000, on Nov 30, 2016 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 5190 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS teacher returns to classroom after dust-up over Trump commentsMountain View High School teacher Frank Navarro returned to the classroom Monday after school administrators put him on paid...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2016Last comment by MVHS Spartan, on Nov 19, 2016 at 7:08 pm | 47 comments | 12993 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD board race: Johnson edges aheadAs election results poured in Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, North Los Altos resident Bryan Johnson pulled ahead...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2016Last comment by Johnson fan, on Nov 17, 2016 at 7:36 pm | 6 comments | 7872 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD ditches plans for El Camino school siteIt's back to the drawing board for the Los Altos School District. After seven months of closed session meetings to consider...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2016Last comment by Hold on to your hats, on Nov 17, 2016 at 12:57 pm | 16 comments | 6843 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Khan Academy's experimental school is thrivingEarlier this year, 12-year-old Ana Zeiger did what many middle school-aged students fantasize about: she stopped attending...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2016Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Nov 11, 2016 at 11:01 am | 19 comments | 18281 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High schools grapple with lower test scoresBy most measures, student performance in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is on the upswing. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2016Last comment by alanmcdonough, on Nov 6, 2016 at 4:49 pm | 11 comments | 6157 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trustee clashes with district office over public recordsSteve Nelson is just a couple of months away from leaving his post as a board member for the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2016Last comment by Oh really, on Nov 3, 2016 at 8:17 pm | 15 comments | 7187 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Test scores soar at CrittendenEvery Wednesday morning, teachers at Crittenden Middle School get together for their pre-game huddle, coordinating lessons,...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2016Last comment by Mom, on Oct 27, 2016 at 7:45 pm | 3 comments | 5433 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two vie for open seat on LASD boardTwo parents will be facing off this November for a seat on the Los Altos School District board of trustees to replace board...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2016Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Oct 21, 2016 at 1:37 am | 9 comments | 10862 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Building unity at Foothill CollegeFoothill College's Umoja Scholars Program seeks to promote learning about African and African-American culture through a...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2016Last comment by christy, on Oct 20, 2016 at 7:48 am | 1 comment | 4697 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Castro parents go back to schoolAt Castro Elementary, students aren't the only ones taking classes. Each week, dozens of parents take time out of their Saturday...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 18, 2016 at 9:37 am | 1 comment | 6826 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel Tax Election, MVWSD and also GGMVWSD Agenda Item materials, distributed to Board PARCEL TAX ELECTION, MVWSD, Trustee Nelson, Oct 6 Board Meeting memo Per-square-foot...
Original post made by Steven Nelson on Oct. 13, 2016There are no comments yet. 2110 Views
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No charges filed against Stanford student arrested for rapeThe Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office will not file charges against a male Stanford University graduate student...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2016Last comment by BigD, on Oct 12, 2016 at 3:10 pm | 2 comments | 5879 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Suspicious item on Foothill campus found to be harmlessAn administration building at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills was briefly evacuated today because of a suspicious item...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2016Last comment by FoothillCC, on Oct 12, 2016 at 2:56 pm | 2 comments | 4796 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Three MVHS teens arrested over social media threatsPolice arrested three Mountain View High School students Monday after they allegedly made threats against students and staff...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2016Last comment by DMarcotte, on Oct 12, 2016 at 8:36 am | 18 comments | 11906 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wong takes big lead in Foothill-De Anza fundraisingCupertino City Councilman Gilbert Wong has raised the most cash out of the six candidates vying for a seat on Foothill-De...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2016Last comment by Ms. Sarcasm, on Oct 11, 2016 at 9:33 pm | 4 comments | 4896 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local school boards weigh in on state measuresAs the November election approaches, schools district officials in Mountain View have started to throw their support behind...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 8, 2016 at 9:14 am | 7 comments | 5772 Views
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Obituary<B>Gregory A. Fowler Read the full story here http://mv-voice.com/print/story/2016/09/30/obituary posted Friday, September...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2016Last comment by Renee Clark, on Oct 5, 2016 at 10:14 am | 9 comments | 5633 Views
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