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Resiliency shines at Alta VistaSayra Barrera-Guzman, a graduating senior at Alta Vista High School, had just started her freshman year at Los Altos High...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2016Last comment by Dawn, on Jun 11, 2016 at 4:38 pm | 3 comments | 7023 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district's new committees met in secrecyAnyone interested in how the Mountain View Whisman School District might change school boundaries or improve teaching methods...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2016Last comment by MVWSD parent, on Jun 8, 2016 at 2:51 pm | 20 comments | 6836 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Nelson walks out as school board votes to censure himThough he walked out of last night's meeting before all four of his colleagues voted to censure him, it was clear that Steven...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Old timer , on Jun 7, 2016 at 1:50 pm | 13 comments | 17969 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Former school board member to lead Monta LomaTeacher and former Mountain View Whisman school board member Gloria Higgins will be the new principal of Monta Loma. Higgins,...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2016Last comment by J, on Jun 5, 2016 at 7:17 pm | 8 comments | 6461 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Uncertainty ahead for MV Whisman budgetDozens of teachers working in Mountain View Whisman School District poured into the May 19 school board meeting to show solidarity...
Original post made on May. 27, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 4, 2016 at 1:11 pm | 10 comments | 6364 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County eyes safer crossings near Palo Alto, Los Altos schoolsSeeking to protect students who use expressway intersections, including one in Palo Alto and two in Los Altos, the Santa...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2016Last comment by Val Reed, on Jun 2, 2016 at 3:44 pm | 3 comments | 4208 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Congrats to the gradsMountain View's graduation week kicked off with the commencement ceremony for Alta Vista High School on Wednesday evening. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2016Last comment by harvardmom, on Jun 2, 2016 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 4331 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View's achievement gap is one of largest in U.S.Officials at the Mountain View Whisman School District have long acknowledged the achievement gap, a gulf in student performance...
Original post made on May. 24, 2016Last comment by mvresident2003, on May 31, 2016 at 12:26 pm | 63 comments | 11240 Views
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New homework policy aims to ease teen stressCalling it a key strategy for reducing stress and anxiety among high school students in a highly competitive environment,...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2016Last comment by In case you forgot!, on May 30, 2016 at 3:42 pm | 14 comments | 10851 Views
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Middle school entrepreneurs compete at Crittenden's Startup WeekendSilicon Valley is immersed in a startup culture where innovative ideas, backed by investors, seem to sprout up every day....
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2015Last comment by MVWSD Parent, on May 25, 2016 at 11:22 am | 3 comments | 8847 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District spends big to fix up school lunchesIt's a little hard to spot, but right next door to all the bustling construction going on at Crittenden Middle School is...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2016Last comment by CMSstudent, on May 24, 2016 at 9:34 am | 10 comments | 8130 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher housing idea gains traction among school employeesMountain View Whisman School District officials are moving full-steam ahead on exploring ways to house teachers in Mountain...
Original post made on May. 13, 2016Last comment by m2grs, on May 19, 2016 at 2:31 pm | 26 comments | 9386 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS baseball on the upswingMountain View High School's varsity baseball team is playing against San Mateo in the CCS playoffs today at 4 p.m. It's...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016Last comment by @ Eric, on May 19, 2016 at 6:58 am | 2 comments | 5658 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Huff principal to tackle student achievement gapArmed with ambitious new plans to close the achievement gap, the Mountain View Whisman School District chose Huff Principal...
Original post made on May. 17, 2016There are no comments yet. 6114 Views
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Pay raises ahead for high school teachersFor years, the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District has been home to some of the most well-compensated teachers in...
Original post made on May. 9, 2016Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 13, 2016 at 7:25 am | 17 comments | 8340 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big pay raise for high school5% raise? What are other local school districts offering? $141k to work 10 months a year? This seems obscene...
Original post made by Member on May. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 1945 Views
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MV-Whisman teacher negotiations stalledRepresentatives from the Mountain View Educators Association (MVEA) are calling contract negotiations "dead in the water"...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2016Last comment by not misinformed or inaccurate, on May 5, 2016 at 12:37 pm | 24 comments | 7439 Views
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Los Altos Hills man arrested on charges of molesting boy, possessing child pornA 54-year-old man accused of molesting a boy for about eight years was arrested in Los Altos Hills last week, a Santa Clara...
Original post made on May. 4, 2016Last comment by Uh, Wow, on May 5, 2016 at 10:12 am | 6 comments | 6683 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board ditches shared campus plansConstruction plans that would have created facilities shared by Theuerkauf and Stevenson Elementary fell through last week,...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2016Last comment by Old Steve, on Apr 28, 2016 at 2:46 pm | 35 comments | 8289 Views
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MV Whisman board struggles to balance enrollmentThe Mountain View Whisman School District doubled down on efforts to balance enrollment across all the elementary schools...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2016Last comment by Old Steve, on Apr 25, 2016 at 11:01 am | 40 comments | 10141 Views
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