SCHOOLS & KIDS School district expresses fears of selling Cubberley Palo Alto school board members Wednesday expressed deep-seated fears about selling any portion of the dilapidated Cubberley Community Center to the Foothill De Anza Community ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 17, 2010 at 12:48 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 18, 2010 at 3:14 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Fixing the bells Starting this fall, school bells will ring in concert at all of the elementary schools in the Mountain View Whisman School District. The new, uniform bell schedule should save... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 16, 2010 at 12:26 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2010 at 10:12 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Alta Vista students overcome the past, look to future Senior Randall Young was one of three student speakers at Alta Vista High School's graduation this year. He stood at the podium on the stage of the Mountain View High School a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 14, 2010 at 8:20 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2010 at 12:23 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Landslide victory for high school bond measure Supporters of Measure A made their voices heard yesterday, soundly approving the bond, which will help build new classrooms, labs and other facilities, as well as improve scho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 9, 2010 at 1:08 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2010 at 11:40 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Kids get a taste of colonial life at Bubb School "Join the navy!" shout two boys clad in cavalier shirts and tri-cornered hats. They stand at the entrance to WilliamsBubb, a corner of Mountain View's Bubb Elementary School t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 28, 2010 at 3:36 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 28, 2010 at 5:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS MV Whisman turns down Race to the Top funds Officials for the Mountain View Whisman school district decided that they'd rather sit out the Race to the Top. On May 20, the school board decided to not participate in Calif... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 25, 2010 at 12:26 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 28, 2010 at 2:10 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Schools will be hardest hit by falling property values, assessor says The Santa Clara County Assessor's Office today announced $21.4 billion in property value reductions on approximately 118,000 properties in the county.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Craig Goldman taking over as MV Whisman superintendent Craig Goldman has been selected as the new superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman School District, the district announced.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Education and Economic Output
"Global economic output climbs by about 2 percent for each additional year spent in school, according to the study. Rates of return on undergraduate and graduate studies are... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood, on May 18, 2010 at 12:35 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Angela Lyon named new Stevenson principal Longtime Mountain View educator Angela Lyon has been named the new principal of Stevenson Elementary School in Mountain View.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Ghysels takes job with County Office of Education Maurice Ghysels, the superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman School District, is leaving to become the chief schools officer for the Santa Clara County Office of Education... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 12, 2010 at 4:08 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2010 at 6:56 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Jeffery Baier named new LASD superintendent Longtime Los Altos educator Jeffery Baier was named the new superintendent of the Los Altos School District at a Monday, May 10, school board meeting.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Battle begins to combat bullying The Mountain View Whisman School District has taken up an unprecedented campaign against bullying in hopes of creating a safer, more respectful atmosphere in local schools.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 8, 2010 at 2:42 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2010 at 4:26 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS TONIGHT: MVWSD considers all-day kindergarten Should every school in the Mountain View Whisman School District offer extended-day kindergarten? The school board will take up the topic at tonight's board meeting starting a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 7, 2010 at 5:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2010 at 5:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS MV Whisman board OKs school renovation plan The Mountain View Whisman school board approved a $422 million Student Facilities Improvement Plan that calls for new construction, renovations and improvements at the distric... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on May 7, 2010 at 2:15 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2010 at 7:46 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Saint Francis teen helps school in India Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India, but in the shadow of its huge IT companies are schools without electricity, let alone classroom computers. It was a startlin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 30, 2010 at 4:30 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2010 at 4:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Poll shows support for MV Whisman bond It would seem like a bad time to ask anyone for money, but a new survey of likely voters shows a strong level of support for a school construction bond measure in the Mountain... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 29, 2010 at 4:31 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2010 at 12:20 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Madrigal choir is finally back home -- with $50,000 to raise After the shut-down of European airspace stranded them in Paris for an extra week, the Mountain View High School Madrigal choir is finally back home — and scrambling for a way... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 29, 2010 at 12:50 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2010 at 12:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Graham gets new assistant principal The Mountain View Whisman School District has announced that Steve Chesley will take on the job of assistant principal at Graham Middle School beginning in August.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Toys banned for 'unhealthy' fast-food meals Tuesday was a sad day for the Happy Meal. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to ban toys and other prizes from "unhealthy" children's meals served at restaurant... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 27, 2010 at 8:05 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2010 at 4:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Someone help those poor Madrigals! Thanks to an erupting volcano in Iceland, the Mountain View High School Madrigals have spent the past week trapped in Paris. But they're making the best of it.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Landels on state list of distinguished schools Edith Landels Elementary School in Mountain View has earned a spot among the top public schools in California and is set to receive a "California Distinguished School Award" i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 21, 2010 at 2:48 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2010 at 2:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Voice recognized for 'Public Service' The Mountain View Voice and its sister papers won top honors in this year's "Better Newspapers Contest" awards, handed out last week by the California Newspaper Publishe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 19, 2010 at 2:30 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 20, 2010 at 3:32 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Simitian pushes bill to change kinder cutoff date State Sen. Joe Simitian has joined a chorus of child-development experts in calling for California children to be 5 years old before starting kindergarten. On Wednesday, the S... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 13, 2010 at 2:50 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2010 at 8:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Boys hockey team rolls to championship A group of Mountain View High School boys captured a division title in club roller hockey recently, clinching a win against a Lincoln High School team that had beat them three... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Apr 13, 2010 at 1:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2010 at 1:25 pm.
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