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"affirmative action for whites" at UC?
Web Link
A new University of California admissions policy, adopted to increase campus diversity, could actually increase the number of white s... |
Rush |
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on Apr 18, 2009 at 8:48 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Free math help message board?
Can someone please direct me to a math help message board that would allow me to post a math question and have it answered fairly quickly without having to register or pay a f... |
rusty at math |
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on Jul 14, 2008 at 9:57 pm by rusty at math, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Science Fair!!
If your 6-12 grade student has an interest in science, please have him or her check out the Santa Clara County Science Fair ( www.science-fair.org ).
I help with the admi... |
Ruthie Waters |
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on Sep 10, 2007 at 7:29 pm by Scientist\'s mom, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kindergarchy?
Aside from the utter nonsense about suggesting that it's OK to smoke and drink while pregnant, this article seems to make more than occasional sense. I don't buy the whole thi... |
RWE |
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on Aug 3, 2008 at 11:02 am by Good article!, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
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This is a very provocative article; it resonates with one of the conversations we have about education, in Pal... |
RWE |
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on Jul 29, 2008 at 10:23 am by Mike, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The Wonders of Language Immersion
A friend at Edutopia just sent this over:
Web Link
It's a very well-done video that shows the on-the-ground reality - in the classroom - of... |
RWE |
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on Jan 31, 2008 at 12:11 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What IQ Doesn't Tell Us About Race, and Intelligence
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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
Is Diligence on New Superintendent Sufficient?
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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 |
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First-round decision made on superintendent
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A few things I'm curious about. How is it that if PAUSD claims to hire the "best and brightest" that we can't hire... |
RWE |
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on May 2, 2007 at 9:28 am by Simon Firth, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD BOE's latest faux paux a real shocker
It's hard to believe the way that the PAUSD BOE carried out its most recent action, with the recent appointment of a local principal to a sensitive central administrative posi... |
RWE |
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on Mar 25, 2007 at 5:42 pm by outraged, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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School board to discuss 'trust' action
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My hat is off to Gail price for taking an action that many in the community and within PAUSD have been asking for;... |
RWE |
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on Nov 7, 2006 at 9:41 am by anon, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Donate Used Musical Instruments
Is your child’s old cello sitting in the corner, unused? Have your son outgrown your guitar? Is your daughter’s recorder from elementary school still in her room? Donate you... |
Ryan Young |
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:42 pm by Ryan Young, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What happened to our kids in Palo Alto schools ? The spark seems gone.
What is wrong with this town? It has no sense of humor and now demands that young kids behave a little adults, if not robots.
This is the impression that all the negati... |
Sad mother |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 9:37 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Who should patrol the tracks?
I could envision a town where groups of kids and parents decide to guard the tracks together in memory of the kids who have died there. these are our children... we need to s... |
sad parent |
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on Jun 5, 2009 at 2:12 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Paly 2011 Lacrosse Player Dies of Meningitis
ST. LOUIS—A college student in St. Louis has died after contracting bacterial meningitis.
Washington University undergraduate Emily Benatar died Wednesday at Barnes-Jewish... |
Saddened |
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on May 10, 2012 at 6:55 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Footwear on Bikes
As I take my child to school I often notice how inappropriate some kids' footwear is for riding bikes and scooters. I see many kids on both with only flip flops, or open toe... |
Safety First |
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on Jan 16, 2008 at 4:55 pm by JLS student, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ralston Accident should never have happened
The accident yesterday at Ralston Middle School should never have happened. We need to put barriers up at our schools between traffic and our kids. The kids should have been w... |
Safety First |
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on Aug 10, 2007 at 5:00 pm by another ralston student., a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
anybody know a good place to learn judo?
My eleven year old son is very eager to learn judo. Does anybody know a good place to do it? He is a complete beginner. |
Sally |
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on Jul 25, 2008 at 6:36 am by Former member, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Men And Women With History Of Concussion Mend Differently, Study Finds
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The study found that females performed significantly worse than males on tests of reaction time.
Females wer... |
sally |
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on Jul 14, 2008 at 2:48 pm by sally, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hope for Parents Thanks to a 7yr old's letter to a 49er
Thanks to a 7yr-old’s letter to Kyle Williams!
By Samantha Woo
I hope I will be part of a ripple effect of better parenting. I say this in faith, as I am assuming others ... |
Samantha Woo |
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on Feb 6, 2012 at 10:09 am by mmmMom, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Novice Skiiers
I'm a single parent and I would like to take my two teenagers skiing this month. They have never skiied before. (Is that the past tense of 'ski'?) Does anyone have a reco... |
Sandra |
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on Mar 29, 2010 at 7:46 pm by VoxPop, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
More Free Online Foreign Language Learning Resources
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Web Link
The resources in this sector keep gettin... |
Sanford Forte |
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on Jun 25, 2008 at 10:57 am by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park 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
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
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 |
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