SCHOOLS & KIDS Feature story: The wisdom of teens Well-meaning but overzealous "tiger parents," social pressures and the pleasures of solitude are among the themes of a teen art exhibit on display in Palo Alto this weekend an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 16, 2012 at 11:24 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2012 at 11:23 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 6th Grade Dance this Friday Night at Cubberley Attention all 6th graders!! :)
There's a community dance tomorrow (3/16) evening at Cubberley Auditorium--for 6th graders who go to school in Palo Alto.
The 6th grade co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carrie Manley, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 15, 2012 at 7:18 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Summer Math Intervention My child, a first grader, has been recommended for the Math intervention summer program offered by the City. Is there anyone who has experience with this program? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Vianica, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 15, 2012 at 10:42 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2012 at 12:43 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS VIDEO: Girl Scouts celebrate 100th anniversary Monday evening, March 12, hundreds of Palo Alto Girl Scouts strolled from the Lou Henry Hoover Program Center at Rinconada Park to City Hall, where Mayor Yiaway Yeh read a pro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 15, 2012 at 8:57 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2012 at 10:50 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Board approves $2.1 million in school cuts Mid-year school budget cuts were approved by the Board of Education Tuesday as officials described an ever-changing financial outlook. About $2.1 million in mid-year cuts to t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 15, 2012 at 8:34 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2012 at 4:00 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Teachers: Support needed for graduation proposal High school teachers Tuesday said a move to stiffen graduation requirements, by itself, will not boost the achievement of struggling students. Department heads met with the Bo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 14, 2012 at 10:21 am There have been 131 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 21, 2012 at 9:23 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board to ponder stiffer graduation criteria Teachers will lend their voices Tuesday to a long-running debate over whether to stiffen Palo Alto's high school graduation requirements to align them with the entrance criter... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 12, 2012 at 1:59 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 16, 2012 at 11:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Gunn program backs student 'social entrepreneurs' Gunn High School sophomore Arjun Parikh just got his start-up funded -- an initiative that combines his love of soccer with an impulse to give. Parikh is one of eight student ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 12, 2012 at 10:54 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2012 at 10:21 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS VIDEO: Celebrating science Children and their parents descended on the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo Wednesday evening, March 7, for Family Science Night. The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo provides scie... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 9, 2012 at 11:59 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2012 at 2:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Schools and turning 18
Today's incident involving an 18 year old student at Gunn makes me wonder how the schools treat our children once they turn 18.
The incident was definitely serious and wa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Mar 6, 2012 at 5:00 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2012 at 2:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Gunn sisters juggle academics with life at the VA When Amber and Julie Jacobson tell classmates at Gunn High School they live down the street at the VA Hospital, they're astounded that some say they've never heard of it. Sinc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2012 at 2:21 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2012 at 9:48 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Donate Used Musical Instruments Is your child’s old cello sitting in the corner, unused? Have your son outgrown your guitar? Is your daughter’s recorder from elementary school still in her room? Donate you... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ryan Young, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:42 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto 11-year-old will compete on 'Jeopardy' A Palo Alto 11-year-old has been selected as a "whiz kid" from nearly 9,000 children across the country vying to compete in the popular TV quiz show "Jeopardy."
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 2, 2012 at 2:32 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2012 at 9:45 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto per-student funding down by $788 Per-student funding in Palo Alto schools from government sources has dropped by $788 -- or 6 percent -- since 2009, school district budget officials said.
Read the full stor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 2, 2012 at 10:11 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2012 at 9:20 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Surveys: 'Student emotional health improving' Palo Alto students gained a bit of ground in their overall social-emotional well-being between 2007 and 2011, according to survey data presented Tuesday to the Board of Educat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 1, 2012 at 10:22 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2012 at 5:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Jordan vs JLS I have a child that is going to middle school next year. Our home school is JLS, but Jordan is a lot closer to our house, but more importantly, since he is going to Poly for h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by zs, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 29, 2012 at 10:38 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 2, 2012 at 4:56 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Fall Class Guide 2011 Academic Achievement
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Rumor check: Kidnapping near Greer Park? My daughter just called to tell me she's afraid to bike home because a friend of hers told her about a kidnapping today near Greer Park.... It sounds pretty bogus to me, but j... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mother , a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 29, 2012 at 4:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2012 at 4:22 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Board ponders Addison School boundary change School officials are pondering changes to the attendance boundaries of the crowded Addison Elementary School as a temporary fix among longer-term, city-wide challenges of matc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 29, 2012 at 7:55 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2012 at 8:48 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School officials: 'No need for Cubberley until 2019' Breaking a long silence on their plans for Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto school officials have recommended postponing consideration of school facilities on the propert... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 28, 2012 at 10:23 am There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2012 at 6:11 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Academic stress a top mental health concern Academic stress tops the list of reasons Palo Alto teens have sought on-campus mental health counseling in the current academic year, according to a summary by a counseling or... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 23, 2012 at 4:12 pm There have been 88 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 3, 2012 at 1:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS class rank I am a new parent, and I don't know how the school give out class rank for the students. It seems they are ranking the students based on both weighted and unweighted GPA. Is t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by A Gunn parent, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Feb 21, 2012 at 10:58 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2012 at 9:39 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board enthusiastic about new classes at Paly Three new classes proposed for Palo Alto High School next year are part of a larger effort to better "align" high school classes to entrance requirements to California's publi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 16, 2012 at 10:32 am There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2012 at 10:35 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Three new courses proposed for Paly Sports nutrition, cars and physics are the subjects of three new classes proposed for Palo Alto High School next year. The Board of Education will discuss the proposals tonigh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 14, 2012 at 11:16 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 17, 2012 at 1:52 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Principals welcome electronic devices Students at Palo Alto High School are encouraged "to use and bring their (electronic) devices" to school, Principal Phil Winston said.
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