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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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MVHS debuts new pool with a splash
The local high school district marked the completion of a major Measure A-funded construction project on Tuesday morning -- with a splash.
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 11:05 pm by another father, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Young art students win scholarships
Nine elementary and middle school students from Mountain View were recently awarded a scholarship for the Community School of Music and Art for their "talent, dedication and f... |
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on Apr 19, 2012 at 4:43 pm by sean, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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Testing to the test
There are still some kinks to be worked out, administrators with the Mountain View Whisman School District said, but the practice tests teachers have been using to prepare stu... |
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on Apr 20, 2012 at 9:19 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Simitian: Gov. Brown seeks deeper school finance reform
Besides a temporary tax hike for public education, Gov. Jerry Brown is attempting a deeper reform to school finance in his budget proposal, state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alt... |
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:33 pm by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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School bond measure near approval
The Mountain View Whisman School District board appears poised to move forward on a $198 million bond measure to pay for safety and facilities improvements at local elementary... |
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 7:39 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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New teen center needs a name
The city is asking for some creative action from residents in an effort to find a good name for the city's new teen center.
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on Aug 15, 2012 at 2:23 pm by parent, a resident of another community |
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Transitional kindergarten eases youngest children into the classroom
A lot can happen in a year. Ann Hanneman knows this from both personal experience and the short time she has spent teaching transitional kindergarten in Mountain View.
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on Sep 9, 2012 at 12:52 pm by Unfair, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Castro School, gang graffiti and apathy
There has been gang graffiti at Castro school all summer long. Still there. Unless there is some new MV program that is called "XIV NORTE" that advertises with spray paint an... |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 7:26 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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MVLA won't evict Parent Observation preschool
The local high school district has decided not to relocate students from the Terra Bella Community School to a building which currently houses a popular preschool program next... |
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on Feb 25, 2012 at 9:49 pm by Frustrated, a resident of the Stierlin Estates 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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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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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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Trustees question Measure G management
The Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees is prioritizing projects funded by the $198 million Measure G bond. But some members of the board have reservatio... |
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on Mar 16, 2013 at 7:16 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park 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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The new, new math
A few times each week, the students in Gayle Dyer's fifth-grade class at Bubb Elementary put down their books, worksheets, pens and pencils and switch on a school set of iPads... |
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 3:22 am by Aisha, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Google keeps Bookmobile rolling
Books in hand, Claudia and her son Julio leave the Mountain View Bookmobile at Castro Elementary School on Dec. 4. On Tuesday, the City Council approved an $89,000 donation fr... |
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 2:13 pm by Robin Schultz, a resident of the Whisman Station 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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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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High school grading policy under fire
Did the high school district overreach when officials overhauled its grading system?
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 5:33 pm by Parent of a MVHS Sr., a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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When background checks miss the mark
How a Peninsula private school unknowingly hired a teacher with a decades-long history of child molestation allegations.
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on Apr 12, 2012 at 8:15 am by Steve, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Mediation begins for Bullis, LASD
Officials and lawyers representing Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District began talks Tuesday in an attempt to resolve "differences and the long-standing disp... |
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on Mar 12, 2012 at 3:51 pm by MV Native, a resident of another community |
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transportation, maintenance yards, 1st priorities?
First MVWSD Bond spending: RFP
Do you think "Create permanent office space and maximize yard for the transportation department" and "create centralized warehouse space for ... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 3:02 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Camp Imagineerz lets kids answer their own questions
Whenever she sees her children struggling -- at home or at the summer camp she is leading in Los Altos and Mountain View -- Vaibhavi Gala feels the instinctual urge to swoop i... |
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on Jul 12, 2012 at 3:19 pm by Spoon-fed?, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
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CHAC's Monique Kane named "Woman of the year"
It was by a stroke of good fortune that Monique Kane, just named "Woman of the Year" by state Sen. Joe Simitian, is where she is today. The director of Community Health Awaren... |
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on Apr 13, 2012 at 4:19 pm by Marti, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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