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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 | 29139 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Not enough students, not enough money to open ninth campusMonths of long, difficult and sometimes bitter meetings came to a head in a marathon Mountain View Whisman school board meeting...
Original post made on May. 22, 2015Last comment by Huff Parent, on Jun 1, 2015 at 10:04 am | 99 comments | 10409 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tribulations over Bullis begin anewMembers of the Los Altos School District said last Wednesday they were considering suing the county over newly approved enrollment...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2007Last comment by A BCS Parent..., on Oct 3, 2008 at 11:17 pm | 98 comments | 10242 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View Whisman board approves new charter schoolMountain View Whisman School District board members voted 4-1 Thursday night to approve a new charter school -- Bullis Charter...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2018Last comment by ResidentSince1982, on Dec 26, 2018 at 1:49 am | 96 comments | 8073 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos district needs to compromiseShort of the sheriff showing up to escort school children to their rightful classrooms, it does not appear that the Los Altos...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2012Last comment by MV Native, on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:39 pm | 95 comments | 85317 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District offers to give Egan campus to Bullis Charter SchoolLeaders from Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District announced a deal Wednesday that gives Bullis most of...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2019Last comment by J, on Apr 29, 2019 at 9:46 am | 90 comments | 12232 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis, LASD to enter mediation talksOfficials from the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School have agreed to sit down together in mediation and...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2012Last comment by Ron Haley, on Feb 24, 2012 at 3:27 pm | 84 comments | 9386 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Controversial teacher reassigned to GrahamA former fourth-grade teacher at Huff, who left the school last spring after some parents complained that she was "verbally...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2009Last comment by Luke, on Jun 20, 2009 at 8:40 pm | 80 comments | 7422 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stuck with a half-million-dollar billThe Mountain View Whisman School District had what seemed to be a slam-dunk plan to improve student performance: a tech-savvy...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2017Last comment by @ Gary, on Mar 14, 2017 at 3:50 pm | 80 comments | 13856 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis Charter School: District locked us outA group of Bullis Charter School parents, upset over what they are calling a Los Altos School District-imposed "lockout"...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2013Last comment by Mayer-Ct, on Aug 13, 2013 at 8:09 pm | 78 comments | 11542 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis, LASD battle 'escalating'The ongoing battle between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District appears to be escalating — with the...
Original post made on May. 3, 2013Last comment by DavidR, on May 9, 2013 at 11:49 pm | 77 comments | 4203 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City is growing, public school attendance is droppingMountain View schools are facing a strange predicament. The local economy is humming along, people are moving into the city...
Original post made on May. 26, 2015Last comment by PACT parent, on Jun 12, 2015 at 1:45 am | 74 comments | 16504 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Bullis should hit pause on Mountain View planWhile Bullis Charter School has the ability to charge ahead and expand into Mountain View under state law that favors charter...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2018Last comment by Bloviate, on Jan 10, 2019 at 7:01 pm | 73 comments | 8187 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LASD board members call it quitsTwo board members at the Los Altos School District are leaving on a high note this year. Following approval of the five-year...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2014Last comment by RitaEstrada, on Sep 29, 2016 at 5:21 pm | 68 comments | 7682 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PTAs oppose Bullis' quest to take over LASD campusThe heads of the PTAs and education foundation are asking parents to take a stand against closing any Los Altos District...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2012Last comment by dawn t, on Mar 28, 2012 at 10:54 am | 67 comments | 6017 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 Gary, on Sep 28, 2017 at 11:53 am | 67 comments | 7087 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis seeks new school in Mountain View WhismanBullis Charter School officials announced on Tuesday a proposal to open a new charter school in the Mountain View Whisman...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2018Last comment by Anthony Padilla, on Oct 22, 2018 at 11:02 am | 66 comments | 7751 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District announces Ghysels will step downSuperintendent Maurice Ghysels has officially informed the Mountain View Whisman School District board of trustees that he...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2009Last comment by No More of This Please, on Nov 23, 2009 at 9:45 pm | 65 comments | 28063 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents urge school board to deny or delay new charter schoolAnxiety and fears dominated the Mountain View Whisman School District board meeting Thursday night, as a sharply divided...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by Comment, on Dec 14, 2018 at 2:41 pm | 64 comments | 7739 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View's achievement gap is one of largest in U.S.Officials at the Mountain View Whisman School District have long acknowledged the achievement gap, a gulf in student performance...
Original post made on May. 24, 2016Last comment by mvresident2003, on May 31, 2016 at 12:26 pm | 63 comments | 7843 Views
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