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Mountain View robotics heads to nationals
The Mountain View High School robotics team is heading to a national tournament in Atlanta after winning the Silicon Valley regional competition this weekend.
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 7:54 pm by Sheri Morrison, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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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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Students offer their dreams for Obama
The world was watching as America swore in its first African American president, and Castro Elementary School was no exception.
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on Jan 26, 2009 at 9:26 am by Eduardo, a resident of another community |
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Battle begins to combat bullying
The Mountain View Whisman School District has taken up an unprecedented campaign against bullying in hopes of creating a safer, more respectful atmosphere in local schools.
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on May 14, 2010 at 4:26 pm by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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High school district plans WiFi upgrade
The local high school district is laying the groundwork for what it predicts to be an increasingly wireless future, and plans to begin installation of a new, beefed up WiFi ne... |
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on Nov 25, 2010 at 12:04 pm by A Proud Black Man, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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LASD to send out 45 pink slips
Forty-five employees in the Los Altos School District will be let go this spring as the district tries to deal with over $2 million in cuts through the 2010-11 school year.
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on Sep 25, 2009 at 2:25 pm by Barack, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Much more than a driver
As the sun begins its groggy crawl over the Diablo Range, Janice King is checking signal lights, kicking tires and verifying that the alarm sounds when the emergency doors at ... |
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on Jan 13, 2011 at 8:18 pm by parent, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Los Altos high Eagles ready to spread their wings
There aren't many people who can say they've seen a blue eagle. But each year they flock to Los Alto High School's football field to the tune of the school band's rendition of... |
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on Oct 4, 2010 at 4:46 pm by Jose Velez, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Demographers tell MV Whisman board to act fast or face overcrowding
Mountain View's elementary and middle school campuses are quickly filling up and will reach full capacity by 2012, experts told the district's board of trustees at a recent me... |
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on May 8, 2009 at 7:52 am by parent, a resident of another community |
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MV residents arrested in Sunnyvale stabbing
Seven people were arrested in Sunnyvale on Sunday after officers responding to an early morning fight found an 18-year-old San Jose man fatally stabbed. Among the seven suspec... |
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on Oct 9, 2010 at 2:03 am by Young MV, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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EDITORIAL: Dark days ahead for local schools
One thing is certain: This game of endless budget cuts to our schools isn't even close to being over. As ever, parents wanting a decent education for their children will be fo... |
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on Mar 14, 2010 at 9:49 am by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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MVWSD Should Look to the Milpitas School Board for Example
According to the SJ Mercury News, the Milpitas school district on Wednesday placed the principal of John Sinnott Elementary School on leave in the wake of newly retrieved em... |
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on Jun 6, 2011 at 9:15 am by parent, a resident of another community |
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Foothill College facing 'unprecedented cuts'
Community colleges have not been immune to the state's slashes to educational funding, said Foothill College president Judy Miner in a talk to Mountain View community leaders ... |
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on Nov 20, 2009 at 6:10 pm by vfree, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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The NCLB hockey stick
Many educators were nervous nearly 10 years ago when President George W. Bush decided to add a huge federal presence to schools all over the country.
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on Oct 3, 2009 at 1:05 am by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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MV Whisman turns down Race to the Top funds
Officials for the Mountain View Whisman school district decided that they'd rather sit out the Race to the Top. On May 20, the school board decided to not participate in Calif... |
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on May 28, 2010 at 2:10 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Role models turn students into better citizens
Partners for New Generations, a local mentoring and tutoring program, organizes 150 volunteers to work with at-risk students in the Mountain View and Los Altos public schools.... |
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on Dec 30, 2008 at 2:22 pm by Denise, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Latest Bullis spat headed to court
Bullis Charter School officials have filed a lawsuit against the Los Altos School District for not providing the school with adequate facilities, which they say is required by... |
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on Oct 27, 2009 at 3:27 pm by Parent, a resident of another community |
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Accountability for tenured teachers
When local school officials reassigned a controversial elementary teacher to a middle school for the upcoming academic year, many parents raised legitimate questions about how... |
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on Jul 7, 2009 at 9:49 pm by Kyle, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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MV Whisman: Chiang, Nelson, Lambert win race
To the surprise of some candidates, Christopher Chiang, Steven Nelson and Bill Lambert will replace three outgoing trustees on the Mountain View Whisman School District's scho... |
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on Nov 9, 2012 at 9:11 am by Informed, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Gay youth finding their voice
The students who attend the weekly Outlet group meetings at the Community Health Awareness Council, or CHAC, in Mountain View have one major thing in common: They all identify... |
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on Oct 24, 2009 at 11:16 pm by Resident, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Be a mentor and change a kid's life
A study says that deterring one at-risk youth from a life of crime saves an estimated $2.6 million to $5.3 million. In that equation, Friends for Youth is likely an extremely ... |
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on Nov 20, 2010 at 6:13 pm by Cliff, a resident of another community |
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Classroom lament
Who are the students in an "average classroom" in California?
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on Dec 2, 2008 at 7:16 pm by Randall Flagg, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Funds for schools or jobs downtown?
Some City Council members would like to subsidize a grocery store downtown, but Gov. Jerry Brown's budget, announced Monday, might pose a problem for that.
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on Jan 31, 2011 at 12:25 pm by Mike Laursen, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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COMING UP: Cops That Care toy giveaway
Police officers will be handing out gifts to more than 2,000 Mountain View children this Saturday as part of Cops That Care, the department's annual toy drive.
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on Dec 31, 2008 at 8:37 am by Too Big, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Local school budgets reflect state crisis
To get an idea of how California's financial crisis will play out across the state, look no farther than Mountain View's school districts, whose trustees passed 2009-10 budget... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:16 pm by Oh Please, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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