SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will high-intensity math pay off?
Mountain View Whisman's four-week math intervention program, held at Foothill College throughout July, is showing encouraging signs. As one student said, near the end of the p... |
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on Aug 20, 2008 at 1:31 pm by Parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents say they would sue over special ed cuts
An item to reduce aide hours in the Mountain View Whisman School District's autism program was again pulled from the agenda during the board of trustee's regular meeting last ... |
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on Jan 22, 2010 at 3:32 pm by Teacher, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Breathalyzers a prom night tradition
Mountain View and Los Altos high schools are both holding their prom dances this Saturday night. And along with fancy dresses, tuxedos and manicures, a little handheld device ... |
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on May 19, 2008 at 1:38 pm by Liz, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos district needs to compromise
Short of the sheriff showing up to escort school children to their rightful classrooms, it does not appear that the Los Altos School District will abide by the law and provide... |
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on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:39 pm by MV Native, 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
The Economy's Effect on the Mental Health of Families in Silicon Valley
As the unemployment rate in Silicon Valley sits at a four-year high and consumer prices continue to soar, many parents are coping with the burden of providing for their famili... |
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on Oct 2, 2008 at 6:45 am by Adolescent Counseling Services, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board shuns televised meetings
As promised, Los Altos City Council member David Casas came to the local high school district Monday to once again pitch his idea for having the school board's meetings televi... |
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on Jul 4, 2008 at 4:37 pm by rex, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools' improvements lag with financial help
Every year, Latino, English language learners, and low-income students are tested in local schools, and every year they fall behind the Asian and white students in their class... |
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on Nov 25, 2008 at 12:58 pm by John, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google gives $1 million to local schools
This morning Google announced it is giving $1 million to local elementary and middle schools with a grant aimed at helping the district's neediest students improve their math ... |
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on Apr 10, 2011 at 3:11 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Huff School finds replacement for Polifrone
A new teacher started at Huff Elementary School this week to replace Patty Polifrone, the fourth grade teacher who left the school earlier in March following controversy over ... |
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on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:23 pm by parent, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman hires another new principal
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, July 21, 2008, 10:53 AM |
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on Aug 24, 2008 at 9:50 pm by Not All, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Saddle up for safety
On a chilly and overcast Monday morning, a class of Huff Elementary School students clambered onto bicycles, strapped on helmets and peddled their way through an obstacle cour... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 2:22 pm by Mom, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Controversial teacher reassigned to Graham
A former fourth-grade teacher at Huff Elementary School, who left the school last spring after some parents complained that she was "verbally abusive" to her students, will be... |
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on Aug 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm by Get Ready, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Football under the lights for MVHS
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 against Homestea... |
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on Oct 22, 2012 at 1:03 pm by Ken Henderson, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New special ed PTA helps parents, teachers
It isn't easy raising a child with a learning disability. Nor is it a simple task to teach one. Mountain View resident Christine Case-Lo knows that first hand: Alex, her 7-yea... |
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on Nov 28, 2010 at 10:32 am by Common Sense, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Math scores up, English a struggle
Local students increased their standardized test scores for the 2007-08 school year, according to results released last week, but administrators worry many minorities and low-... |
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on Aug 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm by Big Gov, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The tenure dilemma: no easy answers
A look at the rights and due process given to tenured public school teachers in California — especially when they've been accused of wrongdoing — makes one thing c... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:13 pm by Oh Please, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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
LEFT BEHIND: Schools caught in testing bind
Editor's Note: Six years ago Congress enacted No Child Left Behind, which sets ever-increasing standards for public school students. Today, those standards are quickly beco... |
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on Nov 17, 2008 at 9:55 am by Happy parent of former public school students, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Enrollment surge puts district in a bind
The Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District may have painted itself into a corner.
Read the full story here Web Link posted F... |
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on Dec 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm by USA, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District considers boundary changes
With dozens of students still waitlisted to attend their neighborhood schools, elementary district trustees last week discussed possibly changing school boundaries to relieve ... |
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on Nov 12, 2008 at 8:09 am by Betty, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents seek larger slice of Shoreline taxes
In one of its most challenging discussions in recent memory, the City Council on Tuesday will talk about the possibility of relinquishing to local schools a larger share of pr... |
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on Feb 9, 2011 at 5:48 pm by FYI, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers get raise, bonus
Teachers in Mountain View elementary and middle schools will see higher salaries next year along with a one-time, 1.5-percent bonus just in time for the holidays, thanks to an... |
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on Dec 19, 2010 at 7:38 am by PTA Dad, a resident of the St. Francis Acres neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman: New algebra requirement not a problem
Local administrators say a new state ruling that requires all eighth graders to take Algebra I will not affect their previous plans to overhaul the math system and raise the a... |
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on Jul 26, 2008 at 10:58 am by Observer, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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