SCHOOLS & KIDS
Districts sift through STAR test results
This year's standardized test results show that local schools are working hard to improve their scores. The question is: Are they improving enough?
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on Sep 9, 2009 at 7:09 am by Steve, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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A lightning rod teacher returns
Last March the Voice ran a story based on charges from a small group of parents saying that a Huff Elementary School teacher was "abusive" toward some of her fourth... |
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on Jul 22, 2009 at 12:44 am by parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Council narrowly approves pedestrian plan
The City Council approved Mountain View's first Pedestrian Master Plan on Tuesday.
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on Jan 22, 2013 at 3:28 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Charter school squabble misguided
It is time for the Los Altos School District (LASD) to turn down the rhetoric and accept that it can no longer refuse to provide Bullis Charter School (BCS) classroom space as... |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 10:58 am by Michael, a resident of another community |
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Letters to the Editor
PACT shouldn't get more school resources
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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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District considers hiring private eye
With elementary school enrollment growing faster than expected, and about 80 students on a waiting list to attend their neighborhood schools, some trustees want to hire an inv... |
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on Oct 4, 2008 at 10:56 am by LOL X3, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Toys banned for 'unhealthy' fast-food meals
Tuesday was a sad day for the Happy Meal. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to ban toys and other prizes from "unhealthy" children's meals served at restaurant... |
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on May 3, 2010 at 4:05 pm by mvresident, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Who's in Charge at Mountain View Schools?
Today I find out that the principal of my child's school, Castro, is in Africa on vacation. Is this what we are paying these administrators for with our valuable tax dollars?... |
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on Feb 22, 2010 at 5:53 pm by Mo, a resident of another community |
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No free lunch? Try Castro
A few local mothers beat the crowd and sit with their snacking toddlers on picnic benches at Castro Elementary School. Soon, as summer school classes let out for the day, the ... |
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on Jul 25, 2008 at 10:47 am by eric, a resident of another community |
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Sunnyvale teen set up in robbery
A Sunnyvale teen was mugged and robbed of $115 and a joint March 24, after being set up by a girl he thought was his friend, police said.
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on Mar 30, 2012 at 1:13 pm by mtnviewmom, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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52 teachers could lose jobs
A total of 52 teachers in the Los Altos School District have been notified that they may lose their jobs -- an announcement that has drawn criticism, impacted teacher morale a... |
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on Mar 31, 2011 at 4:36 pm by \"JUST THINK ABOUT IT\", a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Menlo Park school district picks Maurice Ghysels as superintendent
Maurice Ghysels, the superintendent of the elementary school district in Mountain View for five years and, for the last 10 months, an administrator in the Santa Clara County O... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 9:36 am by Yikes, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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School board approves raise for superintendent
Superintendent Craig Goldman is getting a raise. Trustees with the Mountain View Whisman School District approved a new three-year contract for Goldman at Thursday's board mee... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 7:06 pm by Ralph, a resident of the Monta Loma 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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School district's online registration moves at dial-up speed
A woman attempting to enroll her child in the Mountain View Whisman School District said she waited in line for more than three hours Tuesday, Feb. 1 without being helped.
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on Feb 7, 2011 at 4:58 pm by Clyde, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Merge school districts, grand jury says
The Santa Clara County Grand Jury estimates that about $9.4 million could be saved by turning the Los Altos School District, the Mountain View Whisman School District and the ... |
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on Dec 15, 2010 at 11:09 pm by bobobear, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Report: MVLA teachers are best paid in state
According to data released by the state Department of Education this month and compiled by the Sacramento Bee, teachers in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School Distri... |
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on Nov 11, 2010 at 7:44 am by former teacher, a resident of another community |
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Federal funding at risk as schools miss test targets
Two local elementary schools have failed to hit state-defined education targets for two consecutive years. That failure has concerned parents and caused school officials to qu... |
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on Sep 13, 2010 at 1:38 pm by Laid Off Teacher, a resident of another community |
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Foothill, De Anza defend policy
Foreign students aren't to blame for local community college students having a hard time getting into classes, district officials say. Recent news reports suggesting that scho... |
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on Jul 30, 2010 at 2:18 pm by Pete, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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With PACT moving in, preschool looks for new home
The Mountain View Child Development Center -- a YMCA-run preschool for low-income families which has operated for 20 years on district-owned property -- must be out by late Ju... |
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on Mar 11, 2009 at 2:01 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
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School boundary process fraught with distractions
As a resident and taxpayer in Los Altos for almost 30 years, I am very distressed by the process and possible outcome of the planned redistricting of the elementary schools. I... |
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on Jun 26, 2007 at 7:03 pm by Amanda, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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EPA finds toxic vapors in Evandale homes
Above a much-studied toxic groundwater plume, the Environmental Protection Agency has found something of a surprise: toxic vapors creeping into homes on Evandale Avenue near H... |
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on Mar 17, 2013 at 9:04 am by jravanell, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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MVHS gets Friday night lights for home game
Excitement and frustration were in the air Monday night, as the school board voted to allow Mountain View High School students to hold their Oct. 26 home game game against Hom... |
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on Oct 12, 2012 at 7:11 am by B, a resident of another community |
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District bond measure challenged
A politically active local man has gone to court to force the Mountain View Whisman School District to remove "misleading" language from literature in support of Measure G -- ... |
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on Mar 30, 2012 at 8:32 am by District Insider, a resident of the Blossom Valley 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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