SCHOOLS & KIDS
Emails reveal internal school discussions
Palo Alto school-district superintendent Kevin Skelly has made a practice of communicating with school board members via email about district issues, sometimes polling them on... |
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:07 am by Gunn Alumni, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board under pressure on counseling
Under scrutiny over guidance counseling at Gunn High School, Palo Alto school board members this week said decision-makers at Gunn should have all the data at their fingertips... |
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on Jun 6, 2012 at 2:48 pm by time to end this, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary math textbook adoption: Reactions to Wed. night meeting
The debate on what math textbook program Palo Alto schools should adopt continues with differing viewpoints on last night's Information Meeting. The school board is scheduled ... |
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on Apr 5, 2009 at 3:31 pm by Anonymous 78, a resident of Stanford |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board members take umbrage at allegations of possible Brown Act violations
Stung by what they view as unfair allegations that they violated California's open-meeting law, Palo Alto school board members Thursday said they are vigilant in observing the... |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 7:26 pm by amazed, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Achievement test data sparks heated discussion
Responding to criticism that he's excessively focused on test scores, Palo Alto School District Superintendent Kevin Skelly said Tuesday that supporting struggling students as... |
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on Nov 21, 2011 at 11:49 pm by Finland does it better, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dress Code for High School
We have dress codes for our middle schoolers, why not high schoolers?
As the warmer weather arrives, I am shocked by what many high schoolers think are appropriate wear for... |
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on Aug 5, 2012 at 10:38 pm by Teeeeen(:, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin Immersion feasibility study with recommendations is out!!
I won't spoil the ending for you, but it's positive!! Whoo hoo!!!
Web Link
Please come to the school board... |
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on Mar 24, 2008 at 12:32 pm by bob, a member of the Santa Rita (Los Altos) community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
2007 School Board Election Forum
Please use this topic to post your comments and questions regarding this fall's Palo Alto School Board race. The idea is to organize the community's discussion about the candi... |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:53 pm by Curious, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park On Track For Adopting FLES
Supporters of FLES in Palo Alto might be interested to know that, after a Nov. 20th school board vote, the Menlo Park school district is on track to adopt an elementary foreig... |
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on Dec 20, 2007 at 9:25 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district opens doors on new year
Palo Alto's 17 public school campuses opened Tuesday with new principals at five campuses and what appears to be a bumper crop of young students.
Read the full story here htt... |
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on Aug 26, 2011 at 10:04 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ohlone - the big winner in the MI location problem
It looks like the staff recommends to expand Ohlone to accept the MI program in Fall 2007. This would expand size of Ohlone to over 450 and would place three new portables ... |
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on Jan 13, 2007 at 8:40 am by Paul Losch, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly grad Anna Luskin dies from car crash
Palo Alto High School graduate Anna Rose Luskin died from injuries sustained in a June 21 solo car crash along Highway 101 in Paso Robles. Her 15-year-old brother, Danny, was ... |
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on Jul 31, 2008 at 7:02 pm by Member, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer Job Opportunities for Palo Alto High Schoolers?
During the summer, lots of kids find work at places such as Jamba Juice, Spot Pizza, etc.... it seems like the entire working population of Palo Alto teenagers are employed by... |
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on Jun 11, 2012 at 2:43 pm by VampGirl, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Caswell, Klausner, Hausser for Palo Alto school board
There's a feeling among many within the Palo Alto school district that we have emerged from a long stretch of Class 5 whitewater rapids and are now regrouping in a quiet eddy ... |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:34 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin program sparks parents' hopes
Hundreds of parents packed a room at Ohlone Elementary School Wednesday night to learn more about the Mandarin-immersion program many said could bring their families closer.
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on Feb 28, 2008 at 12:55 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD Immersion Programs--'Choice' or 'luck'
I'm wondering if we need to stop referring to PAUSD programs like SI and MI as ‘choice’ programs. Wouldn't it be better to call them 'luck' programs? For the many, many pare... |
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on Nov 30, 2006 at 6:53 am by curious, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly, Gunn top nationwide rankings
Palo Alto and Gunn high schools were ranked among the top 100 in the nation by a U.S. News and World Report survey released today. Out of 18,790 public high schools, Gunn nett... |
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on Apr 15, 2008 at 6:49 pm by Student, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: What to look for in a school board candidate
PAUSD is exemplary. At every school, students, parents, teachers and staff are deeply engaged in support of student learning and well-being. Overall academic achievement is ou... |
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on Oct 19, 2012 at 3:59 pm by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community discussion on "Everyday Math" curriculum
The elementary-school math textbook "Everyday Mathematics" emerged Monday afternoon as the overwhelming recommendation of a committee composed mainly of teachers -- despite ob... |
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on Jul 6, 2009 at 4:30 pm by Ze\'ev Wurman, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Popular clothing brands for middle school girls
What are the clothing brands that are most popular with middle school girls right now?
I know that wearing the right clothes won't make a girl fit in, but it can prevent he... |
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on Aug 18, 2012 at 1:18 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Non-residents are a drain on public schools
Today's article about non-residents in Palo Alto public schools really made me angry. These greedy non-residents (who use fake lease documents or other methods to get their ki... |
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on Dec 15, 2007 at 8:06 pm by Luke, a resident of Stanford |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto protests 'unachievable' housing goals
A housing goal assigned to Palo Alto is "unachievable" and would burden the school district and city services, according to a lengthy letter opposing the Association of Bay Ar... |
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on Jan 16, 2008 at 1:01 am by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District: a thousand more kids to educate
With new housing, an increase in birth rates and young families moving into the city, Palo Alto educators are asking themselves how they're going to educate all the new kids.
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 12:09 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How do we know that MI really works?
I've been trying to follow the MI debate and I hear a lot about fairness and process and legality and strategic plans, but it seems to me that the whole MI discussion is based... |
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on Feb 20, 2009 at 1:32 pm by Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, a resident of Woodside |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New School Year--PIE support?
All,
I (and many of you) received my packets from PAUSD and Paly this week. I am filling out the forms, this sunday morning, dutifully writing the checks to Paly, PTSA, etc.... |
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on Aug 29, 2007 at 11:36 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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