SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly High tries for booze-free dances
Two limousines that arrived at Palo Alto High School's April prom full of teenagers reeking of alcohol — who verbally abused administrators after testing positive for dr... |
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on Jun 11, 2008 at 4:37 pm by paly parent, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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... |
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on Apr 21, 2012 at 9:23 pm by Mike, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
The Opportunity Center Was A Mistake
The article in the Palo Alto Weekly on the homeless shelter, also known as the Opportunity Center, written by Lars Osterberg and Don Barr lacked objectivity. If one wants to ... |
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on Jan 16, 2008 at 1:10 pm by Gina, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is Mandarin losing its status as flavor of the month language?
Trade with China is one of the arguments as to why Mandarin should be taught (or immersed) in our schools. I remember Russian and Japanese being given similar weight in past y... |
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on Sep 1, 2007 at 12:53 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Neighbors lobby for new road in research park
A new road northwest of Page Mill Road that could divert traffic from the College Terrace neighborhood will be looked at by Palo Alto staff, city planning director Curtis Will... |
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on Jan 23, 2012 at 8:56 pm by Burdens galore, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pilots' group urges tighter procedures at airport
Acutely aware of the Palo Alto Airport's limited-visibility future, the airport's pilots' and aircraft-owners' group is pushing tighter takeoff-and-landing procedures to show ... |
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on Mar 1, 2010 at 1:31 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
'Not in Our Town' event to explore diversity
Issues of race, diversity and bias will be the focus of a "Not in Our Town" workshop in Palo Alto next week that will include former Palo Alto City Councilwoman LaDoris Cordel... |
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on Mar 15, 2008 at 1:49 am by No OP fan, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Emails reveal internal school discussions
Palo Alto school-district superintendent Kevin Skelly has made a practice of communicating with school board members via email about district issues, sometimes polling them on... |
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:07 am by Gunn Alumni, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board members take umbrage at allegations of possible Brown Act violations
Stung by what they view as unfair allegations that they violated California's open-meeting law, Palo Alto school board members Thursday said they are vigilant in observing the... |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 7:26 pm by amazed, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Achievement test data sparks heated discussion
Responding to criticism that he's excessively focused on test scores, Palo Alto School District Superintendent Kevin Skelly said Tuesday that supporting struggling students as... |
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on Nov 21, 2011 at 11:49 pm by Finland does it better, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullying in school
I am a parent of a middle school student who is experiencing some social difficulties at school and would like some feed back on others in the community whose children may hav... |
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on Mar 18, 2008 at 4:55 pm by parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Second health-care 'telephone town hall' goes well
A second "telephone town hall" by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo Monday evening went smoothly and won praise from callers from Palo Alto, Mountain View and other 14th Congressional ... |
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on Oct 13, 2010 at 12:58 pm by Perspective, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Workers' union publicly protests city takebacks
The closed-doors negotiations between Palo Alto and its largest workers' union turned public and testy Monday night when hundreds of city employees packed into the City Counci... |
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on Jun 21, 2009 at 5:10 am by Anna, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police hunting for 19-year-old shooting suspect
Palo Alto police have launched a manhunt 19-year-old suspect in today's shooting incident at an apartment complex at 574 Arastradero Road. The victim, in his early 20s, was sh... |
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on Apr 22, 2009 at 2:24 pm by Ketimpor Ta, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin-immersion grant saves PA district $$
A previously controversial federal grant for Mandarin instruction improved the district's Mandarin program and even saved a little money this year, Associate Superintendent Ma... |
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on Jul 10, 2008 at 12:07 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
STEPHEN LEVY'S ECONOMY BLOG
What Supports High Home Values in Palo Alto
Another title would be "Why do people want to live in Palo Alto".
I believe it is because we have great schools and lots of amenities, many of which are publicly funded.
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on Jun 22, 2012 at 1:29 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Friends, family recall 'amazing, loving' Seidman
The memorial service for Phyllis Seidman, who died Tuesday night after she was struck by an SUV in Palo Alto Tuesday afternoon, will be held in January to give family and frie... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 11:38 pm by Driver, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Ask the Economist
Economist Stephen Levy of Palo Alto will be online live to answer your questions about the economic crisis facing the nation and California and its local impacts.
Levy is d... |
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on Nov 2, 2008 at 8:48 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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... |
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on Oct 25, 2012 at 12:54 pm by ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
An unsustainable animal shelter
Palo Altans are big pet owners, and the prospect of not having the convenience and top-level service of the city-run Animal Services Center is not a popular one.
Read the f... |
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on Apr 18, 2012 at 4:16 pm by sandra skolnik, a resident of Mountain View |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school life: To whom it may concern
A veteran Palo Alto educator reflects on the challenges of high school -- and how teachers, students and parents can help.
■ [Web Link... |
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on Sep 30, 2010 at 10:28 pm by student, a member of the Gunn High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Obama picks Supreme Court Nominee..uh-oh...
Web Link
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better concl... |
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on Jun 5, 2009 at 2:19 pm by She said it several times, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trying to stop bullying
Duveneck Elementary School in Palo Alto has a freshly repainted playground for games the kids play during recess. It's a pattern from a company called Peaceful Playgrounds.
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on Jan 14, 2009 at 3:41 pm by paly reporter, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly, Gunn top nationwide rankings
Palo Alto and Gunn high schools were ranked among the top 100 in the nation by a U.S. News and World Report survey released today. Out of 18,790 public high schools, Gunn nett... |
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on Apr 15, 2008 at 6:49 pm by Student, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park On Track For Adopting FLES
Supporters of FLES in Palo Alto might be interested to know that, after a Nov. 20th school board vote, the Menlo Park school district is on track to adopt an elementary foreig... |
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on Dec 20, 2007 at 9:25 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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