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A lightning rod teacher returns
Last March the Voice ran a story based on charges from a small group of parents saying that a Huff Elementary School teacher was "abusive" toward some of her fourth... |
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on Jul 22, 2009 at 12:44 am by parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Mrs. P deserved better
I am deeply saddened by the way Pat Polifrone has been treated.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 10, 2009, 12:00 A... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:19 pm by Oh Please, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Local school budgets reflect state crisis
To get an idea of how California's financial crisis will play out across the state, look no farther than Mountain View's school districts, whose trustees passed 2009-10 budget... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:16 pm by Oh Please, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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The tenure dilemma: no easy answers
A look at the rights and due process given to tenured public school teachers in California — especially when they've been accused of wrongdoing — makes one thing c... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:13 pm by Oh Please, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Summer camps see shrinking enrollment
An uncertain economy has led many local parents to cut their kids' yearly summer camps out of the family budget — and camp organizers say they're feeling the pinch.
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on Jul 18, 2009 at 11:57 am by Mountain View Mom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Summer camps see shrinking enrollment
For the last 18 years, Jeff Gamble's summer camps have filled up on the first day of registration in February, months before the two camps are scheduled to start.
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on Jul 17, 2009 at 9:41 am by Para, a resident of another community |
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Whisman trustees contemplate magnet model
As elementary school trustees talked this week about what they want the district to look like within the next decade, some said they could envision building separate magnet sc... |
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on Jul 16, 2009 at 4:57 pm by a voter, a resident of another community |
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MVHS graduate gets $20K medical scholarship
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation has given Eduardo Bent, a recent Mountain View High School graduate who wants to become a doctor, $20,000 to attend a four-year university so ... |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 11:54 pm by kanan krishnan, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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New principal selected for PACT
The Mountain View Whisman School District has selected the first principal to run PACT — the popular parent participation program which until recently was housed at Cast... |
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on Jul 9, 2009 at 9:16 pm by Huff Parent, a resident of another community |
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Local debaters bring home national honors
Four local high school students and a coach returned this month from a national speech and debate competition with medals, recognition and honors for their performances.
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on Jul 9, 2009 at 9:09 am by MVHS parent, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Accountability for tenured teachers
When local school officials reassigned a controversial elementary teacher to a middle school for the upcoming academic year, many parents raised legitimate questions about how... |
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on Jul 7, 2009 at 9:49 pm by Kyle, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Grant Road project pits MV against LA
After years of controversy and grief over the loss of the city's beloved pumpkin patch, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved 53 new homes on the site of the former... |
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on Jul 7, 2009 at 4:51 pm by mvuser, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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The tenure dilemma
A look at the rights and due process given to tenured public school teachers in California — especially when they've been accused of wrongdoing — makes one thing c... |
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on Jul 1, 2009 at 10:46 pm by Koala Bear, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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End of the road for summer school meal deal
Some local families who have counted on free breakfasts and lunches from the local elementary school district may have to look elsewhere for affordable food this summer.
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on Jul 1, 2009 at 4:14 am by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Controversial teacher reassigned to Graham
A former fourth-grade teacher at Huff, who left the school last spring after some parents complained that she was "verbally abusive" to her students, will be returning to the ... |
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on Jun 20, 2009 at 8:40 pm by Luke, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Passing grade for local schools
It isn't new test scores -- just a new way to read the old test scores. But according to new rankings released by the state, both of the local public high schools, and three e... |
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on Jun 17, 2009 at 4:27 pm by cc, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Grim school-funding outlook will get grimmer
Grim and grimmer: That's the outlook for California public school funding at least until 2012, state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, told a room packed with school superintend... |
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on Jun 16, 2009 at 11:48 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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COMING UP: Panel discussion on Prop 13
This Thursday, a speaker panel at Mountain View City Hall will address an issue that has vexed California voters for 30 years: Proposition 13.
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on Jun 10, 2009 at 12:08 pm by mike klock, a resident of another community |
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Huff teacher is out for the year
A fourth grade teacher at Huff Elementary School teacher who some accused of having an "abusive" teaching style will not return to her classroom this year, according to a lett... |
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 6:44 pm by Lee, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Confidence in change marks Class of 2009
In separate ceremonies at Los Altos and Mountain View high schools last Friday, seniors wrapped up four exciting and history-laden years with speeches, tears and an acknowledg... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 4:09 pm by Old Grad, a resident of another community |
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Train victim, 17, was Palo Alto student
A 17-year-old girl who ended her life Tuesday night at a Caltrain crossing was identified Wednesday by friends as Sonya Raymakers, a senior at Gunn High School who had been ac... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 9:53 am by Mary, a resident of another community |
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MV Whisman made basic aid district
Further complicating the financial uncertainty over Mountain View Whisman's future, the local elementary school district recently became a basic aid district, and will now be ... |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 2:47 pm by Parent, a resident of another community |
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Mountain View native grabs hold of Hubble
Mountain View's Megan McArthur, an astronaut who is part of the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, this week plucked the telescope from orbit... |
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on May 25, 2009 at 5:49 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Shoreline concert-goer steals police car
Mountain View police are looking for a stolen police car that they say was taken from Shoreline Amphitheatre on Friday night.
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on May 24, 2009 at 10:24 am by Sam, a resident of another community |
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Schools brace for cuts in wake of ballot defeats
After watching five of the state's six budget measures go down in flames Tuesday, local school administrators had one overarching response: Our schools and community colleges ... |
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on May 22, 2009 at 1:13 pm by sc, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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