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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Student jazz festival this SaturdayJazz band students from Mountain View and Los Altos schools will perform together live at the annual Jazz Festival held at...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by Liza , on Apr 26, 2019 at 4:44 pm | 1 comment | 2003 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editor: April 19, 2019Letters about the Bullis-Egan proposal, school district funding and Caltrain. Read the full story here https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2019/04/19/letters-to-the-editor-april-19-201...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2019Last comment by 10th site purchase, on Apr 25, 2019 at 9:47 am | 13 comments | 3883 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Don't be fooled by Bullis Mountain ViewIn a guest opinion, Mistral Elementary parent leader Sara Kopit-Olson writes about Bullis Mountain View's decision not to...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2019Last comment by Politics, on Apr 23, 2019 at 8:27 am | 51 comments | 4794 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Finding a home for youth mental health clinicAn ambitious plan to open a North County youth mental health center is proving to be a challenge, beset by delays and escalating...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2019Last comment by Sarah1000, on Apr 22, 2019 at 11:25 pm | 4 comments | 2479 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dodie Alexander, co-founder of CHAC, dies at 88Dolores "Dodie" Alexander, the founder and longtime leader of the Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) in Mountain View,...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by Kal Sandhu , on Apr 17, 2019 at 2:46 pm | 1 comment | 2366 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos parents rally against moving Egan for Bullis Charter SchoolA huge crowd of parents slammed a proposal to give the Egan Junior High School campus to Los Altos' growing charter school,...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2019Last comment by LongResident, on Apr 14, 2019 at 3:01 pm | 23 comments | 6067 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents rally against moving Egan to Mountain ViewA huge crowd of parents slammed a proposal to give the Egan Junior High School campus to Los Altos' growing charter school,...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by Charlotte Murphy, on Apr 12, 2019 at 4:07 pm | 3 comments | 1516 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
With kids falling behind, school district to revamp Dual Immersion programDespite Mistral Elementary's promise of dual literacy, some of its most vulnerable students are struggling to learn English...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2019Last comment by EponymousCA, on Apr 10, 2019 at 7:12 pm | 17 comments | 6499 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
East Bay superintendent tapped to lead high school districtMountain View-Los Altos High School District board members unanimously agreed to hire Nellie Meyer, a long-time California...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2019Last comment by No Wooing Needed, on Apr 9, 2019 at 11:15 pm | 5 comments | 5010 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grand jury adds money-laundering charge for four local parents in college admissions scandalFederal authorities on Tuesday let the other shoe drop on parents involved in the college admissions scandal, adding fraud...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2019Last comment by parent, on Apr 9, 2019 at 6:37 pm | 1 comment | 2618 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park father intends to plead guilty to an unspecified charge in college admissions scamPeter Jan "P.J." Sartorio, 53, intends to plead guilty to an as-yet unspecified charge in the $25 million college admissions...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2019Last comment by Berkeley parent, on Apr 8, 2019 at 8:52 pm | 3 comments | 3103 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California schools struggle to meet homeless students' needsMore than 200,000 students in California have experienced homelessness over the past year, but the state's public school...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 7, 2019 at 10:24 am | 3 comments | 2706 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis Charter dominated headlines in 2018In what is turning into the new normal, 2018 was a tumultuous year for Mountain View's local schools, with big developments...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2019Last comment by Bullis Admissions Scandal, on Apr 3, 2019 at 2:56 pm | 24 comments | 6408 Views
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Co-op preschool celebrates 50 years in Mountain ViewTeachers, parents and alumni of the Mountain View Parent Nursery School are planning to commemorate the school's 50th anniversary...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2019Last comment by Love MVPNS, on Apr 1, 2019 at 6:19 pm | 3 comments | 4911 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis scraps plans to open new Mountain View charter school this fallBullis Mountain View officials announced Thursday, March 21, that they will not open a new charter school in Mountain View...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2019Last comment by Not surprised, on Mar 31, 2019 at 5:34 pm | 3 comments | 973 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Deal moves teacher housing project closer to realityThe Mountain View Whisman School District is one step closer to launching its very own workforce housing, signing off on...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2019Last comment by SRB, on Mar 28, 2019 at 8:51 am | 8 comments | 4339 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis MV to accept old Stevenson siteBattles over facilities may be commonplace between school districts and charter schools across California, but the Mountain...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by ResidentSince1982June, on Mar 19, 2019 at 2:22 pm | 23 comments | 6520 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pressure over college admissions 'out of control'A multimillion-dollar college admissions bribery scandal that involved both local parents and hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by mom, on Mar 18, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 8 comments | 3278 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district committee will judge enrollment exemptionsMountain View Whisman School District families unhappy with their child's assigned school can take it up with the district...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2019Last comment by Yep on Bubb, on Mar 8, 2019 at 9:08 am | 11 comments | 5346 Views
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Magical Bridge Playground faces funding crunchThe fundraising drive for Magical Bridge Playground in Mountain View is facing a heightened sense of urgency as the deadline...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by Love it!, on Mar 8, 2019 at 9:04 am | 27 comments | 9133 Views
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