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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... |
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on Sep 26, 2009 at 8:50 pm by parent, a resident of another community |
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LASD to send out 45 pink slips
Forty-five employees in the Los Altos School District will be let go this spring as the district tries to deal with over $2 million in cuts through the 2010-11 school year.
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on Sep 25, 2009 at 2:25 pm by Barack, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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'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... |
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on Sep 24, 2009 at 4:03 pm by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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'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... |
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on Sep 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm by Monita, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Letters to the Editor
Cuesta Park plan true to public input
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on Sep 21, 2009 at 6:25 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
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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... |
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on Sep 20, 2009 at 9:47 pm by SG, a resident of another community |
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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... |
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on Sep 16, 2009 at 10:25 pm by William Joseph, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Sep 15, 2009 at 5:17 pm by Ken, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Sep 15, 2009 at 5:12 pm by Ken, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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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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on Sep 9, 2009 at 4:40 pm by Alan, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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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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on Sep 9, 2009 at 7:09 am by Steve, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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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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on Sep 4, 2009 at 10:09 am by ben, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Summer break ends today for MVLA
Students at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools bid summer goodbye Monday as classes for the new school year began.
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on Sep 2, 2009 at 2:00 pm by Observer, a resident of another community |
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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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on Sep 1, 2009 at 11:00 pm by Richard, a resident of another community |
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Four teens arrested on car theft charges
Police arrested four 14-year-old boys Tuesday on charges of stealing two vehicles after the boys were allegedly seen driving one of the stolen cars around town.
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on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:54 pm by g ride stealer cant stop wont stop, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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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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on Aug 27, 2009 at 6:41 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Aug 26, 2009 at 6:27 am by Linda Musgrave, a resident of another community |
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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 ... |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 3:45 pm by Barry Jones, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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PAMF gives $600,000 to Healthy Kids program
Hundreds more children will receive medical and dental coverage in Santa Clara County thanks to a $600,000 donation to the Healthy Kids program by the Palo Alto Medical Founda... |
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on Aug 17, 2009 at 9:31 pm by Maria Daane, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Controversial teacher reassigned to Graham
A former fourth-grade teacher at Huff Elementary School, who left the school last spring after some parents complained that she was "verbally abusive" to her students, will be... |
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on Aug 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm by Get Ready, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Freestyle teacher, Fulbright scholar, diplomat
Next year, as part of his prestigious fellowship, local teacher Gordon Jack hopes to forge new relationships between Argentinean and Mountain View-Los Altos students through t... |
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on Aug 4, 2009 at 6:21 pm by Robie Livingstone, a resident of another community |
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Grand jury report puts school leaders in hot seat
Local school officials are rolling their eyes over a civil grand jury report that lambastes the districts for "generous administrative expenses," and some said they wondered w... |
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on Aug 3, 2009 at 8:40 pm by parent, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Grant money helps LAHS science class
Students of the Los Altos High School environmental studies class will have access to more advanced equipment when they return to school next month thanks to a $500 grant to t... |
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on Aug 1, 2009 at 10:55 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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MV, LA high schools ranked among top 600
Mountain View and Los Altos high schools are among the top 600 public schools in the country among a list of 21,000, according to Newsweek.
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on Aug 1, 2009 at 10:46 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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For the love of science
Despite the ubiquitous presence of science and innovation in the Bay Area, Bay Area students receive woefully little instruction in science.
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on Jul 31, 2009 at 9:35 am by Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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