SCHOOLS & KIDS
A window on gang life
The Voice received an unexpected visit last week from a Mountain View Norteno who says he is trying to clean up his life for the sake of his child.
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on Mar 11, 2011 at 2:32 pm by Concerned, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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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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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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Mountain View schools show improvement in standardized tests
Local elementary, middle and high schools showed an overall improvement on state standardized test scores last year, according to education officials.
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on Sep 1, 2010 at 11:23 pm by frustrated, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Parents up in arms over 'abusive' teacher
Mountain View parents say they are fed up with a fourth grade teacher at Huff Elementary School who they claim is not being disciplined by the district despite numerous compla... |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 10:03 pm by Opportunistic Activist, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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District lost thousands in unpaid lunches
The Mountain View Whisman School District estimates that it lost close to $20,000 in the 2006-07 school year due to students who did not pay for their $3 lunches.
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on Jul 9, 2008 at 1:10 pm by Observer, 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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Autism 101
As the Covington students looked on, three puppets named Freddie, Crystal and Angela learned to become friends despite Freddie's autism. The show is part of Fran Goodwin's eff... |
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on Jun 8, 2008 at 5:11 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Youth Advisory Committee Takes Their Oath to Serve Mountain View
Our Youth Advisory Committee will be sworn in to service by the Mountain View City Council on February 26, 2008 at the regular Council meeting at 6:30pm in Mountain View Counc... |
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on Feb 21, 2008 at 8:26 am by Kimberly Castro, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Arrest made in murder of Jeffrey Johnson
Police have announced that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of 20-year-old Mountain View resident Jeffrey Johnson, who was shot to death earlier this month in what po... |
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on May 22, 2008 at 10:17 pm by mike gilbert, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Pew Chung school mourns loss of teacher
When Piet Van Allen died in a motorcycle accident last week in San Jose, it left a gaping hole among the students and faculty at Pew Chung International School, where he had b... |
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on May 7, 2008 at 6:17 pm by Sara, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Amigos league a kick for local youth
As community leaders and parents look for ways to keep kids out of gangs and away from violence, many are turning to Pedro Carbajal and his championship soccer team for some a... |
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on Jan 24, 2010 at 7:14 pm by jakup, a resident of another community |
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LASD gets a break on funding
The Los Altos School District will defray about $700,000 in the expected state education cuts by qualifying for a new financing method.
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on May 13, 2008 at 12:30 pm by SchoolWonk, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Letters to the Editor
Report on Annex is full of holes
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 13, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 16, 2009 at 3:15 am by dfb, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Free Gang Awareness Parent Seminar
MOUNTAIN VIEW - LOS ALTOS - LOS ALTOS HILLS THE CHALLENGE TEAM PRESENTS
A FREE GANG AWARENESS PARENT SEMINAR
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
MARIANO CASTRO ... |
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 7:16 pm by Alicia Crank, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Los Altos district continues to battle Bullis
The years-long legal battle between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School is not over yet, and the litigation could continue for years.
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on Dec 27, 2011 at 2:01 pm by Jewish Mom, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Not everyone happy with EDI
While the superintendent of Mountain View's elementary and middle schools has touted the success of a new district-wide educational protocol, others are speaking out against i... |
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on Sep 17, 2012 at 12:48 pm by Teachers Make the Difference, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Local districts ignore home school ruling
Urged on by the state's top education official, local schools are continuing to support families who teach their children at home, despite a recent appellate court ruling that... |
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on Aug 26, 2008 at 11:55 am by Jon T, 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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Kids' Art on Main Street
Visit the Main Street Café and Books in Los Altos from May 1-30 to see children’s art from the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center. The Kids Art on Main S... |
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on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:56 pm by csma, a resident of another community |
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Achievement gap continues to disturb MV Whisman
The Mountain View Whisman school district's annual report was released this spring, and administrators, faced with persistently low test scores from Hispanic students, are hop... |
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on May 6, 2008 at 10:15 am by William Symons, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Residents Against Raising Taxes For Schools
Not another cent should go to the schools in the form of a parcel tax until the board addresses the questions of gangs and drugs in schools on one hand, and how it is going to... |
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on Apr 3, 2008 at 2:33 pm by Another Parent, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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COMING UP: Panel discussion on Prop 13
This Thursday, a speaker panel at Mountain View City Hall will address an issue that has vexed California voters for 30 years: Proposition 13.
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on Jun 10, 2009 at 12:08 pm by mike klock, 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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids love this cop
On his days off, Officer Ron Cooper often makes the nearly hour-long drive from his home in Morgan Hill to play basketball with students at Terra Bella Academy, a continuation... |
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on Oct 9, 2008 at 7:20 pm by MT, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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