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Families file $20M defamation lawsuit against Saint Francis, defending sons against blackface allegationsThe parents of two former Saint Francis High School students have sued the Mountain View private Catholic school for $20...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2021Last comment by LongTime-MV, on Mar 4, 2021 at 4:25 pm | 9 comments | 18599 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City is growing, public school attendance is droppingMountain View schools are facing a strange predicament. The local economy is humming along, people are moving into the city...
Original post made on May. 26, 2015Last comment by PACT parent, on Jun 12, 2015 at 1:45 am | 74 comments | 18521 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school cover-up: debate over student dress codeTempers were tested at a recent meeting of the local high school district's board of trustees, as one of the governing body's...
Original post made on May. 16, 2013Last comment by MVHS Parent, on May 29, 2013 at 2:54 am | 46 comments | 18406 Views
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No more offices without new homesThe Mountain View City Council voted Tuesday night to approve the East Whisman Precise Plan, a comprehensive strategy to...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by Former MV resident, on Nov 8, 2019 at 8:40 am | 23 comments | 18297 Views
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Voters Guide: School district seeks approval of $198 million bondOfficials with the local elementary and middle school district are asking voters to approve a $198 million bond measure to...
Original post made on May. 14, 2012Last comment by John, on Jun 5, 2012 at 10:20 pm | 182 comments | 18288 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Impasse in teacher salary talksTension between the Mountain View Whisman School District and its teachers union has reached a tipping point. The Mountain...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2014Last comment by Sundar Subbarayan, on Oct 8, 2014 at 11:10 am | 119 comments | 18250 Views
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LASD, Bullis exchange openly hostile open lettersA little more than a month after officials from the Los Altos School District publicized their proposal to partner with Bullis...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2013Last comment by Citizen Lawyer, on Nov 17, 2013 at 11:22 am | 1 comment | 18212 Views
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High praise for affordable housing complexBeing picked to live in one of 51 new subsidized apartments on Evelyn Avenue and Franklin Street in downtown Mountain View...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2013Last comment by FormerResident, on Dec 5, 2013 at 8:29 pm | 36 comments | 18198 Views
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Report: MVLA teachers are best paid in stateAccording to data released by the state Department of Education this month and compiled by the ==I Sacramento Bee==, teachers...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2010Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 22, 2013 at 2:29 pm | 25 comments | 18111 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New parent group forms to oppose BullisA group of parents and concerned citizens have formed a coalition to defend the Los Altos School District against what the...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2012Last comment by Heather Rose, on Aug 17, 2012 at 8:41 am | 34 comments | 17908 Views
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Mountain View Whisman students sent home after children test positive for COVID-19Students at three schools in the Mountain View Whisman School District have been ordered to stay home and quarantine this...
Original post made on May. 4, 2021Last comment by ShockedImpactedParent, on May 12, 2021 at 4:22 pm | 9 comments | 17792 Views
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Report: Dual Immersion leaves students behindDual-language education programs have a strong track record of improving test scores and being an effective tool for narrowing...
Original post made on May. 21, 2018Last comment by Psuedonym, on May 24, 2018 at 5:04 pm | 4 comments | 17768 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County struggles to meet 'overwhelming' needsBack in 2006, Chris Tanti sought to reinvent the way Australia delivered youth mental health services. Read the full story...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2018Last comment by MV Mom, on Sep 14, 2018 at 2:03 pm | 1 comment | 17524 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Support services available following death of MVHS studentMountain View High School officials told parents in an email Monday afternoon that one of the school's students, Eddie Keep,...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2018Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 9, 2018 at 12:24 pm | 12 comments | 17490 Views
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Nelson walks out as school board votes to censure himThough he walked out of last night's meeting before all four of his colleagues voted to censure him, it was clear that Steven...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Old timer , on Jun 7, 2016 at 1:50 pm | 13 comments | 17402 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Khan Academy's experimental school is thrivingEarlier this year, 12-year-old Ana Zeiger did what many middle school-aged students fantasize about: she stopped attending...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2016Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Nov 11, 2016 at 11:01 am | 19 comments | 17361 Views
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Emails, board report paint picture of Nelson's offending behaviorJudging from email exchanges between Mountain View Whisman School District trustee Steven Nelson and his colleagues on the...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2013Last comment by @ Steven Nelson, on Oct 7, 2013 at 12:51 pm | 16 comments | 17341 Views
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Parents urge school board to rename Huff Elementary SchoolThe Mountain View Whisman School District will consider renaming Huff Elementary School following a revelation that the school's...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jul 6, 2020 at 11:43 am | 31 comments | 17145 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents slam school board for firing principalsDozens of frustrated parents and community members laid into top Mountain View Whisman District officials Thursday afternoon,...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2018Last comment by Polomom, on May 1, 2018 at 8:31 pm | 44 comments | 16917 Views
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Stuck with a half-million-dollar billThe Mountain View Whisman School District had what seemed to be a slam-dunk plan to improve student performance: a tech-savvy...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2017Last comment by @ Gary, on Mar 14, 2017 at 3:50 pm | 80 comments | 16839 Views
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