SCHOOLS & KIDS New 'homework policy' likely for next year A new homework policy for Palo Alto students -- with rules outlining specific amounts of time kids should be spending on homework -- is likely to be adopted by the Board of Ed... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 24, 2012 at 9:52 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 29, 2012 at 1:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Is the WCDBPA helping or hurting Palo Alto and our schools? [Post locked by Palo Alto Online staff because poster is repeating comments he/she has already made on another thread.] READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by No on WCDBPA, a member of the Gunn High School community, on May 22, 2012 at 10:45 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto residences get new curb appeal Three teens on a Palo Alto street with spray paint during school hours might seem like a recipe for delinquency, but ninth-graders Jeremy Revlock, Ben Rothblatt and Yerem Ista... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 22, 2012 at 9:38 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2012 at 12:23 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Seeking single moms for story I'm interested in pursuing a story for the Palo Alto Weekly about women in their late 30s, early 40s, choosing to have a baby without a mate -- in other words, having a baby w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol Blitzer, assoc. ed., PAW, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 22, 2012 at 2:50 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2012 at 3:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Homework, counseling on crowded agenda Homework policy, graduation requirements, high school counseling and possible school budget cuts crowd tonight's agenda of the Palo Alto Board of Education. ==B Related story:... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 22, 2012 at 11:41 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2012 at 6:47 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto girls' team places first in LEGO robotics competition A team of eighth-grade Palo Alto girls placed first among 65 teams Sunday in the First LEGO League robotics competition at Legoland in Carlsbad. The girls are students at JLS ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 21, 2012 at 7:44 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 21, 2012 at 8:47 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editor - why was my question as to keying in Gunn high removed? I posted last night question asking if it is true that a car of a Gunn Jewish student was keyed?
I mentioned that my (Jewish) child showed me a photo (Facebook) - my child sa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by village fool, a resident of another community, on May 19, 2012 at 8:26 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2012 at 9:07 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Classmates stunned by loss of vivacious Paly graduate Hundreds gathered Saturday to remember the life of Emily Benatar, a creative and accomplished 2011 Palo Alto High School graduate who died May 9 in St. Louis, where she had be... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 18, 2012 at 11:59 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2012 at 6:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Gunn parents surprised by counseling difference Several parents from Gunn High School said Wednesday they were unaware until recently that the school's guidance counseling program differs significantly from the guidance cou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2012 at 10:37 am There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2012 at 3:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Juana Briones principal announces departure Juana Briones Elementary School Principal Matthew Nagle announced Tuesday he will leave the school at the end of the school year to work on projects in the Palo Alto school di... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 15, 2012 at 11:19 pm There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2012 at 3:29 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly, Gunn students detail dissatisfaction with counseling programs Students in Palo Alto's two public high schools wish they had more personal attention from their counselors to help them with what they perceive as ever-looming college-admiss... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 15, 2012 at 7:30 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2012 at 9:00 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Weekly calls for halt to confidential school board memos The Palo Alto Weekly has learned that school district Superintendent Kevin Skelly has been sending confidential weekly memos to Board of Education members, creating possible v... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 15, 2012 at 2:12 pm There have been 108 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2012 at 9:13 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Stanford lecturer headlines counseling panel Denise Clark Pope, a Stanford University senior lecturer, will be the featured panelist in a discussion of Gunn High School's guidance counseling program Wednesday, May 16.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 14, 2012 at 10:51 am There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2012 at 3:53 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Park-saving plan; grad requirements As he prepares to leave Sacramento due to term limits, State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) is hoping to leave one final legislative mark: saving as many California parks ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 13, 2012 at 5:24 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2012 at 9:43 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS When regular school doesn't work, Menlo Park enterprise offers help The "parental angst" that walks through her door is familiar territory to Rhonda Racine, founder and director of Menlo Park's Lydian Academy, an accredited, one-to-one tutorin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 12, 2012 at 5:44 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2012 at 10:11 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The case for teacher advisers in high school I am writing to throw my support behind the implementation of a teacher advisor program at Gunn High School, and to encourage Palo Alto parents, teachers, and students to atte... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 11, 2012 at 11:48 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2012 at 6:39 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Recent Paly graduate dies in St. Louis A memorial service will be held May 19 for Emily Benatar, a 2011 Palo Alto High School graduate who died Wednesday in St. Louis after contracting meningococcal disease.
Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 10, 2012 at 6:47 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2012 at 12:58 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly 2011 Lacrosse Player Dies of Meningitis ST. LOUIS—A college student in St. Louis has died after contracting bacterial meningitis.
Washington University undergraduate Emily Benatar died Wednesday at Barnes-Jewish... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Saddened, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 10, 2012 at 2:42 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2012 at 6:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board positive on graduation criteria With high hopes of making inroads against the achievement gap, Palo Alto school board members Tuesday declared their support for boosting high school graduation requirements t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 9, 2012 at 8:52 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2012 at 11:57 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS VIDEO: VolunTEENS, Part 3 Filmmaker Carolina Moraes-Liu presents a monthly series of videos focusing on how teenagers in Palo Alto are finding ways to volunteer throughout the Bay Area. This third segm... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 8, 2012 at 2:09 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2012 at 9:47 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Board to discuss stiffer graduation requirements The Palo Alto school board tonight will discuss a proposal to stiffen high school graduation requirements, and to offer customized "alternative requirements" for students who ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 8, 2012 at 11:37 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2012 at 3:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The Grab Bag Theater presents: "Anything Goes" The Grab Bag Theater presents “Anything Goes!” This musical comedy, set onboard an ocean liner and featuring classic Cole Porter hits such as “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “You’r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Maddie Napel, a resident of Menlo Park, on May 5, 2012 at 2:06 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS College Board to offer make-up SAT The College Board will offer a special "make-up exam in the very near future" or refund fees after a scheduled administration of the SAT was canceled at Palo Alto High School ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 5, 2012 at 10:37 am There have been 59 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2012 at 8:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Lessons from a tragedy Looking back on his daughter's short life, George Ting sees many turning points where things might have been different. Today, he wants the world to understand that things can... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 5, 2012 at 8:36 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2012 at 12:11 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS An ever-charming orphan If you're a musical-theater nerd — er, connoisseur? — like me, you're probably very familiar with "Annie."
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 4, 2012 at 1:46 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 4, 2012 at 1:46 am.
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