SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foreign Language Task Force's Recommendation This Tuesday Night
The foregin language task force that was established late last year has submitted its report to the Board of Education as part of the packet for the Janaury 16 meeting. It ca... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jan 16, 2008 at 9:10 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More thought about later school starts
Nancy Kalish writes about the benefits of a later school start time for students in the New York Times: Web Link... |
Kathy |
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on Jan 16, 2008 at 9:04 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto protests 'unachievable' housing goals
A housing goal assigned to Palo Alto is "unachievable" and would burden the school district and city services, according to a lengthy letter opposing the Association of Bay Ar... |
Editor |
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on Jan 16, 2008 at 1:01 am by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How Not To Talk To Your Kids
a superb read on the "inverse power of praise"
Web Link... |
Sanford Forte |
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on Jan 12, 2008 at 1:40 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Crossing Guard limitations
As a parent that lives across the street from Palo Verde Elementary, I see every school morning that the cross walk in front of our school is a dangerous for kids to cross. T... |
Lynn Drake |
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on Jan 10, 2008 at 6:07 pm by Jessica, a member of the Palo Verde School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Splish splash
Linn Ottosson, 4, of Palo Alto playfully splashes through a puddle of water in the parking lot at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto on Monday morning. Photo by Norbert von der Gro... |
Editor |
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on Jan 7, 2008 at 7:13 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
I'd like to share your wireless connection from Curtner
Ave. My sister has set up my 6-year-old daughter with a laptop with links to help her in her reading, such as www.childrensbooksonlin.org, www.pbskids.org, www.animaldiscover... |
jane atwood |
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on Jan 5, 2008 at 1:28 pm by poor thing, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Motion Mountain: A Superb Physics Textbook - for FREE!
Web Link
Here is a wonderful example of what happens when passion, information, and distributed systems converge in the direction of education. |
Sanford Forte |
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on Jan 5, 2008 at 2:39 am by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are PA schools different from other affluent districts?
I have read with great interest the discussion about the latest high school rankings. What I really want to know is:
- Is there a significant difference between PA high sc... |
Los Altos Parent |
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on Jan 4, 2008 at 5:30 pm by Arden Pennell, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill-DeAnza wins Measure C lawsuit appeal
The Foothill-DeAnza Community College District has again beaten back a legal challenge to Measure C, passed by district voters in 2006.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Jan 3, 2008 at 7:30 am by Not all lawyers are scum, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Castilleja celebrates a century of schooling
A patch of Palo Alto is turning red and white Friday when revelers don Castilleja School's colors for a 100th birthday celebration. The on-campus bash looks back on a century ... |
Editor |
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on Dec 30, 2007 at 3:21 pm by Roberta Lopez, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn's own winter wonderland
Gunn High School students dodge snowballs as they play in two tons of snow that Gunn's student body had brought to the campus Wednesday to help celebrate the holidays. Phot... |
Editor |
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on Dec 29, 2007 at 12:39 pm by Joe is Dumb, a resident of Stanford |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Free Online Language Lessons
Here's a new service called Mango
Web Link
In light of the interest in foreign language instruction - and realizing there is no substitute for in per... |
Sanford Forte |
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on Dec 27, 2007 at 11:30 am by ML, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two appointed to help with strategic plan
To help Superintendent Kevin Skelly review proposals from outside firms about how to draft the Strategic Plan, the school board appointed Camille Townsend and Melissa Baten Ca... |
Editor |
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on Dec 23, 2007 at 6:59 pm by Terry, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Protests rock Paly over 're-enactment' plays
Students at Palo Alto High School are rallying to the defense of historical re-enactment plays in a controversy over whether the future of the 17-year-old program is threatene... |
Editor |
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on Dec 22, 2007 at 12:03 pm by edthecoolness, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Private middle school to replace El Camino motel
The private Keys School has purchased the El Camino Real site of the Mayflower Motel and will open a new middle-school campus there by 2009, school officials have announced.
... |
Editor |
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on Dec 21, 2007 at 10:18 am by Tax-Loss, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bucking the trend
Race may be used to define the Palo Alto school district's achievement gap -- black and Hispanic students as groups score lower than other ethnicities -- but a look at student... |
Editor |
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on Dec 21, 2007 at 8:39 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What IQ Doesn't Tell Us About Race, and Intelligence
Web Link
Here's an informative piece that distills some of the latest research in IQ. I recommend it... |
RWE |
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on Dec 21, 2007 at 8:20 am by .5%, a resident of the Barron Park 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... |
Simon Firth |
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on Dec 20, 2007 at 9:25 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ohlone MI Infromation Meeting
I didn't find the information on the PAUSD or Ohlone website,
but yesterday's Daily News had a notice -
Jan 30, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Ohlone multipurpose room
Mandatory... |
PADN reader |
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on Dec 18, 2007 at 4:41 pm by PA mom, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Getting Flumist
Does anyone know where to get Flumist this season? Long's says they are going to get it at some point, but hasn't yet as of Dec 18.
We tried calling Palo Alto Medical Found... |
Jarred |
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on Dec 18, 2007 at 12:38 pm by JSD, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District, Paly vow changes after hazing article
Concerned school officials have reacted swiftly following publication of an article on high-school hazing, which described teenage athletes getting dropped on the ribs and bei... |
Editor |
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on Dec 17, 2007 at 5:43 pm by another paly student, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crackdown on adult 'teen party' hosts approved
A "social host" ordinance designed to crack down on adults who allow "Animal House"-like parties -- or any gathering of more than four teens involving alcohol -- was approved ... |
Editor |
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on Dec 17, 2007 at 12:23 pm by Paly77, a resident of Mountain View |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Another Great Resource for Introducing Children to a Foreign Language
Meet "Muzzy"
"Muzzy" has " become the most successful series of children's language courses in the world and its method has proved equally effective for youngsters and adul... |
Sanford Forte |
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on Dec 16, 2007 at 9:07 pm by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Non-residents are a drain on public schools
Today's article about non-residents in Palo Alto public schools really made me angry. These greedy non-residents (who use fake lease documents or other methods to get their ki... |
Rebecca |
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on Dec 15, 2007 at 8:06 pm by Luke, a resident of Stanford |
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