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Passion for piano
A love of music and teaching runs in the veins of Christie Skousen, a Mountain View mom and accomplished pianist who began taking her own lessons 30 years ago from her mother,... |
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 7:18 pm by Stacy, a resident of another community |
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North Whisman housing discussed
A plan for up to 800 homes along Ferguson Drive came into clearer focus during a Tuesday night study session where the council discussed a draft environmental impact report fo... |
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 4:56 pm by Abe, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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PACT program gets its own campus
With Castro Elementary School at full capacity, trustees decided last week to move the school's popular PACT program to a new building, giving other students on the campus a l... |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 3:53 pm by Parent, a resident of another community |
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'I have put my heart and soul into it'
Ten years ago, former Mountain View educator Gay Krause started her second career, taking over an abandoned building on the Foothill College campus with the goal of bringing t... |
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on Feb 4, 2009 at 6:52 am by Parent, a resident of another community |
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Schools warn of looming job cuts
Administrators of both Mountain View school districts say that under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's most recent budget proposal, they will have to cut staff to compensate for th... |
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on Jan 31, 2009 at 9:28 am by J.Cooper, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Students offer their dreams for Obama
The world was watching as America swore in its first African American president, and Castro Elementary School was no exception.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jan 26, 2009 at 9:26 am by Eduardo, a resident of another community |
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Parents cry foul on enrollment
It may be up to Lady Luck this year whether some incoming kindergarteners get into their neighborhood schools or special choice programs.
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on Jan 17, 2009 at 5:18 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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The future of NCLB
Despite a six-year effort to overhaul education at the state and federal levels, the country is still "in trouble" educationally, says Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, with persisten... |
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on Jan 1, 2009 at 5:51 pm by Larry, a resident of another community |
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COMING UP: Cops That Care toy giveaway
Police officers will be handing out gifts to more than 2,000 Mountain View children this Saturday as part of Cops That Care, the department's annual toy drive.
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on Dec 31, 2008 at 8:37 am by Too Big, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Role models turn students into better citizens
Partners for New Generations, a local mentoring and tutoring program, organizes 150 volunteers to work with at-risk students in the Mountain View and Los Altos public schools.... |
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on Dec 30, 2008 at 2:22 pm by Denise, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Huzzahs for Higgins
After 230 board meetings during her six years as a trustee of the elementary school district, Gloria Higgins has decided to trade the board room for the classroom.
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on Dec 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm by parent, a resident of another community |
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24th Annual Crab Feed & Silent Auction
Save the Date!
The Mountain View Rotary Club is proud to be hosting its 24th Annual Crab Feed & Silent Auction.
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009
Place: Mountain View B... |
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on Dec 29, 2008 at 4:31 pm by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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PAL gets in the ring
Every day after the final school bell rings, 18 middle and high school students line up in the gym at Crittenden Middle School, ready to do laps and core strengthening exercis... |
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on Dec 24, 2008 at 11:15 pm by Not good, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Worker center plan still angers neighbors
The city's Design Review Committee maintained its composure during a tense meeting last Thursday as residents living near of the site of a planned Day Worker Center continued ... |
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on Dec 24, 2008 at 10:32 pm by Carl, a resident of another community |
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Letters to the Editor
PACT shouldn't get more school resources
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, December 12, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Dec 19, 2008 at 4:54 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Military kids alter district's plans
Now that many families with young children have moved into the 190 units of military housing at Moffett Field, their presence is being felt in local schools — so much so... |
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on Dec 16, 2008 at 9:19 am by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Bullis controversy begins new chapter
The saga continues over Bullis Charter School in Los Altos, after the school's board of directors petitioned to add seventh and eighth grades to its campus.
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on Dec 15, 2008 at 3:26 pm by County board watcher, a resident of another community |
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Incumbent Mah wins Board of Education seat
By an overwhelming margin, Palo Alto resident Grace Mah won the Santa Clara County Board of Education race.
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on Dec 12, 2008 at 8:12 pm by P.A. consitituent, a resident of another community |
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Enrollment surge puts district in a bind
The Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District may have painted itself into a corner.
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on Dec 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Bullis charter school can expand
Education ruled this week, despite pleas from Los Altos School District parents and trustees, who called the expansion "unnecessary" and "divisive," and said there was not eno... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 6:11 pm by Amy, a resident of another community |
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Classroom lament
Who are the students in an "average classroom" in California?
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 28, 2008, 12:00... |
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on Dec 2, 2008 at 7:16 pm by Randall Flagg, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Left Behind: The future of NCLB
Despite a six-year effort to overhaul education at the state and federal levels, the country is still "in trouble" educationally, says Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, with persisten... |
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on Dec 2, 2008 at 8:42 am by Peter Herbert, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Schools' improvements lag with financial help
Every year, Latino, English language learners, and low-income students are tested in local schools, and every year they fall behind the Asian and white students in their class... |
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on Nov 25, 2008 at 12:58 pm by John, a resident of another community |
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Tracking gangs through MySpace
Marco Garcia, at-risk-intervention supervisor at Graham Middle School, uses MySpace to find out what his students may not tell him.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Nov 20, 2008 at 5:56 am by Jonathan Hilliard, a resident of another community |
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LEFT BEHIND: Schools caught in testing bind
Editor's Note: Six years ago Congress enacted No Child Left Behind, which sets ever-increasing standards for public school students. Today, those standards are quickly beco... |
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on Nov 17, 2008 at 9:55 am by Happy parent of former public school students, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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