SCHOOLS & KIDS
Achievement gap continues to disturb MV Whisman
The Mountain View Whisman school district's annual report was released this spring, and administrators, faced with persistently low test scores from Hispanic students, are hop... |
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on May 6, 2008 at 10:15 am by William Symons, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New city priority: gang prevention
On Monday night the City Council set about picking new goals for the year, with gang prevention making the top of the list and a plan to increase city revenues coming in secon... |
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on May 4, 2008 at 4:25 am by JB, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis gets more portable space
Bullis Charter School will start the next school year with additional portable space for classrooms and a computer lab, the Los Altos School Board agreed during its meeting on... |
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on May 2, 2008 at 2:18 pm by lasd taxpayer, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Seventh Annual Choral Fest , May 19, 5-8 pm
Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, Los Altos-Mtn. View PTA Council, and Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) will present the Seventh Annual Mountain View Whisman S... |
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on May 2, 2008 at 1:59 pm by csma, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Free Community Arts Day at CSMA
Sunday, June 29, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Families with young children will enjoy this annual free event at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center, 230 San A... |
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on May 1, 2008 at 11:19 am by csma, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SEMINARIO GRATUITO DE EDUCACIÓN Y INFORMACIÓN DE PANDILLAS
MOUNTAIN VIEW - LOS ALTOS - LOS ALTOS HILLS EL CHALLENGE TEAM PRESENTA
SEMINARIO GRATUITO DE EDUCACIÓN Y INFORMACIÓN DE PANDILLAS
PARA PADRES Y/O COMUNIDAD
JUEVES, 22 D... |
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 7:19 pm by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Free Gang Awareness Parent Seminar
MOUNTAIN VIEW - LOS ALTOS - LOS ALTOS HILLS THE CHALLENGE TEAM PRESENTS
A FREE GANG AWARENESS PARENT SEMINAR
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
MARIANO CASTRO ... |
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 7:16 pm by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Court sides with Bullis
Bullis Charter School does not have to change its enrollment policies, and can continue to grant attendance preference to Los Altos Hills students and their siblings, a Santa ... |
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 12:25 pm by New BCS Parent, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids' Art on Main Street
Visit the Main Street Café and Books in Los Altos from May 1-30 to see children’s art from the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center. The Kids Art on Main S... |
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on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:56 pm by csma, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Landels parents see CI in action
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 18, 2008, 11:24 AM |
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on Apr 19, 2008 at 11:36 pm by Beth, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Court to hear Bullis spat
Los Altos School District board members say they are moving ahead with litigation against the county for its recent decision on Bullis Charter School enrollment.
Read the ful... |
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on Apr 19, 2008 at 9:33 am by Parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bubb hosts 'Ability Awareness Week'
Students at Bubb Elementary School are using wheelchairs, walkers and crutches this week as part of the school's "Ability Awareness Week."
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Apr 16, 2008 at 6:20 pm by R. Nuytten, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Police see dip in gang crime
Despite two murders in February involving gang members, police say gang-related crime in Mountain View has actually been on a slow and steady decrease since 2005, likely thank... |
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on Apr 11, 2008 at 5:13 pm by KO S., a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New hurdle for disabled students
Local educators are disappointed in new state regulations which bar students with learning disabilities from receiving high school diplomas unless they pass California's exit ... |
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on Apr 10, 2008 at 9:12 am by A. Wayne Mcfarlane, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tracking gangs through MySpace
Marco Garcia uses MySpace to find out what his students may not tell him.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 21, 20... |
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on Apr 9, 2008 at 10:36 am by MountainViewownsall, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New hurdle for disabled students
New state regulations are making it harder for a handful of local high school students to graduate with a diploma this spring.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Apr 3, 2008 at 5:36 pm by Cynthia, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Residents Against Raising Taxes For Schools
Not another cent should go to the schools in the form of a parcel tax until the board addresses the questions of gangs and drugs in schools on one hand, and how it is going to... |
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on Apr 3, 2008 at 2:33 pm by Another Parent, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Five MVLA administrators win regional awards
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, March 17, 2008, 8:36 PM |
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on Mar 30, 2008 at 4:09 am by imessedupbutiwillbeanewpersonthissummer2008, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A Principal Error by the Los Altos School District
The Los Altos School District keeps outdoing itself when it comes to ignoring the will of its constituents (25% of them from Mountain View).
Last week, the District decided... |
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on Mar 26, 2008 at 7:14 pm by LASD Almond School Parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tactical error on Bullis
Looking back, the Los Altos School District can't be happy with its decision to close Bullis-Purissima Elementary School four years ago. The move, made due to declining enroll... |
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on Mar 22, 2008 at 2:35 pm by Fed up Parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel tax present: $166,000
Mountain View Whisman school officials searching for ways to compensate for expected cuts in state funding will get some relief from their own parcel tax, which is showing a s... |
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on Mar 21, 2008 at 10:56 am by Alan, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dogtown and Z-Girls
Cynthia Zawilski has been working to change the image of skateboarding, which is still dominated by the boys. And last Friday, the eighth grader scored again, winning her thir... |
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on Mar 19, 2008 at 5:48 pm by Sacramento Cole, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District gives nod to new parcel tax
Facing huge state budget cuts that threaten elementary and middle school programs and small class sizes, the Mountain View Whisman school board voted last week to seek a 69 pe... |
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on Mar 11, 2008 at 6:22 pm by Observer, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google manager joins school board
With the local elementary school district facing steep budget cuts, last week its board of trustees appointed a local parent with a background in math and business to fill its... |
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on Mar 10, 2008 at 8:35 pm by Teacher, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Reward raised to $10,000 in Merales murder
The City Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday evening to increase the reward for information leading to arrests for the murder of Jose Morales, 17. The reward, previous... |
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on Mar 6, 2008 at 6:28 pm by Lives downtown, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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