SCHOOLS & KIDS Mountain View holding up under wind and rain Despite heavy traffic, flooding and power outages elsewhere around the Bay Area, as of Tuesday morning the city of Mountain View seems to be weathering the storm well.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Change on horizon for MV Whisman School officials contemplated big changes last week as they discussed a possible overhaul of the Mountain View Whisman School District's policies — such as boundaries and clas... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Oct 7, 2009 at 6:07 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2009 at 7:47 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Local SAT scores beat state, national averages College-bound seniors at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools continue to outperform their California peers in the SAT Reasoning Exam.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS College waitlists overflowing Educational funding cuts from the state and the continued economic crisis have local community colleges feeling the crunch.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS TONIGHT: Mountain View Whisman trustees to hear enrollment proposals This evening, members of the Mountain View Whisman school district board will hear proposals to address its new Basic Aid funding status. Administrators will discuss class siz... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Oct 1, 2009 at 4:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 1, 2009 at 4:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letters to the Editor PRT neither new nor bold
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SCHOOLS & KIDS High school students do well on API tests Students in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District made notable gains in this year's Academic Performance Index, although administrators warn that eventually, all sc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 25, 2009 at 5:02 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 26, 2009 at 8:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The NCLB hockey stick Many educators were nervous nearly 10 years ago when President George W. Bush decided to add a huge federal presence to schools all over the country.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Two arrested during checks on sex offenders Police say two men were arrested last week after a routine check on registered sex offenders run by a federal task force discovered that they were not complying with condition... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 23, 2009 at 12:40 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 29, 2009 at 8:58 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS District starts prepping for Basic Aid status Local elementary and middle school students could see changes in their class size and possibly re-drawn school boundaries as Mountain View Whisman School District trustees and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 22, 2009 at 5:32 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 28, 2009 at 8:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 'No Child' law finally catches up with local schools Schools in Mountain View have cause to both celebrate academic achievement and take action for improvement after the release of this year's progress report by the state Depart... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 21, 2009 at 11:15 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 24, 2009 at 4:03 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letters to the Editor Cuesta Park plan true to public input
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Varied policies on president's school speech As controversy over President Barack Obama's address to students last week flared up across the country, administrators in local districts left the decision to air or not to a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 18, 2009 at 2:33 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2009 at 9:47 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS District copes with more students, new status As predicted last year, enrollment numbers are up in the Mountain View Whisman School District, and administrators are now trying to figure out how those numbers will affect s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 16, 2009 at 10:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 16, 2009 at 10:25 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 'No Child' law finally catches up with schools Schools in Mountain View have cause to both celebrate academic achievement and take action for improvement after the release of this year's progress report by the state Depart... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 16, 2009 at 5:34 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS District copes with more students, new status Enrollment numbers are up in the Mountain View Whisman School District, and administrators are now trying to figure out how those numbers will affect several of the district's... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 14, 2009 at 4:45 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 15, 2009 at 5:12 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Steps taken to curb H1N1 as flu season nears In line with school districts around the country, administrators of the Mountain View Whisman School District have released a set of guidelines to help prevent the spread of H... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Sep 14, 2009 at 2:50 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 15, 2009 at 5:17 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS TONIGHT: MV Whisman to discuss enrollment Trustees of the Mountain View Whisman School District will hear an update on student enrollment during their regular meeting tonight.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS More students biking to school this year A PTA-sponsored program to get more Mountain View High students to bike to school is seeing more participants than ever this year, organizers say.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Districts sift through STAR test results This year's standardized test results show that local schools are working hard to improve their scores. The question is: Are they improving enough?
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Caltrain, suicide experts address teen deaths Caltrain officials said Monday that the best way to deter teen suicides on Caltrain tracks is to address mental health issues on a community level and tone down news coverage ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 25, 2009 at 3:45 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 25, 2009 at 3:45 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School year begins for MV Whisman kids Elementary and middle school students in the Mountain View Whisman School District bid farewell to summer on Tuesday as they headed back to class.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Girl, 13, dies at Palo Alto train crossing A passenger train struck and killed a girl on the tracks Friday night in Palo Alto at the same crossing where two teenagers were fatally hit by trains earlier this summer, acc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Aug 24, 2009 at 2:48 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 26, 2009 at 6:27 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS State releases this year's STAR results The California Department of Education released results for the 2009 California Standards Test (STAR) on Monday, showing some student progress at state and local levels.
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