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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 |
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Tracking gangs through MySpace
Marco Garcia uses MySpace to find out what his students may not tell him.
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on Apr 9, 2008 at 10:36 am by MountainViewownsall, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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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.
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on Apr 3, 2008 at 5:36 pm by Cynthia, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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MV Whisman ponders district transfers
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 15, 2008, 2:04 PM |
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on Feb 25, 2008 at 7:57 pm by Non-Resident, a resident of another community |
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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 Feb 24, 2008 at 10:34 am by W.C.S, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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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 Feb 23, 2008 at 6:03 pm by Enough!, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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MVLA passes district goals
During its regular meeting Monday, the board of the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District unanimously adopted three-year district goals to improve student academi... |
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on Feb 8, 2008 at 2:02 pm by KKnightk66, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Eight years later, child care center breaks ground
After years of discussion, debate and design, the city-sponsored child care center at Rengstorff Park broke ground on Monday afternoon. Construction is expected to go quickly,... |
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on Jan 22, 2008 at 1:32 pm by Rhonda Stamps, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Educators bemoan declining coverage
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 3:40 PM |
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on Jan 9, 2008 at 8:42 pm by Serge Bonte, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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A vote for plutocracy
On Nov. 26, the Santa Clara County Board of Education allowed the Bullis Charter School to amend its enrollment procedure to favor a portion of Los Altos Hills — the for... |
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on Dec 21, 2007 at 3:07 am by LASD Parent, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Forty years of feuding over student parking
A 40-year debate over parking on the streets surrounding Mountain View High School continued last week, as the district successfully petitioned several City Council members to... |
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on Dec 9, 2007 at 11:18 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
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Helping kids see the big picture
In a young person's life, the smallest amount of interest and support can be influential. One-on-one attention in the form of lunch dates, trips to the park, baseball games, b... |
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on Dec 3, 2007 at 3:27 pm by Lyle Bickley, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Food fight at Los Altos High
Hungry Los Altos High School students who prefer the tasty offerings at a catering truck just off campus may have to settle for cafeteria food if school administrators have th... |
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 1:17 pm by rich, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Burgers, fries and civics
The Los Altos City Council intends to make a real-life civics lesson out of a dispute between Los Altos High School and a food truck owner who wants to sell hamburgers and oth... |
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on Nov 14, 2007 at 7:59 am by Jon Wiener, a resident of another community |
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Tearful good-bye for Huff principal
The Huff Elementary School community gathered Thursday evening to give an emotional send-off to Principal Craig Goldman, who is leaving to become CFO of the school district.
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on Nov 7, 2007 at 6:14 pm by Christopher Schulz, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Trustees put foreign language on table
The Mountain View Whisman school board decided last week to formalize its interest in exploring foreign language instruction -- a possible first step to teaching subjects like... |
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on Oct 15, 2007 at 7:11 pm by Palo Alto Resident, a resident of another community |
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'I didn't think it would happen to me'
Every time Iajady Paz returns to Mountain View High School to work with the Blossom Project, she wishes she were still a student.
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on Oct 14, 2007 at 4:10 pm by Melissa, a resident of another community |
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Continuous Improvement will help students grow
I've enjoyed reading the discussion in recent weeks concerning the implementation of the Continuous Improvement educational approach in the Mountain View Whisman schools. It b... |
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on Oct 12, 2007 at 2:48 pm by Former Sudbury student, a resident of another community |
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