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Winning teachers leave no child behindMountain View's schools are home to thousands of students from all walks of life, and it's become a point of pride to embrace...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2016Last comment by Harvardmom, on Oct 4, 2016 at 4:28 pm | 1 comment | 7945 Views
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Bicyclist suffers serious injuries in collision with city shuttleA bicyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries Friday afternoon after he collided with a Mountain View Community...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2016Last comment by Reader, on Oct 4, 2016 at 10:33 am | 45 comments | 4677 Views
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Three arrested on drug possession chargesTwo men and one teenager were arrested in Mountain View over the weekend after they were seen "acting suspiciously" and found...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2016There are no comments yet. 13632 Views
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Another stab at drawing new school boundariesThe Mountain View Whisman School District kicked off a new effort to change attendance boundaries, marking the second attempt...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2016Last comment by Cfrink, on Oct 3, 2016 at 12:29 am | 15 comments | 7473 Views
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LASD board members call it quitsTwo board members at the Los Altos School District are leaving on a high note this year. Following approval of the five-year...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2014Last comment by RitaEstrada, on Sep 29, 2016 at 5:21 pm | 68 comments | 10080 Views
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Teacher shortage still a big problemSchool has been back in session for more than a month, but the dust hasn't quite settled in the ongoing struggle to get a...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 23, 2016 at 8:38 am | 1 comment | 7132 Views
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More MV students enrolled in higher mathSchool districts across the state are minimizing the role of parent advocacy in determining what classes students get placed...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 20, 2016 at 7:46 am | 1 comment | 6566 Views
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Teen takes a deep dive on research vesselLast month, Mountain View High School senior Leslie Carrillo-Lorenzo got to pilot one of the world's most advanced deep-sea...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2016Last comment by I_got_mine, on Sep 12, 2016 at 10:51 pm | 1 comment | 5423 Views
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Stevenson school design overhauled againThe Mountain View Whisman School District spent months considering five options for building new facilities for Stevenson...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2016Last comment by ST parent, on Sep 12, 2016 at 8:51 am | 23 comments | 7530 Views
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School board clashes over trustee's outreach effortsEmotions ran high at the Mountain View Whisman School District board meeting Thursday night, after a discussion about a board...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2016Last comment by Only Five More Meetings.., on Sep 9, 2016 at 12:32 pm | 18 comments | 8169 Views
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Two vie for county school-board seatPalo Alto residents Grace Mah and Sheena Chin are running for Mah's seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Education this...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 6, 2016 at 7:59 am | 7 comments | 6751 Views
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Mountain View's test scores show mixed resultsThe latest test scores show that student performance among Mountain View's most needy students significantly improved last...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 5, 2016 at 8:30 am | 10 comments | 8865 Views
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Following Turner's release, recall-campaign organizers rallyLocal and national elected officials, Stanford University students, sexual-assault survivors, parents and others threw their...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2016Last comment by dave, on Sep 4, 2016 at 3:18 am | 2 comments | 4530 Views
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Teen drug abuse on the rise in countyIt's never a slow day for Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS). The nonprofit's Palo Alto office is routinely packed during...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2016Last comment by Rick, on Aug 29, 2016 at 8:34 pm | 4 comments | 12035 Views
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School board approves big teacher pay increaseTeachers in the Mountain View Whisman School District can rejoice, after school board members unanimously approved a new...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2016Last comment by Area woman, on Aug 26, 2016 at 5:23 pm | 14 comments | 6913 Views
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No election for high school district this NovemberVoters won't be weighing in this November on who joins the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District board of trustees....
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2016Last comment by MVWSD resident, on Aug 25, 2016 at 5:22 pm | 1 comment | 4605 Views
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Teens help peers get their ACT togetherPreparing for college admission tests like the SAT and ACT is tough and time-consuming, but it doesn't have to be expensive....
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2016Last comment by Charlotte Park, on Aug 19, 2016 at 6:51 pm | 2 comments | 3485 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View heads back to schoolAs if on cue at 7:45 a.m., Huff Elementary School went from a ghost town to a bustling center of activity Monday morning,...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2016Last comment by yeah speeds bumps, on Aug 18, 2016 at 10:32 pm | 6 comments | 13234 Views
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County heroin overdoses on the riseThe number of people who end up in hospital emergency rooms from heroin overdoses has continued to rise as use of the potent...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 16, 2016 at 4:34 pm | 1 comment | 5938 Views
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CSMA to host open houseThe Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) will host a free open house on Saturday, Aug. 20. The event will be held at...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 16, 2016 at 4:25 pm | 2 comments | 4664 Views
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