SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents confront school board about bullying Amid tearful recountings by parents of painful school bullying situations, Palo Alto school board members and district Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday night, Feb. 12, apol... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 15, 2013 at 7:36 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2013 at 10:00 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly students arrested on weapons charges Two Palo Alto High School students have been arrested in separate incidents involving a stun gun and a homemade, cork-shooting "gun" on campus Friday, Feb. 8, and Monday, Feb.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 13, 2013 at 1:09 pm There have been 48 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2013 at 9:20 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Potential gift for Paly gym: $20 million School board members Tuesday lauded an anonymous family who is considering a possible $20 million donation to renovate Palo Alto High School's indoor athletic facilities.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 13, 2013 at 10:11 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2013 at 7:12 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Painful bullying stories told to school board Amid tearful recountings by parents of painful school bullying situations, Palo Alto school board members and Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday night apologized and vowed t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 13, 2013 at 6:45 am There have been 116 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2013 at 7:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parents hold vigil as district revises policy on bullying About two dozen parents and children from the Palo Alto school district stood in a candlelight vigil Monday night, calling for stronger policies to address bullying. School of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 12, 2013 at 10:21 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 13, 2013 at 12:53 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Family explores 'largest gift ever' for Paly athletics An anonymous Palo Alto family is considering making a "major" donation to help transform indoor athletic facilities at Palo Alto High School by August 2015.
Read the full sto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 11, 2013 at 10:33 pm There have been 65 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2013 at 1:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto teacher salaries compared statewide The average public school teacher in Palo Alto earns somewhere in the middle -- not the highest, not the lowest -- compared to teachers in surrounding communities.
Read the f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 8, 2013 at 11:24 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2013 at 7:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Bullying case reveals systemic problems in school district Palo Alto school district leaders and parents should be shocked and saddened by the portrait painted in a scathing investigative report from the U.S. Department of Education.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Feds: School district violated student's civil rights The Palo Alto Unified School district's mishandling of a middle-school student's long struggle against bullying violated federal anti-discrimination laws and requires remedial... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:42 am There have been 105 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2013 at 3:46 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS SHP football standout signs letter of intent to Georgetown Local college commitments
Sacred Heart Prep senior Derek Hunter closed the door on his excellent high school football career on Wednesday but at the same time opened ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 8, 2013 at 7:48 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly team headed to National Science Bowl Five Palo Alto High School students will spend five days in Washington, D.C. in April -- courtesy of the U.S. government -- to compete in the National Science Bowl.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Spare the Air alert issued for Saturday The 10th "Winter Spare the Air" alert of the season has been issued for Saturday, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Read the full story here http://w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 1, 2013 at 4:49 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2013 at 4:24 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS VIDEO: Celebrating the 'Youth of the Year' Three teenagers recounted stories of hardship and hope Wednesday night in semi-finals of the "Youth of the Year" speech competition held at the Moldaw-Zaffaroni East Palo Alto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 1, 2013 at 10:51 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2013 at 11:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Math, music are passions for home-schooled Intel finalist The world is a classroom for 15-year-old Palo Alto resident Sahana Vasudevan. On a given day the home-schooled teen -- recently named a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Tale... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 1, 2013 at 10:28 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2013 at 11:57 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Listening for inspiration East Palo Alto participants in the after-school program Foundation for a College Education got a chance to meet U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor following a presenta... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 31, 2013 at 4:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2013 at 11:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 'Positive psychology' to be offered at Gunn "Positive Psychology" at Gunn High School and the "Literature of Comedy" at Palo Alto High School are among new course offerings proposed for Palo Alto students in 2013-14.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Tech Savvy Students Hold One-on-One Tutoring Sessions for Moldaw Residents High school students from Los Altos, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Atherton were among a group of tech savvy teenagers who volunteered their time to help residents at Moldaw Resid... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by lew697, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2013 at 9:53 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2013 at 10:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Board to discuss new classes, boundary change The Palo Alto Board of Education tonight will vote on an elementary school boundary change, consider newly proposed classes for 2013-14 and discuss a recommended $70 million b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 29, 2013 at 10:36 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2013 at 3:09 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Waldorf Presents: A Renaissance in Education 6 – 9 PM
180 N. Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View
Waldorf School of the Peninsula invites the public to discover A Renaissance in Education at the school’s Mountain View ca... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Waldorf School of the Peninsula, a resident of Mountain View, on Jan 28, 2013 at 11:34 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Brands: not just for businesses anymore The rise of social media in professional and social situations has made deciding how to present one's self more important -- even for teenagers, according to branding consulta... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 26, 2013 at 12:15 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2013 at 10:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Feature story: Palo Alto mom with a mission Palo Alto resident Stephanie Martinson, a speech therapist and the mother of daughters at Palo Alto High and Ohlone Elementary schools, is on a mission to bring automated exte... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:59 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 2:49 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS No more 12th grade honors English next year My son (11th grader at Paly) was told today that next year there will be no English H offered for seniors. So that leaves their choices as AP English or regular English. He'... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by yet another one, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Jan 24, 2013 at 5:02 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2013 at 10:18 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Home-schooled Palo Altan among Intel finalists A math project has earned a home-schooled Palo Alto teen a spot among 40 finalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, where the top prize is $100,000.
Read the full sto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 24, 2013 at 10:37 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 8:50 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Gunn to host teen wellness panel tonight "Sound Minds, Sound Bodies" is the theme of a panel discussion on teen mental health to be held tonight, Jan. 23, at Gunn High School. The panel will be moderated by Stanford ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 23, 2013 at 1:50 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 26, 2013 at 1:40 pm.