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SCHOOLS & KIDS

Boundary options whittled down

A committee formed by the Los Altos School District to analyze various scenarios for boundary changes made some headway Tuesday...

Original post made on Jun. 3, 2007
Last comment by Karen Rudolph, on Jun 7, 2007 at 10:44 pm | 4 comments | 8302 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Girls in gangs

For Los Altos High School senior "Paula," exposure to gangs started early, in middle school. Read the full story here...

Original post made on Jun. 10, 2007
Last comment by Post Highschool, on Jun 13, 2007 at 6:03 pm | 4 comments | 8326 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Summer dumdums

With summer vacation in full swing, students are enjoying their chance to kick back and relax for awhile. But a recent announcement...

Original post made on Aug. 1, 2007
Last comment by GSB, on Aug 9, 2007 at 1:08 pm | 4 comments | 7583 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

New city priority: gang prevention

On Monday night the City Council set about picking new goals for the year, with gang prevention making the top of the list...

Original post made on Apr. 26, 2008
Last comment by JB, on May 4, 2008 at 4:25 am | 4 comments | 7539 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Autism 101

As the Covington students looked on, three puppets named Freddie, Crystal and Angela learned to become friends despite Freddie's...

Original post made on Jun. 8, 2008
Last comment by GSB, on Jun 8, 2008 at 5:11 pm | 4 comments | 9232 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Novel Communication

The article about Joshua was really great. I found his books at http://lulu.com/joshuaschildrensbooks He also goes to Peery...

Original post made by Craig on Aug. 1, 2008
Last comment by marifil, on Aug 6, 2008 at 4:12 am | 4 comments | 5788 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Bike to school, win a prize

Mountain View High School students who rode their bikes to school last week were surprised when they received Cliff bars,...

Original post made on Aug. 30, 2008
Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 3, 2008 at 11:11 am | 4 comments | 5585 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Schools' improvements lag with financial help

Every year, Latino, English language learners, and low-income students are tested in local schools, and every year they fall...

Original post made on Nov. 21, 2008
Last comment by John, on Nov 25, 2008 at 12:58 pm | 4 comments | 6996 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Left Behind: The future of NCLB

Despite a six-year effort to overhaul education at the state and federal levels, the country is still "in trouble" educationally,...

Original post made on Nov. 27, 2008
Last comment by Peter Herbert, on Dec 2, 2008 at 8:42 am | 4 comments | 6155 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

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,...

Original post made on Dec. 22, 2008
Last comment by Too Big, on Dec 31, 2008 at 8:37 am | 4 comments | 6040 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

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. Read...

Original post made on Jan. 25, 2009
Last comment by Eduardo, on Jan 26, 2009 at 9:26 am | 4 comments | 6119 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Schools warn of looming job cuts

Administrators of both Mountain View school districts say that under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's most recent budget proposal,...

Original post made on Jan. 30, 2009
Last comment by J.Cooper, on Jan 31, 2009 at 9:28 am | 4 comments | 4798 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Report says schools out of room by 2012

Mountain View's elementary and middle school campuses are quickly filling up and will reach full capacity by 2012, experts...

Original post made on Apr. 2, 2009
Last comment by William Joseph, on Apr 8, 2009 at 1:26 am | 4 comments | 4447 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Passing grade for local schools

It isn't new test scores -- just a new way to read the old test scores. But according to new rankings released by the state,...

Original post made on May. 28, 2009
Last comment by cc, on Jun 17, 2009 at 4:27 pm | 4 comments | 5770 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

PAMF gives $600,000 to Healthy Kids program

Hundreds more children will receive medical and dental coverage in Santa Clara County thanks to a $600,000 donation to the...

Original post made on Aug. 14, 2009
Last comment by Maria Daane, on Aug 17, 2009 at 9:31 pm | 4 comments | 5653 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Steps taken to curb H1N1 as flu season nears

In line with school districts around the country, administrators of the Mountain View Whisman School District have released...

Original post made on Sep. 14, 2009
Last comment by Ken, on Sep 15, 2009 at 5:17 pm | 4 comments | 5085 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Parents worry over cuts to special ed assistants

A proposal to cut back the hours and benefits of nearly a dozen employees in the Mountain View Whisman School District's...

Original post made on Dec. 5, 2009
Last comment by joe, on Dec 9, 2009 at 6:30 am | 4 comments | 4527 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

What's the difference between MVHS, LAHS, Gunn, Paly?

We have narrowed down our choices of high schools and plan to move to Los Altos or Palo Alto. What are the differences? I...

Original post made by Parent on Dec. 26, 2009
Last comment by MVHS Parent, on Jan 2, 2010 at 10:53 am | 4 comments | 6524 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Trustees cut back autism workers' hours

After two months of union negotiations, trustees of the Mountain View Whisman School District last week voted 3-2 to reduce...

Original post made on Jan. 25, 2010
Last comment by Nan Recker, on Jan 29, 2010 at 10:59 am | 4 comments | 5529 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Educators show enthusiasm for charter schools

Charter schools, sometimes a thorn in the side of public school districts, received a pat on the back from none other than...

Original post made on Feb. 3, 2010
Last comment by MV parent, on Feb 4, 2010 at 12:07 am | 4 comments | 5820 Views
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