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Graham teacher honoredA Graham Middle School teacher received a $500 grant to broadcast daily news updates to the whole student body and implement...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2009Last comment by LeS, on Feb 20, 2009 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 5757 Views
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Passion for pianoA love of music and teaching runs in the veins of Christie Skousen, a Mountain View mom and accomplished pianist who began...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2009Last comment by Stacy, on Feb 16, 2009 at 7:18 pm | 1 comment | 8550 Views
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North Whisman housing discussedA plan for up to 800 homes along Ferguson Drive came into clearer focus during a Tuesday night study session where the council...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2009Last comment by Abe, on Feb 16, 2009 at 4:56 pm | 3 comments | 5298 Views
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PACT program gets its own campusWith Castro Elementary School at full capacity, trustees decided last week to move the school's popular PACT program to a...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2009Last comment by Parent, on Feb 8, 2009 at 3:53 pm | 130 comments | 10560 Views
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'I have put my heart and soul into it'Ten years ago, former Mountain View educator Gay Krause started her second career, taking over an abandoned building on the...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2009Last comment by Parent, on Feb 4, 2009 at 6:52 am | 2 comments | 6285 Views
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Schools warn of looming job cutsAdministrators of both Mountain View school districts say that under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's most recent budget proposal,...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2009Last comment by J.Cooper, on Jan 31, 2009 at 9:28 am | 4 comments | 4722 Views
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Students offer their dreams for ObamaThe 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, 2009Last comment by Eduardo, on Jan 26, 2009 at 9:26 am | 4 comments | 6032 Views
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Parents cry foul on enrollmentIt may be up to Lady Luck this year whether some incoming kindergarteners get into their neighborhood schools or special...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2009Last comment by Ned, on Jan 17, 2009 at 5:18 pm | 16 comments | 8713 Views
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The future of NCLBDespite 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. 29, 2008Last comment by Larry, on Jan 1, 2009 at 5:51 pm | 2 comments | 5799 Views
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COMING UP: Cops That Care toy giveawayPolice 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, 2008Last comment by Too Big, on Dec 31, 2008 at 8:37 am | 4 comments | 5962 Views
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Role models turn students into better citizensPartners for New Generations, a local mentoring and tutoring program, organizes 150 volunteers to work with at-risk students...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2008Last comment by Denise, on Dec 30, 2008 at 2:22 pm | 2 comments | 6000 Views
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Huzzahs for HigginsAfter 230 board meetings during her six years as a trustee of the elementary school district, Gloria Higgins has decided...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2008Last comment by parent, on Dec 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm | 16 comments | 5685 Views
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24th Annual Crab Feed & Silent AuctionSave the Date! The Mountain View Rotary Club is proud to be hosting its 24th Annual Crab Feed & Silent Auction. Date:...
Original post made by Alicia Crank on Dec. 29, 2008There are no comments yet. 5576 Views
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PAL gets in the ringEvery day after the final school bell rings, 18 middle and high school students line up in the gym at Crittenden Middle School,...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2008Last comment by Not good, on Dec 24, 2008 at 11:15 pm | 2 comments | 6437 Views
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Worker center plan still angers neighborsThe city's Design Review Committee maintained its composure during a tense meeting last Thursday as residents living near...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2008Last comment by Carl, on Dec 24, 2008 at 10:32 pm | 1 comment | 5274 Views
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Letters to the Editor<B>PACT shouldn't get more school resources Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4707 posted...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2008Last comment by Ned, on Dec 19, 2008 at 4:54 pm | 27 comments | 6113 Views
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Military kids alter district's plansNow that many families with young children have moved into the 190 units of military housing at Moffett Field, their presence...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2008Last comment by Ned, on Dec 16, 2008 at 9:19 am | 6 comments | 5200 Views
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Bullis controversy begins new chapterThe saga continues over Bullis Charter School in Los Altos, after the school's board of directors petitioned to add seventh...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2008Last comment by County board watcher, on Dec 15, 2008 at 3:26 pm | 7 comments | 5535 Views
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Incumbent Mah wins Board of Education seatBy an overwhelming margin, Palo Alto resident Grace Mah won the Santa Clara County Board of Education race. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2008Last comment by P.A. consitituent, on Dec 12, 2008 at 8:12 pm | 11 comments | 9321 Views
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Enrollment surge puts district in a bindThe Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District may have painted itself into a corner. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=4686...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2008Last comment by USA, on Dec 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm | 13 comments | 5521 Views
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