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Schools slowly begin to reopen in the Los Altos School DistrictTuesday was anything but a normal school day at Egan Junior High School. Attendance as of 9 a.m. was a grand total of three...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2020Last comment by JamesSweeney, on Nov 2, 2020 at 2:24 am | 4 comments | 7695 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bay Area schools awarded $12 million to launch campus-based mental health servicesStudents in schools across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties will soon have better access to mental health services located...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2020Last comment by Dennis, on Oct 29, 2020 at 11:31 am | 2 comments | 6196 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board candidate's settlement agreement with district bans him from campusesManny Velasco, a school board candidate and former employee of the Mountain View Whisman district, signed a settlement agreement...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 14, 2020 at 6:18 pm | 62 comments | 13176 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Inclusive' playground excluded from reopening planThe Magical Bridge has stood out as Palo Alto's only playground geared toward visitors of all abilities. But with other playgrounds...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2020Last comment by Free the people, on Oct 14, 2020 at 2:36 pm | 2 comments | 4006 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fifth candidate, Manny Velasco, joins race for Mountain View Whisman school boardA longtime Mountain View Whisman School District employee is joining the race for the school board this November, vowing...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2020Last comment by Sonia Mann, on Oct 13, 2020 at 10:07 pm | 4 comments | 8795 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos district's youngest students return to schools, testing safety protocolsAll nine of the Los Altos School District's campuses sprang to life this week, with a small number of kindergarten and first...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2020Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Oct 13, 2020 at 5:41 pm | 2 comments | 7138 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pac-12 athletics are back, but not yet at StanfordAlthough the Pac-12 Conference will allow college athletics to resume in November, sports remain on hold at Stanford under...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2020Last comment by Trump tests positive, on Oct 2, 2020 at 12:04 am | 3 comments | 3756 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Three new principals hired as Mountain View schools prepare for distance learningThe Mountain View Whisman School District announced a slate of new hires Thursday night, including three new principals tasked...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 29, 2020 at 12:26 pm | 16 comments | 9001 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
For a better educational experience, parents band together to create pandemic podsAs the new school year starts virtually, a booming number of parents are forming a separate but parallel educational experience...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2020Last comment by Christopher Chiang, on Sep 25, 2020 at 10:59 pm | 5 comments | 5733 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spanish-language resources help parents deal with challenges of distance learningWhile California school districts and counties confront the learning challenges of the pandemic, education organizations...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 25, 2020 at 2:43 pm | 1 comment | 4720 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View, Los Altos high schools to host drive-in graduation ceremonies at Earthquakes stadium areaThis year, Mountain View and Los Altos high school's recently graduated senior classes will get to celebrate the end of high...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2020Last comment by RalphJStinson, on Sep 17, 2020 at 6:43 am | 1 comment | 5462 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara, San Mateo counties start granting waivers to schools and districtsTwo schools and three public districts in Santa Clara County and 14 elementary schools in San Mateo County have been approved...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 7, 2020 at 4:32 pm | 10 comments | 10836 Views
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Petitioners make case for tackling racial equity problems in Mountain View-Los Altos districtA coalition of students, alumni and staff in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District are calling on the high school...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 3, 2020 at 12:44 pm | 3 comments | 6377 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Los Altos School District applies for a waiver to reopen schools earlyThe Los Altos School District is seeking to reopen its schools for in-person instruction early, filing for a waiver that...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2020Last comment by LongResident, on Sep 1, 2020 at 5:49 pm | 3 comments | 8722 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Man arrested after allegedly kidnapping, robbing teen using Snapchat in Mountain ViewPolice arrested a San Jose man in connection to an alleged kidnapping of a 16-year-old who was lured into meeting the suspects...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2020Last comment by ResidentX, on Aug 21, 2020 at 1:06 pm | 9 comments | 9319 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
3 candidates vie for two seats on Mountain View-Los Altos high school boardWithin the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District, one challenger and two incumbents will face off for two board seats...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2020Last comment by MVLA parent, on Aug 18, 2020 at 11:02 am | 8 comments | 12817 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Here's how the Stanford Graduate School of Business plans to address racial inequity 'within our own corridors'Spurred by Black Lives Matter protests, Stanford's Graduate School of Business has released a plan for creating a more inclusive...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2020Last comment by Better Leaders for Better Communities, on Aug 13, 2020 at 2:54 pm | 1 comment | 4901 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two candidates join the race for Mountain View Whisman school boardThe race for the Mountain View Whisman school board is heating up this week, with two new candidates vying to lead the school...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Thida Cornes, on Jul 26, 2020 at 12:02 pm | 14 comments | 8936 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Coronavirus delays start of high school sports seasonsLocal high school sports teams won't be competing until at least December or January, the California Interscholastic Federation...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Otto Maddox, on Jul 23, 2020 at 3:21 pm | 1 comment | 4591 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More Turmoil in MVWSDThe agenda for this week's Board meeting has been published. Looking at the personnel report, there is more turmoil in MVWSD....
Original post made by More Turmoil in MVWSD on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by Standing Ovation, on Jul 21, 2020 at 9:02 am | 1 comment | 1168 Views
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