SCHOOLS & KIDS Peninsula Day Care Center closes after 37 years Three hundred low-cost child-care slots in Palo Alto will be lost this week when the owners of the 37-year-old Peninsula Day Care Center retire and close their doors.
Read th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 29, 2012 at 1:31 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 29, 2012 at 9:15 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Bullet Voting As A Voting Strategy I just want to follow up on the thread that was deleted (rightly so) which contained a voting strategy that I have used my whole life. It just seems like common sense to me t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Student Advocate, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 26, 2012 at 4:17 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 30, 2012 at 11:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Community committee to advise on new Palo Alto elementary school A yet-to-be-appointed community advisory committee will examine two possible venues for a 13th elementary school in Palo Alto, Board of Education members said Thursday, Oct. 2... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 26, 2012 at 9:42 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2012 at 1:44 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Top high school test scores called 'blessing and curse' Top test scores were cited as a blessing and a curse Tuesday, Oct. 23, as the Palo Alto Board of Education reviewed results from the 2012 Advanced Placement, SAT and Californi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 25, 2012 at 10:21 pm There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 30, 2012 at 9:17 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Diverse views sought for calendar committee Hoping for a calmer discussion when it's time to adopt future school calendars, the Board of Education Tuesday called for diverse viewpoints to be represented on a calendar ad... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2012 at 8:32 am There have been 60 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2012 at 7:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Popular Kids Make More Dough Later In Life New subject for Living Skills:
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In jest: I can see report cards ranking st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Oct 23, 2012 at 8:35 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 25, 2012 at 9:01 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly Students Weigh in on School Board Candidates Paly Students Have Spoken!! The Campanile, Paly�s award-winning student newspaper, has published their recommendations for school board. You can view the Campanile�s reco... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Student Advocate, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 22, 2012 at 7:03 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2012 at 1:41 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School calendar advisory committee on agenda Composition of an advisory committee to evaluate Palo Alto's new school calendar will be among discussion topics at the Board of Education meeting Tuesday.
Read the full st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 22, 2012 at 5:36 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:49 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Scouts files allege molestation in Palo Alto camp A former director at a Boy Scouts camp based in Palo Alto is among the thousands of people accused of sexually molesting scouts over the past four decades, according to a trov... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 19, 2012 at 4:36 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2012 at 1:17 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Feature story: Living large Some Palo Altans are bucking the trends, opting to raise large families in a world where small is considered beautiful -- or at least practical. Many were raised in large hous... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 19, 2012 at 12:42 pm There have been 40 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Honors English Class at Paly Today an email was sent to the American Classics Honors English Class stating that due to a mistake this class is no longer Honors ranked.
You took American Classics H last s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Oct 18, 2012 at 7:51 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2012 at 7:23 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pancake breakfast to benefit Project Safety Net Project Safety Net's first annual Pancake Breakfast is scheduled for Oct. 20. The fundraiser is the brainchild of Palo Alto firefighters, who had been looking to forge a relat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 17, 2012 at 10:45 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2012 at 1:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Jordan Student Arrested?? Anyone hear anything about a student at Jordan being taken away by the police today? I've heard rumors that a police car took a student away this afternoon.
Could be a fab... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jim H., a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Oct 16, 2012 at 4:22 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 31, 2012 at 7:39 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board candidates air issues in forum Incumbents touted the academic and fiscal strength of Palo Alto schools while challengers said the school district could be doing better on a range of issues in a school board... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 16, 2012 at 10:14 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2012 at 10:31 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto student stays home pending court ruling An 11-year-old Palo Alto boy is home from school pending an Oct. 25 court hearing on whether his genetic condition poses a risk to other students at Jordan Middle School who h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 15, 2012 at 10:32 am There have been 124 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 25, 2012 at 12:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Cheese balls, aliens, Angry Birds -- and logical sequencing The dozens of children who flock to Smita Kolhatkar's lunchtime "Scratch Club" at Barron Park Elementary School create their own little worlds and, in the process, absorb earl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 13, 2012 at 11:17 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2012 at 9:10 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Talk of new Palo Alto schools gets more concrete Launching one -- or even two -- new elementary schools in Palo Alto was at the heart of discussion this week as the Board of Education pondered enrollment data for the current... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 12, 2012 at 3:15 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 16, 2012 at 7:13 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pay a buck, save the world When 9,000 students from five California schools donated just $1 each in 2007, the resulting $9,000 was enough to build a new school in Kenya. The idea was the brainchild of L... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 12, 2012 at 2:37 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 12, 2012 at 2:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Geometry in middle school? Is geometry offered in middle school?
I went to the Terman website and looks like the math lanes stop at Algebra I.
A fair number of 8th graders in the Cupertino school di... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Barron Dad, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Oct 12, 2012 at 11:54 am There have been 57 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 19, 2012 at 10:26 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Caswell, Dauber, Emberling for school board The last time there was an election for school board in Palo Alto was five years ago, just a few months after Superintendent Kevin Skelly had been hired to bring order to the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 12, 2012 at 6:09 am There have been 56 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 19, 2012 at 1:12 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto schools report bump in test scores Better test scores among disadvantaged and underrepresented minority students contributed to a bump in the "Academic Performance Index" score of Palo Alto schools, which was p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2012 at 2:35 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 16, 2012 at 7:17 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board to principals: 'collaborate on counseling' School board members Tuesday asked principals of Palo Alto's two high schools to get together to develop a "common purpose and common metrics" for their guidance counseling pr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 10, 2012 at 8:26 am There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2012 at 6:18 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Few sign up for new 'transitional' program Despite its origins in Palo Alto, a new law compelling California school districts to offer "transitional kindergarten" has attracted few students here.
Read the full story h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 10, 2012 at 7:47 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 14, 2012 at 2:25 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Caswell leads, Dauber trails, in fundraising School board incumbent Melissa Baten Caswell led and challenger Ken Dauber trailed in fundraising for next month's election for the Palo Alto Board of Education, according to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 9, 2012 at 6:40 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 16, 2012 at 9:39 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Principals to report on counseling tonight The principals of Gunn and Palo Alto high schools will report to the Board of Education tonight on their efforts to improve guidance-counseling services. Also tonight, the boa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 9, 2012 at 10:51 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 4, 2012 at 10:49 am.
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