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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Still no solid plan for school bond moneyThe final day of July will mark the 1,000th day since the Los Altos School District's $150 million Measure N bond squeaked...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Dual Concerns, 11 hours ago | 13 comments | 1259 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids get a summer lunch breakChildren at Rengstorff Park took a break from some summer fun to grab a free lunch last Friday. The meals are handed out...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2017Last comment by Parcel Tax, on Jul 11, 2017 at 4:45 pm | 2 comments | 1405 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Far fewer girls enrolled in advanced mathMountain View Whisman School District officials are taking a closer look at what could be causing fewer girls to sign up...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 8, 2017 at 12:15 pm | 26 comments | 2904 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More deficit spending for MV Whisman school districtIn an effort to spend down bloated reserves and help the students who need it most, the Mountain View Whisman School District's...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Jul 2, 2017 at 1:38 pm | 7 comments | 1603 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Children from new North Bayshore housing would flood local schoolsSchool district officials are raising concerns that the explosive residential growth would require several new schools and...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 29, 2017 at 11:26 am | 38 comments | 8125 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Charter school board OKs housing allowance for teachersCalling it much-needed relief for teachers struggling with the high cost of living in the Bay Area, Bullis Charter School's...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2017Last comment by Good job BCS, on Jun 27, 2017 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 1830 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City, school districts boost funding for mental health servicesWith little discussion and no opposition, two Mountain View school districts and the city of Mountain View all separately...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 26, 2017 at 8:56 am | 1 comment | 1203 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board approves new attendance boundariesRejecting a last-minute attempt to balance diversity among Mountain View's elementary schools, the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2017Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Jun 25, 2017 at 6:53 pm | 37 comments | 5062 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Children from new North Bayshore housing would flood local schoolsAs Mountain View's City Council approaches a final decision on whether to allow nearly 10,000 new homes to be built in North...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 17, 2017 at 8:53 pm | 11 comments | 561 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The philanthropist pauperAfter living on the streets of Mountain View for 35 years, on his deathbed Edward Hamm devoted his life savings to creating...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2017Last comment by fcservices, on Jun 13, 2017 at 4:39 pm | 3 comments | 6428 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school's engineering pioneer retiresPhil Wiechec, the Mountain View High School teacher responsible for creating and teaching the school's tech-centric engineering...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2017Last comment by Steven Grubb, on Jun 13, 2017 at 4:24 pm | 1 comment | 1744 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents say big questions still remain over Teach to OneParents in the Mountain View Whisman School District are still uneasy about the handling of a controversial digital math...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2017Last comment by @ Taxpayer, on Jun 13, 2017 at 2:35 pm | 64 comments | 5016 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More help for struggling studentsFor some students in Mountain View's high schools, just getting out of bed and going to class seems like an insurmountable...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2017Last comment by Mel, on Jun 13, 2017 at 9:21 am | 10 comments | 3295 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill to offer free tuition to first-generation studentsLocal students who are on track to become the first in their families to graduate from high school can get a jumpstart on...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2017Last comment by Stan, on Jun 11, 2017 at 9:20 pm | 2 comments | 2031 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High schools boost funding for mental healthThe Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) has been the premier mental health resource for children and families in northern...
Original post made on May. 31, 2017Last comment by @Andrew Philips, on Jun 6, 2017 at 2:02 pm | 4 comments | 1491 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View man facing child porn, cyberstalking chargesA Mountain View man who allegedly distributed sexually explicit photos of two underage girls pleaded not guilty to federal...
Original post made on May. 26, 2017Last comment by sethimfree2004, on Jun 4, 2017 at 7:35 pm | 3 comments | 3508 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents up in arms over digital math programIt sounds like a perfect fit for a school district based in the heart of Silicon Valley: a "smart" math curriculum -- administered...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2017Last comment by Jack Shultz, on Jun 2, 2017 at 1:55 pm | 101 comments | 19139 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District abruptly drops digital math programAfter an avalanche of parent opposition, the Mountain View Whisman School District announced Thursday that it will end its...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2017Last comment by Peter Jonnnason, on Jun 2, 2017 at 1:47 pm | 47 comments | 6955 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A different kind of graduationThe end of the school year was still a week away, but hundreds of parents and students packed the Whisman Sports Center Wednesday...
Original post made on May. 30, 2017Last comment by Observer, on May 30, 2017 at 6:21 pm | 4 comments | 2590 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids dive into tech at Google's developer conferenceGoogle staff were still working on the finishing touches of the sprawling I/O tech conference Monday morning, but some 150...
Original post made on May. 28, 2017Last comment by tech retiree, on May 28, 2017 at 11:30 am | 1 comment | 1983 Views
Bonchon soft opens in Mountain View
By Elena Kadvany | 11 comments | 2,930 views
Chocolate + Tahini Ice Box Pie
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 786 views
