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Police see dip in gang crimeDespite two murders in February involving gang members, police say gang-related crime in Mountain View has actually been...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2008Last comment by KO S., on Apr 11, 2008 at 5:13 pm | 2 comments | 7538 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New hurdle for disabled studentsLocal educators are disappointed in new state regulations which bar students with learning disabilities from receiving high...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2008Last comment by A. Wayne Mcfarlane, on Apr 10, 2008 at 9:12 am | 2 comments | 6283 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tracking gangs through MySpaceMarco Garcia uses MySpace to find out what his students may not tell him. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=3880...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2008Last comment by MountainViewownsall, on Apr 9, 2008 at 10:36 am | 13 comments | 6141 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New hurdle for disabled studentsNew state regulations are making it harder for a handful of local high school students to graduate with a diploma this spring. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2008Last comment by Cynthia, on Apr 3, 2008 at 5:36 pm | 1 comment | 5394 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Residents Against Raising Taxes For SchoolsNot another cent should go to the schools in the form of a parcel tax until the board addresses the questions of gangs and...
Original post made by Enough! on Feb. 29, 2008Last comment by Another Parent, on Apr 3, 2008 at 2:33 pm | 12 comments | 5385 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Five MVLA administrators win regional awardsRead the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=475 posted Monday, March 17, 2008, 8:36 PM...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2008Last comment by imessedupbutiwillbeanewpersonthissummer2008, on Mar 30, 2008 at 4:09 am | 1 comment | 6512 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A Principal Error by the Los Altos School DistrictThe Los Altos School District keeps outdoing itself when it comes to ignoring the will of its constituents (25% of them from...
Original post made by LASD Almond School Parent on Mar. 26, 2008There are no comments yet. 5878 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tactical error on BullisLooking back, the Los Altos School District can't be happy with its decision to close Bullis-Purissima Elementary School...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2008Last comment by Fed up Parent, on Mar 22, 2008 at 2:35 pm | 32 comments | 8177 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel tax present: $166,000Mountain View Whisman school officials searching for ways to compensate for expected cuts in state funding will get some...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2008Last comment by Alan, on Mar 21, 2008 at 10:56 am | 7 comments | 6156 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dogtown and Z-GirlsCynthia Zawilski has been working to change the image of skateboarding, which is still dominated by the boys. And last Friday,...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2008Last comment by Sacramento Cole, on Mar 19, 2008 at 5:48 pm | 5 comments | 6687 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District gives nod to new parcel taxFacing huge state budget cuts that threaten elementary and middle school programs and small class sizes, the Mountain View...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2008Last comment by Observer, on Mar 11, 2008 at 6:22 pm | 10 comments | 7535 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google manager joins school boardWith the local elementary school district facing steep budget cuts, last week its board of trustees appointed a local parent...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2008Last comment by Teacher, on Mar 10, 2008 at 8:35 pm | 9 comments | 4431 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Reward raised to $10,000 in Merales murderThe City Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday evening to increase the reward for information leading to arrests for...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2008Last comment by Lives downtown, on Mar 6, 2008 at 6:28 pm | 5 comments | 6398 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman ponders district transfersRead the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=418 posted Friday, February 15, 2008, 2:04 PM...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2008Last comment by Non-Resident, on Feb 25, 2008 at 7:57 pm | 12 comments | 6384 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google manager joins school boardWith the local elementary school district facing steep budget cuts, last week its board of trustees appointed a local parent...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2008Last comment by W.C.S, on Feb 24, 2008 at 10:34 am | 3 comments | 7407 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Google manager joins school boardWith the local elementary school district facing steep budget cuts, last week its board of trustees appointed a local parent...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2008Last comment by Enough!, on Feb 23, 2008 at 6:03 pm | 2 comments | 3070 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Youth Advisory Committee Takes Their Oath to Serve Mountain ViewOur Youth Advisory Committee will be sworn in to service by the Mountain View City Council on February 26, 2008 at the regular...
Original post made by Kimberly Castro on Feb. 21, 2008There are no comments yet. 5717 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVLA passes district goalsDuring its regular meeting Monday, the board of the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District unanimously adopted...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2008Last comment by KKnightk66, on Feb 8, 2008 at 2:02 pm | 1 comment | 6827 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
2008 Summer Camp ScholarshipsIs your middle school child interested in going to summer camp at one of Mountain View's most popular camps: CSMA, PYT or...
Original post made by Oscar Garcia on Jan. 26, 2008There are no comments yet. 6661 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Petition to limit number of kids affected by LASD Boundary decisionhttp://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nomoreshuffleboard/index.html Tim Justus recently released figures admitting that over...
Original post made by displacedanddispleased on Jan. 24, 2008Last comment by District Dad, on Jan 25, 2008 at 5:49 pm | 3 comments | 7021 Views
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