SCHOOLS & KIDS
Do our schools have Twitter accounts and can they text our students in an emergency?
I know the schools are reviewing safety in the light of recent events.
Do our schools individually have Twitter accounts so that they can tweet parents and students?
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 2:34 pm by paly parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher, staff bonus on board agenda
Palo Alto school employees will vote soon on a proposed pay raise described as a "one-time, off-the-salary-schedule payment" equal to 1 percent of 2011-12 base salary.
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 12:48 pm by resident, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto students win Siemens competition prize
Two Palo Alto students have won a Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology prize, which is the nation's top science honor for high school students, the foundation ann... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 10:46 am by resident, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lonely Shopping Carts
For months, commuters at the California Avenue train station have been treated to the sight of shopping carts dumped into the no-man's land between the station and Alma. I tr... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 9:40 am by feed back, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How much solar on new PAUSD construction?
With all the new PAUSD buildings, how many have Solar Photovoltaic Panels as part of their plans? What's PAUSD electric power usage broken down by school?
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Left of Boom |
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on Dec 18, 2012 at 1:26 pm by lowest bidder = CHEAP work, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly students riding bikes on wrong side of Churchill
Paly students do ride their bikes the wrong way down Churchill but not excusing them, it is quite apparent why they do it. They are riding along the left side of the driveway ... |
Resident |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 5:22 pm by Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Help Save a Life, Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive for Palo Alto Mom
What: Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive
When: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
Where: Palo Alto Unified School District Office
Dr. Nalini Ambady, a Palo Al... |
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on Dec 15, 2012 at 3:56 pm by A.Neck Dote, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Public Agenda
CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to consider approving a pilot residential collection policy for compost; hear a "Year in Review" presentation from the city manager; and con... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 1:43 pm by Gimme a break, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rare monoamniotic twins delivered at Packard Hospital
A dramatic delivery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has saved the lives of twin girls who might not have survived to their first Christmas, the hospital has announced.
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 1:22 pm by Annie, a resident of the Palo Alto Orchards neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Midtown 'elves' to deliver holiday bouquets
Calling themselves the "Midtown elves," residents of Palo Alto 's Midtown neighborhood have launched a grass-roots effort to make holiday bouquets and cards for veterans at th... |
Editor |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 8:49 pm by Mike, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
When do our kids get their psat scores?
Kids in other parts of the country have already received theirs. Apparently it is up to the school to distribute them. Anyone know when our kids get them? |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 6:52 pm by Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto schools welcome better financial news
Palo Alto school board members Tuesday expressed relief at the first good financial news for the school district in years, and teachers reiterated a request they made last Jun... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 9:14 am by PA Voter, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local campuses mark second 'Inclusive Schools Week'
As Palo Alto ramps up efforts to teach special-needs children in mainstream classrooms, campuses across town marked the second annual "Inclusive Schools Week" to talk about ho... |
Editor |
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on Dec 10, 2012 at 2:38 pm by Walter Hays Dad, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tapping the power of friendship to boost teen mental health
An effort to bolster teen mental health at Gunn High School by harnessing the power of peer influence has shown success in its first year, according to survey results.
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on Dec 9, 2012 at 7:27 pm by Looney Tunes, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto man gets 20 years for child molestation
A Palo Alto man accused of molesting his two stepdaughters was sentenced to 20 years in state prison in San Mateo County Superior Court Wednesday, Dec. 5, Assistant District A... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 10:54 am by iSez, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school board members to take oath
A public cake-and-punch reception to honor incoming members of Palo Alto's Board of Education will precede a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Read the full story here ht... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 10:22 am by huh?, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woodside High grieves over death of freshman
Sadness pervaded Woodside High School Tuesday as students and teachers remembered Leyla Beban, a 14-year-old Redwood City freshman who died in a bicycle accident involving a c... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 10:36 am by Joe, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto schools prep for new standards
California schools will revamp their standardized tests in 2014, replacing the California Standards Test (STAR) with a new exam to assess students under the soon-to-be impleme... |
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on Dec 4, 2012 at 7:55 am by Big Al, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents, students named to calendar committee
The Palo Alto school district has named some 20 parents, teachers, administrators and students to a committee to evaluate reforms to the school district's academic calendar th... |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 3:12 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly - Another Honors class not Honorably ranked by UC?
Is it correct that it turns out that a Physics H. class just followed an English H. class - UC will not weigh as honors? |
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on Dec 2, 2012 at 11:56 am by Observer, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Making the future profitable for youth
Investment counselor Thomas Arrington usually spends his time managing the assets and portfolios of high-profile clients. But for 50 minutes every Friday afternoon, he, along ... |
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 6:17 am by Mark C, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Departing teacher pleads: 'Keep the play in kindergarten'
After 27 years of teaching 5-year-olds, Ginny Russell is departing this month with a cri de coeur -- a cry of the heart. "Technology and testing can wait. Keep the play in kin... |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 1:51 pm by Carol Lowman, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two local graduates head to Annapolis, West Point
Grace Hamilton reported Monday to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Kevin Flaherty began his "plebe summer" Thursday at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. But the two... |
Editor |
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on Nov 29, 2012 at 1:40 pm by Another PA mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto's high school grads offer advice
More than 90 percent of Palo Alto's high school graduates feel academically prepared for college but fewer than 70 percent of them feel "socially prepared," according to an al... |
Editor |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 5:45 pm by Lou, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
US ranks low in International education rankings.
I found this article today on BBC and tried looking for a similar article in a US site but was unable to do so. Finland leads the table and the US is only ahead of ex-Iron cur... |
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 5:12 pm by Jan tenny hutch, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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