SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto schools to get 'Everyday Mathematics'
"Everyday Mathematics" was approved on a 3-2 vote of the Palo Alto school board early today (Wednesday) -- despite a parent petition with more than 700 signatures urging the b... |
Editor |
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on May 20, 2010 at 10:00 am by HPA, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High Hits #42 on Newsweek ‘Best High Schools’ List
Interesting article:
Gunn High School vaulted to the forty-second spot on Newsweek’s “America’s Best High Schools 2011” list yesterday, edging out Walnut Hills in Cincinnat... |
gunns ok |
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on Jul 10, 2011 at 7:14 am by alex, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Can teachers pay someone to grade their students papers?
My son came home with a graded English essay. Although he was not really happy with the grade, I commented that at least this paper had a lot of feedback written on it, (thi... |
paly parent |
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on Feb 1, 2010 at 8:40 pm by sufficiently competent, a resident of the The Greenhouse 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
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
Mandarin Speech Contest Awards for Kids
Bucking the Local Trend, Hybrid Approach to Mandarin Education Nets Local International School Top Honors in Mandarin Speech Contest
April 27, 2007 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. — R... |
parent |
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on Dec 7, 2009 at 7:07 pm by Wil Sinclair, a resident of Woodside |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proliferation of Choice Programs in Palo Alto - A Vision
Imagine the following dialogue between a new homeowner in Palo Alto and a school board member.
Board Member: “Congratulations, you’ve just bought a home in Palo Alto. Now y... |
Matt Passell |
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on Dec 8, 2006 at 5:34 pm by really confused now, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High cost and admission requirements of colleges
I want to hear from middle class parents of average students about how they prepare for dealing with ever rising costs and admission requirements of colleges these days.
Loc... |
Worried mom |
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on May 21, 2010 at 8:30 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The MI process is now a farce
The MI process is now a farce.
Late on Friday, after the schools were done for the weekend, parents lucky enough to be in the know learned of a major change in the MI prop... |
Simon Firth |
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on Jan 9, 2007 at 12:40 pm by Lorraine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Help Senator Feinstein save Sesame Street!
Earlier this summer, House Republicans voted to slash NPR and PBS, starting with children's programming like "Sesame Street" and eventually eliminating all federal support. No... |
Parent of two PBS Kids Fans |
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on Aug 14, 2006 at 1:19 pm by Concerned, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents ask schools superintendent for languages
Parents and schools' Superintendent Kevin Skelly faced off at a public forum Wednesday over including foreign languages in the district's Strategic Plan.
Read the full story ... |
Editor |
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on May 7, 2008 at 9:55 pm by Parent, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grant Workshop
For all who are interested in grant writing to fund school programs there's an upcoming workshop as follows
Web Link
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Alex Green |
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on Jun 16, 2006 at 2:25 pm by Alex Green, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County Board of Education: new running candidate:Ellen Santiago
Last week, a few of us met with Ellen Santiago, who is running for a seat on the County Board of Education against incumbent Grace Mah, I was positively impressed.
Her backgr... |
county board watcher |
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on Oct 29, 2008 at 11:40 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Update on Grace Mah appointment to SCC Board of Education
Just a note to those interested:
Grace Mah's appointment to the Santa Clara County Board of Education is provisional. Web Link... |
A.J. |
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on Apr 6, 2007 at 7:18 pm by parent, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Should schools get lock down gates ?
All of (or most of us) heard / read the stories regarding a stranger approaching the children of Addison Elementary. Its a scary thought. When our kids are in school, we expec... |
WorriedParent |
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on Jun 2, 2006 at 6:10 pm by Leslie White, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Giving birth
Palo Alto and Stanford residents have more than 700 babies each year. About 95 percent of them choose to give birth in a hospital. But despite the apparent conformity, childbi... |
Editor |
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on Jan 20, 2008 at 2:35 pm by William Croft, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are PAUSD Schools Excellent?
I stretched myself thin to move to Palo Alto, and I squeezed my three kids into a small 1000 square foot house (1 bathroom, no dishwasher, no garbage disposal, 3 small bedroom... |
Working Mother of Three |
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on Feb 24, 2007 at 4:33 pm by parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
City urged to move Matadero Creek Trail
The proposed Matadero Creek Trail is so disliked by Midtown Palo Alto residents that they have told the city to change the project's name.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Jan 12, 2007 at 2:05 pm by Voice Reporter, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school life: To whom it may concern
A veteran Palo Alto educator reflects on the challenges of high school -- and how teachers, students and parents can help.
■ [Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Sep 30, 2010 at 10:28 pm by student, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board gives Gunn time for counseling reforms
A Gunn High School committee will have until early next year to develop long-term reforms to the school's guidance counseling program, the Palo Alto Board of Education indicat... |
Editor |
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on Jun 20, 2012 at 12:17 pm by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The senior prank saga is over...
Blaine Marchant, the Palo Alto High School graduate who overturned his graffiti-covered car on campus as a senior prank, wants his criminal case dismissed and prosecutors won'... |
Editor |
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on May 25, 2008 at 3:08 pm by Marvin L Foushee, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ivies start dropping AP classes.
Today's NYT reports that Dartmouth has decided to refuse credit for all AP classes. The university studied the results from students who scored a "5" on the AP test and conclu... |
College Board |
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 11:06 pm by Ugh, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Do you drive your kid to school?
I am interested in having a good discussion about why those who drive their kids to school do so. Is it because you think they are safer? Is it because it is easier for yo... |
Parent |
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on Sep 8, 2012 at 9:33 pm by safety, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Meeting on school calendar for next two years
Just received a PTA bulletin about a meeting this Wednesday of the "school calendar committee", which will be discussing when school should start and whether there should be a... |
Scott Johnson |
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on Sep 12, 2006 at 7:49 pm by Carol, a resident of the Palo Verde 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 |
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