SCHOOLS & KIDS School board: Fight 'devastating' state $$ cuts The community should protest "devastating, unprecedented" state budget cuts that could take $1 million from Palo Alto schools and $4.4 billion from schools statewide, the scho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 13, 2008 at 10:39 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2008 at 1:48 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Correction The name of Palo Alto City Council candidate Pat Burt's daughter was misstated. Her name is Carolyn Burt and she attends Jordan Middle School.
Read the full story here http:... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 10, 2008 at 12:46 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 10, 2008 at 12:46 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader - not in Palo Alto My family have started to enjoy Thursday evening's watching "Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader" and I am wondering just where they get the questions from. I have a highschoole... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent x3, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 8, 2008 at 5:56 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 23, 2008 at 1:40 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Archery for kids ages 7 and up The City of Los Altos Recreation Department is offering introductory archery classes for children ages 7 and up. All classes are taught by Redwood Grove Nature Preserve instr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent of archer, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 7, 2008 at 12:52 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Some praise can harm kids, psychologist warns Praising a child for inherent abilities -- such as saying, "You're so smart!" -- can actually undermine the child's confidence and lead to a destructive fear of failure, Stanf... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 5, 2008 at 7:48 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 13, 2008 at 11:25 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly Team Urgently Needs Your Help!!! Hello Palo Alto,
This is the Paly High Friends of Millard Fillmore Trivia Hunt team. This weekend we are participating in a trivia/scavenger hunt against other schools in t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paly, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Feb 2, 2008 at 1:55 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2008 at 7:34 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Michael Litfin of Children's Theatre dies Michael Litfin, who helped inspire and educate children about live theater for 31 years, died Friday night at Stanford Hospital where he had been undergoing chemotherapy for s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 2, 2008 at 9:19 am There have been 82 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 4, 2008 at 1:41 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Save Winter Lodge I can't believe the City wants to parcel the Winter Lodge with the gas station site and bring in retail and office space.
Kids and parents alike love the Winter Lodge, we h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2008 at 4:30 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2008 at 1:52 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto Adult School poor program
P.A. Adult School has its "Clinical Medical Assistant Training
Program" run by Boston Reed out of Napa valley for years.
I wondered if the Adult School ever checked its... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lucy Duncan, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2008 at 2:57 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 18, 2013 at 6:46 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park resident swims away from the competition After a frenetic weekend of water polo and open water swim, the 15-day 2006 FINA Masters World Championships conclude Thursday with the more cerebral synchronized swimming por... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 31, 2008 at 4:01 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2008 at 4:01 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Bill for teaching climate change passes Senate A bill authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, to teach climate change in California schools passed the Senate Wednesday on a 26-13 vote.
Read the full story here h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 31, 2008 at 12:04 pm There have been 171 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2008 at 1:05 am.
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.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 31, 2008 at 11:52 am There have been 326 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2008 at 12:55 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The Wonders of Language Immersion A friend at Edutopia just sent this over:
http://www.edutopia.org/ohayo-portland
It's a very well-done video that shows the on-the-ground reality - in the classroom - of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by RWE, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 31, 2008 at 10:26 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2008 at 12:11 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 1967 Palo Alto high school fascism experiment becomes movie Did you know that a movie has been made about the 1967 'Third Wave' experiment at Cubberly High School? Here's the lede from an article from today's Hollywood Reporter and a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Simon Firth, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2008 at 8:18 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2008 at 9:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pat Briggs: A lifetime of children's theater Sitting in the Palo Alto Children's Theatre recently, director Pat Briggs' cool and composed expression turned into a youthful, chuckle-filled smile. Her young actors had just... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 30, 2008 at 10:56 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 30, 2008 at 2:18 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Foothill could grow 25 percent, president says Foothill College could grow from about 20,000 to 25,000 students in coming years, a 25 percent increase, President Judy Miner told Palo Alto school officals Tuesday. While Pal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 30, 2008 at 9:58 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2008 at 9:58 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Meeting on MI- lottery & program at Ohlone this Wed.
I noticed in the Daily on Sunday under the topic of Briefs that there is an open meeting at Ohlone MP room, 950 Amarillo this Wed. at 7:30 p.m. School officials will be ther... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Interested parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2008 at 12:41 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2008 at 10:26 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The show will go on Rehearsals for "The Giver" at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre resumed at 3:45 p.m. Monday and the first performance, scheduled for Friday night, will open as planned. Phot... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 28, 2008 at 1:21 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 29, 2008 at 9:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Poor coaching My wife and I have felt very let down by the kind of coaching we've seen so far at the high school level. Either coaches seem lackadaisical and don't take the job seriousl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Perplexed, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Jan 26, 2008 at 11:10 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2008 at 11:09 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS She spells alone Nicole Jacobsen, 12, a student at JLS Middle School, out-spelled 200 of her fellow JLS students Wednesday to win the JLS Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship. Jacobsen w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 24, 2008 at 10:01 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 22, 2009 at 10:22 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Petition to limit number of kids affected by LASD Boundary decision http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nomoreshuffleboard/
Los Altos School District (LASD) superinteTim Justus recently released figures admitting that over 800 K-8 LASD stude... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Displaced & Displeased, a resident of Mountain View, on Jan 24, 2008 at 5:30 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Foothill's Cubberley plan wins council support Replacing aging classrooms and buildings at Cubberley Community Center with a new 100,000 square-foot Foothill College facility is a "terrific idea," Mayor Larry Klein said Tu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 23, 2008 at 2:55 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 28, 2008 at 4:09 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School district unfurls plan for $378M bond A plan for a $378 million bond measure to improve and expand local schools without additional costs to Palo Alto taxpayers was presented at Tuesday's school board meeting.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 23, 2008 at 1:01 pm There have been 63 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2008 at 12:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Guest Opinion: College counseling system isn't working for anyone I'm a senior at Gunn and I read the recent article about college counselors (Weekly, Jan. 11). It was really interesting, especially the perspectives from graduates.
Read th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 22, 2008 at 7:14 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 3, 2008 at 9:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS SuperNanny - over scheduled kids On last week's episode of this ABC show, the supernanny was working with a San Francisco area family of 4 children who were all over scheduled and their behavior definitely sh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 22, 2008 at 4:09 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2008 at 5:01 pm.
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