SCHOOLS & KIDS
Program boosts kids to college
The MVLA Community Scholars Program, founded in 2000, awards four-year, renewable college scholarships to bright, high-performing, low-income students, with the aim of giving ... |
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on Jun 6, 2011 at 3:46 pm by Frustrated, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVWSD Should Look to the Milpitas School Board for Example
According to the SJ Mercury News, the Milpitas school district on Wednesday placed the principal of John Sinnott Elementary School on leave in the wake of newly retrieved em... |
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on Jun 6, 2011 at 9:15 am by parent, a resident of another community |
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Owner seeks a buyer for 291 Evandale
Facing a long list of code violations, a souring housing market and irritated neighbors, the owner of 291 Evandale Ave. is finally looking to sell his vacant apartment complex... |
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on Jun 5, 2011 at 10:50 am by alex, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pension-spiking, double-dipping targeted by lawmakers
Too bad this didn't apply to the most recent batch of top administrators retiring from MVWSD and Mountain View City Hall who went out of their way to abuse the system to line ... |
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on Jun 1, 2011 at 4:19 pm by MVWSD Watchdog, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Einstein comes to life
When the chattering, giggling children are coaxed to silent attention, the wild-eyed and frizzy-haired man bursts into Theuerkauf Elementary's auditorium -- it's Albert Einste... |
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on Jun 1, 2011 at 2:19 pm by MV Mom, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cuts to preschool program will have ripple effect
Preschool services for the children of some local adult school students will be significantly cut back next year, an official with the Mountain View-Los Altos Adult Education ... |
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on May 24, 2011 at 7:47 pm by Suggestion, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Most local schools post high API scores
Schools in Silicon Valley earned consistently higher marks on standardized tests than other schools throughout California, and a majority of Mountain View schools scored above... |
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on May 21, 2011 at 8:07 pm by Reva, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Polifrone Highest Paid MVWSD Teacher in 2010
According to the Public Employee Salaries Database 2010, the highest paid teacher in MVWSD in 2010 was the controversial Patricia Polifrone who was reported to have resigned f... |
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on May 19, 2011 at 5:37 pm by District Dad, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Donation aims to help Castro students
With the help of a private donation, Castro Elementary School has begun a program aimed at improving the language skills young students who are struggling.
Read the full stor... |
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on May 18, 2011 at 3:19 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD parcel tax ekes out a win
By a slender margin, Measure E, a new $193 annual parcel tax to benefit local schools, eked out a victory. Needing a two-thirds yes vote, Measure E passed with slightly more t... |
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on May 17, 2011 at 10:26 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Elementary school district to drop Title I
The Mountain View Whisman School District has decided not to accept Title I federal funding next year. Taking the money would put certain district schools between a rock and a... |
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on May 17, 2011 at 10:05 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Ghysels lands top job at Menlo Park school district
Maurice Ghysels, the superintendent of the elementary school district in Mountain View for five years and, for the last 10 months, an administrator in the Santa Clara County O... |
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on May 17, 2011 at 10:01 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
French After-school Class in Bubb Elementary School
EFBA (“Education Française” in the Bay Area, a non-profit organization) is offering French After-school Classes in a local school Bubb Elementary and will continue the program... |
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on May 16, 2011 at 12:53 pm by Nic, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Will I get in? Can I afford it?
Applying to college has always been both exciting and exhausting. In 2011, however, with peers boasting on Facebook, unprecedented competition to get into schools and the rece... |
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on May 12, 2011 at 12:13 pm by Proud Slug, a resident of another community |
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Schools to require new vaccine for pertussis
Starting this fall, California public and private schools will require students in grades 7 through 12 to have a booster shot against pertussis, better known as whooping cough... |
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on May 11, 2011 at 5:48 pm by Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Shoreline joint powers pact gets final OK
With the unanimous approval of the high school district's board of trustees, the new Shoreline Community joint powers agreement went into effect on Monday. "It could not have ... |
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on May 9, 2011 at 9:31 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Local robotics team heads to world championships
A group of local teenagers is heading to Florida to test their robotics skills in an international competition.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Apr 29, 2011 at 8:33 pm by Robbie, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos schools need Measure E
As the state comes closer to a financial meltdown, local school districts are struggling to insulate themselves from a worst-case scenario. This is certainly true in the Los A... |
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on Apr 29, 2011 at 12:38 pm by David, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel Tax
In April 2010 the School Board approved a new contract with the teachers. Rather than negotiate realistic reductions in health care benefits to reduce the financial burden on ... |
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on Apr 24, 2011 at 10:01 am by Robert, a resident of another community |
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School nurses race to keep up
With only three nurses to watch over nine schools, and with a growing number of children with medical issues that require regular attention from a medical professional, nurses... |
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on Apr 21, 2011 at 10:20 am by palo alto parent, a resident of another community |
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Google gives $1 million to local schools
This morning Google announced it is giving $1 million to local elementary and middle schools with a grant aimed at helping the district's neediest students improve their math ... |
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on Apr 10, 2011 at 3:11 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Local girls embrace a sporting life
The Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative -- a non-profit organization that provides free extra curricular athletic activities to young girls in Title I schools around the Bay Ar... |
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on Mar 31, 2011 at 10:31 pm by christy, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
52 teachers could lose jobs
A total of 52 teachers in the Los Altos School District have been notified that they may lose their jobs -- an announcement that has drawn criticism, impacted teacher morale a... |
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on Mar 31, 2011 at 4:36 pm by \"JUST THINK ABOUT IT\", a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mother sues city over child endangerment arrest
A mother who was cleared of child endangerment charges in 2007 after leaving her toddler locked in her car is now suing the city for false arrest. A trial is set for Aug. 9.
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on Mar 27, 2011 at 11:29 am by Joe B, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Waldorf School moving to Mountain View
The Waldorf School of the Peninsula, a private school currently based in Cupertino and Los Altos, is relocating and expanding its middle school and high school classrooms to S... |
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on Mar 25, 2011 at 9:42 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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