Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools face widening achievement gap, plan for construction projectsLocal schools in Mountain View made big headlines this year, as school districts search for new ways to narrow the achievement...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2015Last comment by ways to close the achievement gap, on Jan 1, 2016 at 10:15 pm | 7 comments | 6835 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board considers big cuts in school construction plansThe Mountain View Whisman School District must make major cuts to projects on school campuses to get back on budget with...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2015Last comment by Mom, on Dec 27, 2015 at 9:47 am | 25 comments | 7892 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trustees butt heads over new school parcel taxThe Mountain View Whisman School District is in the midst of drafting a new parcel tax to put on the ballot next year, and...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2015Last comment by Jenny, on Dec 22, 2015 at 7:55 pm | 44 comments | 17214 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bike accidents spike by 480 percentBike and pedestrian accidents soared in the city of Mountain View this summer including several injury accidents reported...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2015Last comment by Bike Messenger, on Dec 18, 2015 at 11:47 pm | 54 comments | 6344 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County moves closer to opening youth inpatient psych unitAfter about six months of staff research and gathering of community input on the utter lack of inpatient psychiatric beds...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2015Last comment by Dana Bunnett, on Dec 18, 2015 at 1:45 pm | 5 comments | 10729 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City will help foot the bill for new LASD school siteCould San Antonio-area residents have new park space in their future? The Mountain View City Council approved plans to help...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2015Last comment by Emerill, on Dec 13, 2015 at 6:52 pm | 43 comments | 11316 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers frustrated by poor classroom conditionsImprovements are on the way for Mountain View Whisman School District's elementary schools, as Measure G school bond construction...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2015Last comment by PACT parent, on Dec 11, 2015 at 10:12 am | 18 comments | 4749 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Online schools offer education by proxyHundreds of kids in the Bay Area are staying home for school this year. Online, "virtual" charter schools are making headway...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2015Last comment by Gary, on Dec 8, 2015 at 11:08 pm | 1 comment | 9129 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Majority of board wants to reopen Slater SchoolOn no uncertain terms, four of the five Mountain View Whisman School District's board members agreed Thursday night that...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2015Last comment by Just wondering, on Dec 6, 2015 at 4:10 pm | 30 comments | 9166 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board looks back on a tumultuous yearHostility, divisiveness and a tense relationship with district staff were all serious problems facing the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2015Last comment by PACT parent, on Dec 6, 2015 at 1:47 pm | 15 comments | 6602 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Audit finds big problems in MV schoolsClosing the achievement gap in Mountain View schools may require big changes from the top down. A recent educational audit...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2015Last comment by Another MVWSD Parent, on Dec 4, 2015 at 4:30 pm | 13 comments | 9927 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents worry about tough new standards for English learnersThe Mountain View Whisman school board decided last week to hold off on rigorous new standards that would make it harder...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2015Last comment by Parent , on Dec 1, 2015 at 1:24 pm | 9 comments | 6957 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools hatch plan to narrow stubborn achievement gapIn an effort to raise test scores among Mountain View's low-income and minority students, the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2015Last comment by Ken M., on Nov 26, 2015 at 10:32 am | 19 comments | 8852 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Few students expected, despite city's housing growthIn the Mountain View Whisman School District, nothing has been more of a political football this year than enrollment projections....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2015Last comment by Old Steve, on Nov 19, 2015 at 8:24 am | 39 comments | 9150 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Come to a Holiday Faire!Waldorf School of the Peninsula presents our Annual Holiday Faire! Saturday, December 5th from 10 am to 4 pm 11311 Mora...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Nov. 18, 2015There are no comments yet. 2003 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board OKs $43M plan for Castro SchoolLast Thursday marked a victory for parents and school staff at the shared Castro and Mistral elementary schools' campus....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2015Last comment by John, on Nov 13, 2015 at 7:54 am | 1 comment | 3439 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
An elegant 'Proof'David Auburn's "Proof" is a slim, sneaky wonder of theatrical storytelling. TheatreWorks stages an outstanding production...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2015There are no comments yet. 6638 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board OKs $43M plan for Castro SchoolLast night marked a victory for parents and school staff at the shared Castro and Mistral elementary School campus. After...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2015Last comment by Old Steve, on Nov 11, 2015 at 10:07 am | 19 comments | 7047 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Huff principal wins national recognitionIt's been all good news for Huff Elementary School lately. The school received the National Blue Ribbon School award for...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2015Last comment by Interested Observer , on Nov 10, 2015 at 11:00 am | 13 comments | 8774 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Steven Nelson's Misbehavior on the MVWSD BoardHere is an article from today's Mercury News with more insight into the difficulties caused by Steven Nelson on the MVWSD...
Original post made by Concerned Citizen on Jun. 18, 2015Last comment by He's At It Again, on Nov 9, 2015 at 8:21 am | 1 comment | 3606 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
