SCHOOLS & KIDS
Math Is Harder for Girls. . . and also, it seems, for the New York Times.
The New York Times is determined to show that women are discriminated against in the sciences; too bad the facts say otherwise.
A new study has “found that girls perfo... |
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on Aug 2, 2008 at 8:17 pm by Walter E. Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trying to gauge nanny compensation market--fair or highway robbery?
I'll be returning to work in September and have just started a search for a full-time nanny to care for my 8 month old daughter. One of the nannies I'm really excited about is... |
Nanny Searcher |
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on Jul 9, 2008 at 5:51 pm by rp, a member of the Walter Hays School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers Should post grades and assignments online in a timely manner
Kids are more than data
Editor,
A hue and cry is being raised by some local parents to demand that our schoolteachers list all homework, complete or incomplete assignmen... |
palo alto mom |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 11:55 pm by parent of a Vicenti student, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local STAR test results show mixed progress
Palo Alto students continued to score well while East Palo Alto students showed mixed improvement on California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) exams in English, m... |
Editor |
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on Aug 25, 2011 at 9:30 am by pamom, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district unfurls plan for $378M bond
A plan for a $378 million bond measure to improve and expand local schools without additional costs to Palo Alto taxpayers was presented at Tuesday's school board meeting.
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Editor |
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on Jan 31, 2008 at 12:37 pm by Arden Pennell, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Geometry in middle school?
Is geometry offered in middle school?
I went to the Terman website and looks like the math lanes stop at Algebra I.
A fair number of 8th graders in the Cupertino school di... |
Barron Dad |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 5:49 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ken Dauber enters Palo Alto school board race
Parent activist Ken Dauber announced Tuesday, Aug. 7, he will run for the Palo Alto school board in this November's election, injecting some competition into the race.
Read... |
Editor |
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 12:41 pm by chini, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to set calendar, discuss Mandarin
Two hot-button issues will come before the Palo Alto Board of Education Tuesday night -- a proposed change to the academic calendar and the district's controversial Mandarin I... |
Editor |
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on Nov 20, 2010 at 1:36 am by Q, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly grad Anna Luskin dies from car crash
Palo Alto High School graduate Anna Rose Luskin died from injuries sustained in a June 21 solo car crash along Highway 101 in Paso Robles. Her 15-year-old brother, Danny, was ... |
Editor |
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on Jul 31, 2008 at 7:02 pm by Member, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis 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
District responds to 'testing fraud' charge
Palo Alto School Superintendent Kevin Skelly expressed confidence the school district will be able to resolve charges of "testing fraud" by parents of an elementary student. T... |
Editor |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:44 pm by mp parent, a resident of Menlo Park |
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
Will school-calendar shift cut or boost stress?
A school board discussion on a proposed academic calendar change Tuesday underscored the sensitivity and complexity of the hot-button calendar issue for the diverse families o... |
Editor |
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on Nov 16, 2010 at 10:32 pm by Paly Grad, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
JP Blanchard's mother: 'Empower our students'
The mother of a Gunn High School student who died at the Caltrain tracks in May pleaded with the school board Tuesday night to listen to students, not just adult professionals... |
Editor |
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on Sep 1, 2009 at 2:21 pm by YSK, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD Math Flow - Lower Lanes vs Higher Lanes
My son insists in transfering to lower lane math even though his grades in the higher lane math are good. The main reason for his decision is that "the kids in higher lanes (... |
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on Jan 25, 2009 at 3:21 pm by paly parent, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
FYI - Mandarin Immersion back on the School Board Agenda
For those not totally exhausted by the Mandarin Immersion (MI) debate, you might be interested to know that the Palo Alto Board of Education is having a special session this c... |
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on May 7, 2007 at 7:55 pm by Resident, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Diverse views sought for calendar committee
Hoping for a calmer discussion when it's time to adopt future school calendars, the Board of Education Tuesday called for diverse viewpoints to be represented on a calendar ad... |
Editor |
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on Nov 19, 2012 at 7:30 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to consider protocols Aug. 28
In their first meeting together, new Palo Alto Superintendent Kevin Skelly and the five members of the Board of Education considered adopting a lengthy list of protocols, incl... |
Editor |
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on Aug 12, 2007 at 10:39 am by Bystander, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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
College Board to offer make-up SAT
The College Board will offer a special "make-up exam in the very near future" or refund fees after a scheduled administration of the SAT was canceled at Palo Alto High School ... |
Editor |
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on May 17, 2012 at 8:28 pm by Dodging, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A mother's plea: No peanuts for squirrels
Two-year-old Oliver Payne developed a severe case of hives in March after having his first taste of peanut butter. After a visit to the hospital, his parents were told Oliver ... |
Editor |
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on Aug 7, 2010 at 1:43 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary Mandarin popular in Palo Alto
Palo Alto's elementary Mandarin Immersion Program is wildly popular among local families, with 69 students applying for 22 kindergarten spots this fall. This is one of several... |
Editor |
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on Jun 10, 2010 at 11:33 pm by old old arguments, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Survey: Most students get outside help in math
Parents of more than 57 percent of Palo Alto's elementary school students provide supplemental math assistance outside of school, according to an informal survey conducted by ... |
Editor |
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on Jun 29, 2009 at 4:37 pm by palo alto mom, a member of the Jordan Middle School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
600-plus kids at Ohlone?
This is actually a repost of a reply I wrote to Resident in the Asian Population thread. Obviously, it's a different topic, which deserves its own thread.
The gist of it i... |
OhlonePar |
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on May 28, 2009 at 5:40 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Drugs in middle school
My 12 year old looked stoned and had red eyes on several occasions after hanging out with friends after school for a couple of hours. Can it be drugs? Where can I have him t... |
Middle school parent |
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on Nov 19, 2008 at 10:32 pm by kid, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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