SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn Oracle Rejects Teacher Advisor System
In today's Gunn's newspaper's editorial, Gunn students were clear -- they do not want Paly's teacher advisory system to come to Gunn.
"Adoption of a Teacher Advisory syst... |
Listen to the children |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 7:08 pm by Listen to the children, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools won't send decile rankings to colleges
In Palo Alto's high-flying high schools, it's crowded at the top. Because of that, the Palo Alto school district next year will stop reporting a student's decile ranking to co... |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 5:42 pm by match, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High prize-winner hooked on the 'elegance' of mathematics
It has been a season of rewards for Palo Alto High School senior Lynnelle Ye. Ye's passion for the "elegance" of mathematics -- discovered in childhood and nurtured by her gra... |
Editor |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 5:04 pm by Resident, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Protest at Charlie Munger and Mandy Lowell's House -- PHOTOS
The Los Angeles Times covered the protest at Charlie Munger and Mandy Lowell's Hamilton Avenue home yesterday. Charlie and Mandy gave $35 million to destroy public education i... |
Cal Teachers |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 11:53 am by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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... |
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on Nov 4, 2012 at 10:49 am by Parent of Gunn student, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local PTA gathers signatures for tax initiative
In book clubs and exercise groups across town, Palo Alto PTA volunteers are gathering signatures for a November income-tax initiative to raise funds for California public educ... |
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on Nov 4, 2012 at 7:11 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Charles Munger, Mandy Lowell and Prop 30 School Measure
I am starting this thread because the thread about the death penalty is being swamped by comments on this topic, and I think it is important to be able to have both discussion... |
Duveneck mom |
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on Nov 4, 2012 at 7:09 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters
Schools will be in good hands
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Nov 3, 2012 at 9:29 am by soccerdad, a member of the Nixon School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jordan vs JLS
I have a child that is going to middle school next year. Our home school is JLS, but Jordan is a lot closer to our house, but more importantly, since he is going to Poly for h... |
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 4:56 pm by Maya Heron, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
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... |
Jim H. |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 7:39 pm by Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
Student Advocate |
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on Oct 30, 2012 at 11:32 pm by JLS mom of 2, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
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... |
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on Oct 30, 2012 at 9:17 am by determinant, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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... |
Editor |
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on Oct 29, 2012 at 9:15 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
Editor |
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on Oct 27, 2012 at 1:44 pm by Mike, a resident of the Professorville 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... |
Editor |
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on Oct 25, 2012 at 12:54 pm by ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Popular Kids Make More Dough Later In Life
New subject for Living Skills:
Web Link
In jest: I can see report cards ranking st... |
Chris Zaharias |
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on Oct 25, 2012 at 9:01 am by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ken Dauber
Candidate Ken Dauber has posed a challenge to the Palo Alto school district's long-held culture of "site-based decision-making."
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 11:57 am by John94306, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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... |
Editor |
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 10:49 am by Curious, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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... |
Editor |
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:30 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
Paly Parent |
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 7:23 pm by Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
Student Advocate |
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 1:41 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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... |
Editor |
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on Oct 22, 2012 at 1:17 pm by Crescent Park Mom, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: What to look for in a school board candidate
PAUSD is exemplary. At every school, students, parents, teachers and staff are deeply engaged in support of student learning and well-being. Overall academic achievement is ou... |
Editor |
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on Oct 19, 2012 at 3:59 pm by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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 ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 19, 2012 at 1:12 pm by Gunn Grad, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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... |
Editor |
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on Oct 18, 2012 at 1:05 pm by Mark, a resident of another community |
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