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School's classrooms are hospital rooms
Calvin Chan teaches a variety of subjects to elementary school-aged children all the way up to college-aged young adults. As the sole instructor working in the inpatient unit ... |
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 10:43 am by Levy Downs, a resident of another community |
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Bullis, LASD continue to butt heads
The battle between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District continues.
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on Feb 9, 2012 at 1:20 pm by MV Native, a resident of another community |
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Google gives to local schools in 2011
Christmas came early and frequently this year for local schools, as Mountain View-based Google played Santa Claus -- donating money, computers and the time of its employees to... |
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 9:10 pm by Nicole, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Teaching the teachers
In an effort to improve math and science scores, the Mountain View Whisman School District has begun contracting with an education research company to teach teachers how to te... |
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 9:01 pm by Nicole, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Bullis' charter renewed amid criticism
The Santa Clara County Board of Education renewed Bullis Charter School's charter for an additional five years last night after a lengthy public meeting. But the decision to r... |
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 6:44 pm by LASD Parent again, a resident of another community |
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Simitian: Gov. Brown seeks deeper school finance reform
Besides a temporary tax hike for public education, Gov. Jerry Brown is attempting a deeper reform to school finance in his budget proposal, state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alt... |
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:33 pm by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Crittenden to hold special education fair
A free education resource fair for parents of students with special needs -- from the mildly dyslexic to the severely autistic and physically disabled -- will be held at Critt... |
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on Jan 26, 2012 at 7:36 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Supreme court will not hear LASD, Bullis case
The California Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Los Altos School District on Jan. 18, effectively ending the years long battle over equitable apportionment be... |
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 2:33 pm by mom of three, a resident of another community |
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Community Services director Dave Muela retires
Retiring Community Services director Dave Muela was teary-eyed when he received a proclamation for his 20 years of service the city.
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on Jan 23, 2012 at 11:44 am by @Dave M, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Cuts and more cuts threaten school budgets
The governor's recently published budget proposal is further complicating the already difficult task of planning for next school year, according to the head of the local eleme... |
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on Jan 19, 2012 at 5:51 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Castro number-crunchers win at math competition
Two out of nine Castro Elementary school students won awards and placed in the top 10 percent of competing students at the Math Matters contest held at the Bay Area Technology... |
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on Jan 16, 2012 at 1:02 pm by Sean Takada, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Cuts and more cuts threaten school budgets
The governor's recently published budget proposal is further complicating the already difficult task of planning for next school year, according to the superintendent of the M... |
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on Jan 14, 2012 at 5:11 pm by Where does all the money go?, a resident of the Stierlin Estates neighborhood |
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Deer Hollow needs volunteers
Deer Hollow Farm is looking for volunteers to teach students visiting the 150-year-old farm. Deer Hollow hosts more than 5,300 students a year, from kindergarteners to fourth-... |
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on Jan 5, 2012 at 5:05 pm by Eileen, a resident of another community |
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Mountain View's youth are his beat
As local community leaders honored Marco Garcia for his work with Mountain View youth, he thanked many of them for never giving up on him, for helping him to finish school and... |
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on Dec 31, 2011 at 1:12 am by Maria, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Los Altos district continues to battle Bullis
The years-long legal battle between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School is not over yet, and the litigation could continue for years.
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on Dec 27, 2011 at 2:01 pm by Jewish Mom, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Google bridges will do no harm
We were happy to see the City Council's change of heart concerning Google's plan to build up to three small bridges across Steven's Creek a few weeks ago. The council roundly ... |
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on Dec 17, 2011 at 10:00 pm by MV resident, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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MV Whisman district board approves boundary changes
On Dec. 8, the district's board of trustees unanimously approved the new boundaries, which will shift future students among three local elementary schools.
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on Dec 15, 2011 at 9:17 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Kids get hands-on with nature
Fifth-graders from Huff Elementary and a handful from a Crittenden Middle School combination class spent a recent week at a science camp in the hills of Cupertino. "It's a rea... |
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on Dec 14, 2011 at 3:54 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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LASD to appeal in Bullis legal fight
There's no end in sight to the legal battle between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School. At the school district's Nov. 15 board meeting, trustees decided t... |
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on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:18 pm by haroldbarton@hotmail.com, a resident of another community |
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New school boundaries in store for MV Whisman?
Mountain View Whisman School District officials are considering changing the attendance boundaries of three local elementary schools next year. "We're doing our best to get ki... |
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on Nov 27, 2011 at 10:17 pm by Castro community, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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MV Whisman eyes new school bond
Local elementary and middle school district officials are weighing whether to put a bond measure on the 2012 ballot, and have hired a consultant to help them decide.
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on Nov 24, 2011 at 3:00 am by John Doe, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Teachers quick to accept new package
With both sides obviously aware that money is extremely tight this year, teachers and the Mountain View Whisman School District reached a quick and sensible agreement on a con... |
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on Nov 20, 2011 at 7:54 am by Observrer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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LASD loses Bullis suit on appeal
A California appellate court has ruled that the Los Altos School District has not provided "reasonably equivalent" public school facilities to Bullis Charter School, overturni... |
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on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:02 pm by LASD needs to change direction, a resident of another community |
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Creative charter school wins renewal
Even after it won a 5-2 vote last week from the county Board of Education to renew its charter for five years, Bullis Charter School is still trying to overcome the elitist im... |
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on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:44 pm by Honest Abe, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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MV Whisman teachers get small raise
After two short days of negotiations, teachers and administrators with the Mountain View Whisman School District have reached an agreement on revisions to the current teachers... |
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on Nov 15, 2011 at 7:03 am by Teacher, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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