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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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Superintendent suspicious of NCLB waiver
Although he has repeatedly criticized the No Child Left Behind act for being too restrictive, Craig Goldman, superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman School District said h... |
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on Nov 2, 2011 at 5:16 pm by gcoladon, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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MV Whisman debates roll-out of 'transitional kindergarten'
Education officials with the Mountain View Whisman School District are debating how to best introduce a "transitional kindergarten" program beginning next year. State law requ... |
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on Nov 2, 2011 at 8:45 am by Headache, a resident of another community |
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MVLA is Bay Area's first district to go all-green
The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is the first district in the Bay Area to have all of its campuses and facilities designated "green" by a county green business... |
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on Oct 27, 2011 at 4:26 pm by A few facts, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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MV Whisman trustees vote to raise their pay
In a split vote, the Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees voted last week to give themselves a raise.
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on Oct 19, 2011 at 10:30 am by Interested Reader, a resident of another community |
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County renews Bullis charter amid criticism
Bullis Charter School boasts higher test scores than any other charter school in California, its waiting list is lengthy and its K-8 programming is expanding at a rapid clip. ... |
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on Oct 18, 2011 at 5:55 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Synthetic beats real in turf debate
The sentiment was all but unanimous in Tuesday's City Council study session that three city ball fields should use artificial turf instead of the real thing.
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on Oct 14, 2011 at 11:06 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Students step out to take in books
Students gathered in clusters throughout the Theuerkauf Elementary School courtyard on Sept. 29 for Literature Day Al Fresco, where they listened to teachers and parent volunt... |
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on Oct 12, 2011 at 2:04 pm by Martin Omander, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Small number of students skip vaccine
A small percentage of local students opted out of an all-but-mandatory whooping cough vaccination this year, school officials from both Mountain View districts said. According... |
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on Oct 7, 2011 at 1:17 pm by Martin Omander, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Science camp on lock-down with gunman at large
A shooting in Cupertino caused a science camp in Saratoga to go on lock-down and a number of Mountain View schools to close for the day. Mountain View students at the science ... |
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on Oct 6, 2011 at 10:25 am by mom, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Santa Clara County awarded $750K grant
The U.S. Justice Department has awarded Santa Clara County a $750,000 "Second Chance" grant to help reintegrate youth from the Enhanced Rehabilitation Ranch program back into ... |
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on Oct 5, 2011 at 3:12 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Castro kids go bananas over reading
Castro School's principal, Judy Crates, donned a full gorilla suit on Sept. 8 -- following through on a promise she made to her students last year.
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on Oct 2, 2011 at 8:26 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Google gives 200 laptops to local high schools
Google is donating 200 used laptops to Mountain View high schools, as part of its ongoing efforts to support science, technology, engineering and math education in local schoo... |
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on Sep 25, 2011 at 9:27 pm by creditWhereDue, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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President's jobs bill could help schools
As President Barack Obama began touring the country in an attempt to sell his new $447 billion jobs bill, the head of the National School Boards Association applauded those pr... |
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on Sep 21, 2011 at 6:13 pm by KD, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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