SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board delays Mandarin-immersion vote
Wanting more community input and time for compromise efforts, the Palo Alto school board agreed to delay voting yes or no on the highly controversial Mandarin-immersion choice... |
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on May 31, 2007 at 9:30 pm by Fact Checker, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woman who died in crash had lived in PA
Indira Gagloeva, 37, who died Tuesday when a truck struck the concrete median on Highway 101 in Redwood City, was a mother of three who had reportedly recently moved to Mounta... |
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on May 30, 2007 at 12:32 am by A well wisher, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What was going on @ PALY this morning?
8 or 9 squad cars, police with stop signs. Were they looking for the pervert/flasher? |
Dave\'s Just Wondering |
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on May 29, 2007 at 9:01 am by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford imposter shows pressures of teen life
The recent news about a teen pretending to be a Stanford student, going to classes, etc. speaks volumes about the pressures we are putting our teens under. This girl is no cri... |
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on May 28, 2007 at 11:03 am by bemused, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community Discussion on Mandarin Immersion
Mon, May 21, Mon 2-4pm in the Terman Café
PAUSD Board Members Mandy Lowell and Dana Tom will conduct this public
forum. The PAUSD Board of Education has scheduled a vote f... |
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on May 28, 2007 at 10:13 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What's so bad about a charter?
What’s so bad about a charter? Is PAUSD so fragile that a charter will destroy us?
I’m genuinely puzzled by the debate.
I’ve read the State Education code. MI is a tex... |
Optimist |
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on May 27, 2007 at 9:43 am by Concerned Citizen, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Second fake student discovered at Stanford
A second person has been discovered posing as a Stanford University student and has been sent a letter by university officials to stay away from the campus.
Related st... |
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on May 26, 2007 at 1:28 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Man seen exposing himself near Palo Alto High School
A Palo Alto High School student walking behind Town & Country Village Shopping Center this morning saw a man with his pants down who appeared to be masturbating, Sgt. Sandra B... |
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on May 25, 2007 at 7:54 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
relocating to PA for Univ position - advice on MS-HS
- We are going to try to find a home close to the University - Professorville or walking distance to the town of PA. I am Trying to get info on the different schools within th... |
dorothy_s |
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on May 24, 2007 at 8:57 pm by Mom, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD parallels?
We read with dismay an article concerning the proposed dollar increase in the children's lunch program combined with the depletion of the staff involved that influence the def... |
Shirley and Chesley Douglas |
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on May 22, 2007 at 6:44 pm by Palo alto mom, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Committee to recommend re-opening Garland School
A school district committee is asking the school board to reverse its February decision and proceed to give the private Stratford School the required 3-year notice to vacate t... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on May 21, 2007 at 9:44 pm by Almost Architect, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A solution to the crowded schools problem
Has anyone thought of this idea?
Open Garland but move Ohlone there.
Ohlone site becomes neighborhood school taking residents from the area between Oregon and Embarcader... |
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on May 21, 2007 at 1:30 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lottery By the District (Not the Principals)
It seems that some people question the legitimacy of the lottery at Ohlone.
Shouldn't the lottery be done by the district, not by individual principals, and no essay shou... |
Duveneck Mom |
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on May 20, 2007 at 4:47 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High School Graduation Rate Plummets
The San Jose Mercury News reported today on high school graduation rates, and Palo Alto came out looking pretty bad. The graduation rate for Palo Alto Unified dropped from 99.... |
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on May 19, 2007 at 8:13 pm by Parent, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is Diligence on New Superintendent Sufficient?
Web Link
If the current first choice for Sperintendent holds up, I wish him well.
What many are curious about at this po... |
RWE |
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on May 19, 2007 at 3:13 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why not expand Ohlone program?
The glowing atricles on Susan Charles and Ohlone school begs the question: why not expand the Ohlone program?
My husband went to Ohlone and we would love to give our childr... |
Morgan Bricca |
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on May 17, 2007 at 9:11 pm by Concerned Greer Road + Ohlone parent, a member of the Ohlone School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Duveneck's thinking: Pa-the-tic
One word, three syllables to describe Duveneck's thinking: Pa-the-tic.
It seems that we are supposed to live in a complelely antisceptic world in every way. Human feelings... |
Mimi Kugushev |
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on May 16, 2007 at 9:40 pm by pa mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Another armed robbery - almost a daily occurance~read " crime" comments
There is a post up in the crime thread (a reply) regarding crime and the relationship to our schools here in Palo Alto....It was suggested that there be a mandatory class for ... |
Mayfield Child |
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on May 15, 2007 at 8:49 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Father's Day - Ideas?
Now that we have celebrated Mother's Day, we have some time to think about how to celebrate the Dads. This is often left til the last minute due to the end of school celebrati... |
Mom |
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on May 14, 2007 at 5:35 pm by Old Kid, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No Contact Policy at Duveneck
Palo Alto schools are currently in the process of performing Standardized Testing And Reporting (STAR) Program to gauge both school and individual student performance
Amid ... |
DuveneckDad |
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on May 13, 2007 at 5:03 pm by :), a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
American Idol - what its all about
What I've learned:
I can have passion about a real issue that effects me, my children, my community and my property, and in the end it doesn't really amount to a hill of bea... |
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on May 12, 2007 at 9:29 pm by marie, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Volunteerism in our schools
It has been suggested in a post in another thread that we are expecting too much volunteering from parents in our schools. Is this the case?
Do we need to do more than be o... |
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on May 12, 2007 at 11:38 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lost trust , Lost donations: The MI cost to our schools
Will MI cost Palo Alto schools the bond measure? |
parent pockets |
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on May 12, 2007 at 7:58 am by yet another parent, a member of the Escondido School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lost faith in MI choice and charter
I just wanted my son to learn Mandarin. Immersion sounded a great way to do that. So I started looking at the proposed Madarin Immersion program. But the process to bring t... |
Angie Lee |
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on May 10, 2007 at 10:19 pm by Sherlock, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Weekly's reporting on Ohlone Way and Charles
Just read the Weekly's reportingon The Ohlone Way and Susan Charles' education history.
First - it explains a lot about why Charles has been so compliant with the District ... |
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on May 10, 2007 at 7:43 pm by Al, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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