SCHOOLS & KIDS
How do we know that MI really works?
I've been trying to follow the MI debate and I hear a lot about fairness and process and legality and strategic plans, but it seems to me that the whole MI discussion is based... |
ShowMe |
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on Feb 20, 2009 at 1:32 pm by Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, a resident of Woodside |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The kids in neighborhood surrounding Ohlone school area get the worst deal in the school boundary proposal
Are you aware of the proposed school boundaries and how it affects the neighborhood surrounding Ohlone school area, which south of Oregon Expwy to the proximity of Loma Verde ... |
concerned parent |
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on Aug 18, 2011 at 10:53 am by AA, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board backs Mandarin immersion 4-1
In a historic vote Tuesday night the Palo Alto Board of Education voted 4-1 (board member Gail Price dissenting) to launch a controversial Mandarin immersion "choice" program ... |
Editor |
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on Jun 12, 2007 at 10:01 am by yet another parent, a member of the Escondido School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents, school officials, exchange tense words
Frustrated parents interrupted school district officials Sunday evening in a sometimes tense discussion of the emotional well-being of Palo Alto students. Sunday's gathering, ... |
Editor |
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on Feb 25, 2011 at 6:26 pm by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pre-schools, and Elementary school choices
I grew up in the Palo Alto school District, and have been fortunate enough to make it back to Palo Alto to raise my son here. I now have the dilema of locating a good Pre sch... |
Melinda |
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on Jun 23, 2009 at 5:29 am by depends who you ask, a resident of Another Palo Alto 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
Mary Frances Callan announces retirement
PA Schools Superintendent Mary Frances Callan informed the school board Friday afternoon that she will retire effective next August. Her exact departure date could be sooner d... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Dec 13, 2006 at 12:44 am by Parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guidance on picking the best private school
I did not grow up in the US and so have never tried to master the public school system. My daughter goes to private school in SF. We plan to move to Palo Alto and I was hoping... |
JK |
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on Aug 6, 2008 at 11:23 pm by HA!, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Do your kids pay for downloaded music?
We're having a big debate in our home about downloading music from file-sharing sites like Bearshare, Limewire, etc. versus paying to download songs from I-Tunes, etc. Our ki... |
Conflicted Parent |
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on Sep 22, 2009 at 9:30 am by test, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
1967 Palo Alto high school fascism experiment becomes movie
Did you know that a movie has been made about the 1967 'Third Wave' experiment at Cubberly High School? Here's the lede from an article from today's Hollywood Reporter and a ... |
Simon Firth |
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on Jan 30, 2008 at 9:06 pm by Cougar, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
IT'S BACK!!!! Board votes to revisit MI as a choice program
Just the possibility that it might receive an application to start a charter Mandarin Immersion program has the PAUSD school board, as of this evening, reopening the question ... |
Simon Firth |
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on Jan 8, 2010 at 10:05 pm by Ed Chi, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is it true that parents are doing their child's homework?
My child came home and said a girl said, "My mom did my homework for me last night." And someone replied, "So did mine!"
Being that middle and high school are such rigorous... |
Parent |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 5:24 pm by geraldine, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LA Hills Redistricting Plan Would Impact Palo Alto Schools
Los Altos Hills City Council is taking steps to create a new kindergarten through eighth grade school district within its town boundaries. This issue has significant ramificat... |
Brewster |
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on Mar 5, 2007 at 12:46 pm by Board Observer, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grades for college
My child doing well at Jordan now but I am concerned at what grades are needed to be admitted into UCs, Ivy Leagues, CA state schools, etc. I am getting the impression that o... |
Concerned Mom |
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on Jun 15, 2008 at 6:04 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullying in school
I am a parent of a middle school student who is experiencing some social difficulties at school and would like some feed back on others in the community whose children may hav... |
Parent At Middle School |
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on Mar 18, 2008 at 4:55 pm by parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School District Overcrowding – how bad is it?
As the school year begins, it’s frustrating to watch this district become more and more crowded every year without a solution in sight. I’m trying to get a sense of what’s hap... |
yet another parent |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 3:27 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High School Work Load
Are there students out there who have the time to tell me (a non high school parent) what your weekly homework load looks like? Rather than debating should finals come before... |
Another Parent |
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on Aug 28, 2007 at 1:17 am by A Student, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wasted Energy? How Important Are Language Skills in Public Education Anyway?
Are we all wasting our time focusing on Foreign Language instruction, both Mandarin Immersion and FLES?
I took 5 years of French in public school, some 30 years ago. The b... |
Fred |
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on Apr 5, 2007 at 1:02 am by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin immersion study conflict concerns
I've got that queasy feeling again....
After attending the Palo Alto school board's Town Hall meeting last week on the Mandarin-immersion proposal, I had a sinking feeling ... |
Lisa Steinback |
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on Aug 18, 2006 at 8:54 pm by Grace Mah, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Michael Litfin of Children's Theatre dies
Michael Litfin, who helped inspire and educate children about live theater for 31 years, died Friday night at Stanford Hospital where he had been undergoing chemotherapy for s... |
Editor |
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on Dec 4, 2008 at 1:41 am by Laura Sander, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Messages we send our kids through the gifts we give
The boy who lives behind me got a new AirSoft gun for his birthday. I know this because he's now aiming it into my back yard to "tag" my squirrels.
"All the kids have them... |
Joanna |
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on Sep 3, 2007 at 6:59 pm by Anamika, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
"Chinese mothers superior" article
Most of you have read or heard about Wall Street Journal article by a Yale law professor "Why Chinese mothers are superior" which spurred heated discussion all over the countr... |
Midtown Resident |
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on Feb 8, 2011 at 10:35 am by VoiceOfReason, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Eminent Domain and more is on the way for Palo Alto
The high speed rail will create a significant amount of eminent domain in Palo Alto (or worse - the state may just seize chunks of people's back yards without buying the prop... |
Parent |
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on Dec 13, 2008 at 2:09 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Thursday night's HRC meeting
The Palo Alto Human Relations Commission meeting in July is not to be missed and you are invited, indeed implored, to attend. We will be engaging two hyper-sensitive local iss... |
Editor |
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on Jul 21, 2007 at 1:56 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Critical Mandarin Immersion Presentation 12/12
The Mandarin Immersion (MI) Feasibility Study will be presented at the December 12th PAUSD Board of Education meeting this Tuesday. This will be a presentation of findings fro... |
Jamie Maltz |
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on Dec 18, 2006 at 2:21 pm by 897, 898, 899, 9000!, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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