SCHOOLS & KIDS Local rugby league is growing At the end of last year, Paul Lynch set out to create the largest youth rugby league in California. This year, according to his estimates, he will likely reach that goal.
Rea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 30, 2010 at 8:03 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2011 at 12:19 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Test scores rise, but schools stuck in 'program improvement' The Mountain View Whisman School District is entering its second year of what is known as "program improvement," even though academic performance increased overall and test sc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 28, 2010 at 3:13 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 28, 2010 at 3:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Local Police Activities League raises money at Shoreline Guests at this year's [Web Link Mountain View Police Activities League] banquet were wined, dined and if they chose to visit the sketch artist's activity booth, t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 27, 2010 at 3:22 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 27, 2010 at 3:22 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Vote YES on Measure E Foothill College and De Anza College are among the best community colleges in the nation. Today, community colleges are becoming increasingly important, as the cost of four-ye... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by KEN HOROWITZ, a resident of another community, on Sep 25, 2010 at 1:26 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Test scores rise, but schools stuck in 'program improvement' The Mountain View Whisman School District is entering its second year of what is known as "program improvement," even though academic performance increased overall and test sc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 24, 2010 at 7:47 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 24, 2010 at 7:47 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Enrollment jumps at MV Whisman Enrollment is up substantially this fall at local elementary and middle schools. Officials speculate that the marked -- and unanticipated -- rise is due, in part, to an influx... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 24, 2010 at 3:58 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 29, 2010 at 3:22 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Test scores don't tell the whole story As parents who send our kids to public school in Mountain View, my wife and I appreciated the two recent articles in the Voice about the Mountain View Whisman schoo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 18, 2010 at 8:16 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2010 at 10:14 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New charter school seeks high school district's OK There could be a new charter school in town. Citing a need for Silicon Valley students to better understand global culture and issues surrounding sustainability, a Sunnyvale m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 17, 2010 at 3:41 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 1, 2010 at 12:06 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Jobs, classes, services cut in Foothill-De Anza budget Courses have been discontinued, positions have been eliminated, pay packages have been downsized and faculty are overworked at Foothill and De Anza colleges.
Read the full st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 16, 2010 at 2:52 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 6, 2010 at 11:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS When 'Donors Choose,' students win When it comes to getting kids interested in school, nothing beats things that flash. At least that's what Elizabeth Gomez has observed in her third-grade students. There's whe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 15, 2010 at 3:58 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 16, 2010 at 3:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New superintendent peddles optimism for MV Whisman school district Former lawyer Craig Goldman -- who has been in education for 20 years as a teacher, principal and administrator -- takes the reins as superintendent of the Mountain View Whism... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 8, 2010 at 10:26 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 13, 2010 at 1:39 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Starting the school year off right Showing that they have learned a lesson, the Mountain View Whisman school board has adopted a new policy on nepotism to prohibit employees from being supervised by a relative ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 6, 2010 at 9:20 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 8, 2010 at 5:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 14U girls fastpitch fallball - we need a couple more players! Our 14UsSoftball team needs a couple more players for Fall ball - its a super fun team and this Fall we're going to be coached by Shannon Koplitz Stanford thirdbaseman. And we... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Casey, a resident of another community, on Sep 4, 2010 at 5:17 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Federal funding at risk as schools miss test targets Two local elementary schools have failed to hit state-defined education targets for two consecutive years. That failure has concerned parents and caused school officials to qu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 2, 2010 at 2:58 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 13, 2010 at 1:38 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Meet CSMA's Preschool Teachers Address Address for Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) is
230 San Antonio Circle
Mountain View, CA 94040
650-917-6800 ext 0.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Meet CSMA's Preschool Teachers this Saturday, Aug 28 Meet Our Preschool Teachers! Saturday, August 28, 9:30-11:00 am.
Free! No pre-registration required. Please arrive promptly at START of session (limited space).
Both adu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by csma, a resident of another community, on Aug 27, 2010 at 2:29 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Back to school Kindergartner Ava Taylor, 4, gets an uplifting hug from big sister Ellie, 7, as brother Silas, 6, looks on. It was Ava's first day of school at Mariano Castro Elementary Schoo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 25, 2010 at 9:50 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2010 at 9:04 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Local educators upbeat about new federal curriculum standards California's adoption of a national standardized public school curriculum will benefit Mountain View students in many ways, state and local education officials said.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 22, 2010 at 3:05 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 22, 2010 at 3:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Using the Bubb Dumpsters for Personal Trash I'm a teacher at Bubb Elementary and I am increasingly frustrated by Mt. View citizens using the dumpsters at Bubb to throw away their large pieces of trash and recycling. The... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bubb Teacher, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood, on Aug 19, 2010 at 9:47 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 21, 2010 at 8:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Mountain View schools show improvement in standardized tests Local elementary, middle and high schools showed an overall improvement on state standardized test scores last year, according to education officials.
Read the full story h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 18, 2010 at 6:13 pm There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 1, 2010 at 11:23 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Ballet school piques tots' interest in dance A preschool classroom turned into a stage, as a dancer from Western Ballet in Mountain View performed for a rapt audience on Aug. 10. The ballet school is seeking low-income c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 13, 2010 at 3:59 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 17, 2010 at 3:15 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Dance School Mountain View Celebrating our 20th year as the largest dance studio in Northern California! We offer Dance Classes to students near Mountain View. Specializing in Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Contemp... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carter, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Aug 11, 2010 at 4:02 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Learning to stretch a dollar in Kenya and Haiti Indoor plumbing and electricity have been at the fore of Diana Chou's mind of late, and not because the recent Los Altos High School graduate is planning on getting into the c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 10, 2010 at 4:03 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 10, 2010 at 6:09 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Foothill-De Anza to ask voters for parcel tax Property owners in the local community college district will be asked to vote this fall on a parcel tax that would generate almost $42 million for Foothill and De Anza college... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 4, 2010 at 5:12 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 11, 2010 at 2:56 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS International students benefit all Regarding the July 23 article, "Foothill, De Anza defend policy"
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:00 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jul 30, 2010 at 5:24 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 30, 2010 at 5:24 pm.
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