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Holiday Fund: Teaching the teachersActerra is a Palo Alto-based nonprofit that has invested in providing local public school teachers with tools to teach their...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2023Last comment by Ocam's Razor, on Dec 1, 2023 at 11:15 am | 1 comment | 1357 Views
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Holiday Fund: Cultivating a love of swimmingWhen a local high school swimmer couldn't pay her school's $1,500 per trimester team membership, Beyond Barriers Athletic...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2023Last comment by JustAnotherDay, on Nov 27, 2023 at 5:51 pm | 2 comments | 3435 Views
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Palo Alto school board leaves math-acceleration decision to staffThe Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education declined to decide on a flexible student mathematics-acceleration...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Nov 22, 2023 at 4:47 pm | 21 comments | 7353 Views
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Holiday Fund: The little studio that couldEast Palo Alto's first and only school of dance combines music and dance in a way that not only exposes children and families...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023Last comment by Virginia Smedberg, on Nov 21, 2023 at 1:48 am | 1 comment | 2740 Views
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Sharing pearls of wisdom in a pressure-cooker worldAcademic adviser Ana Homayoun's new book "Erasing the Finish Line" is a countercultural dose of advice on how parents and...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on Nov 14, 2023 at 1:37 pm | 2 comments | 4118 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Nazi swastikas or anime? Symbols found at Woodside High School prompt investigationTwo symbols that appeared to be swastikas were found on the Woodside High School campus on Wednesday, Nov. 1, prompting an...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Nov 8, 2023 at 7:47 am | 1 comment | 3193 Views
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Eliminating Educational Opportunity is Not “Equitable”I am a “brown” immigrant who spent the first few years of my life in this country in a crowded, low-income studio apartment...
Original post made by Ram Duriseti on Nov. 2, 2023Last comment by Midtown Resident, on Nov 6, 2023 at 6:27 pm | 2 comments | 1375 Views
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Promised dog parks: 6 years and countingIn 2017 the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission published a Master Plan that included their vision for off-leash dog...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2023Last comment by 4good, on Oct 20, 2023 at 8:07 pm | 1 comment | 473 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified School District sees $5 million windfall, balances budgetPAUSD staff told the board during its regular meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 10, that property tax revenues have increased by...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2023Last comment by Down the yellow brick road, on Oct 12, 2023 at 4:40 pm | 7 comments | 5745 Views
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Palo Alto school district sued for negligence over kindergartener's broken legThe guardian of a kindergartener who was seriously injured after an older child jumped from the top of a slide and landed...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Oct 11, 2023 at 3:10 pm | 35 comments | 17158 Views
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Parents call on city, schools to better protect bicycling, scootering studentsWhen Melissa Oliviera's son, Gibson, was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Stanford Avenue and Escondido Street...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2023Last comment by EADGBE, on Oct 9, 2023 at 11:49 am | 17 comments | 4745 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students don't like it, but high school district says de-tracking freshman classes is workingEliminating honors classes in ninth grade isn't hurting high achievers, and it may be helping other students to succeed at...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2023Last comment by S. Underwood, on Oct 7, 2023 at 9:31 pm | 8 comments | 5697 Views
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4th largest powerball jackpot helps raise nearly $54M for California schoolsThe jackpot, which has been growing for over two months, now stands at an estimated $785 million for Monday night's draw....
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 27, 2023 at 11:15 am | 1 comment | 2850 Views
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors looks to pitch in another $10M for all-inclusive playgroundsLooking to replicate the success of the past, Santa Clara County’s Board of Supervisors is considering setting aside $10...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Sep 21, 2023 at 1:15 pm | 1 comment | 2965 Views
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Palo Alto Unified prepares to make ethnic studies a graduation requirementThe Palo Alto Unified School District is moving to adopt an ethnic studies graduation requirement starting with the Class...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Sep 21, 2023 at 11:08 am | 21 comments | 9488 Views
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The learning recovery that wasn't: Missed opportunities and the ongoing cost of COVIDThe second yearly report by a national education research organization examining the impacts of COVID-19 on K-12 education...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2023Last comment by NTB2, on Sep 20, 2023 at 6:27 pm | 3 comments | 3239 Views
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Several elementary students sick after eating spoiled school lunchThe Santa Clara County health department is investigating how lunches containing spoiled ingredients came to be served in...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2023Last comment by Ramona Fernando, on Aug 23, 2023 at 10:20 am | 18 comments | 11570 Views
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Palo Alto Unified under investigation by federal civil rights officePalo Alto Unified's decision to move two classrooms of students with moderate-to-severe disabilities to other school campuses...
Original post made on May. 30, 2023Last comment by Little Notice, on Aug 18, 2023 at 12:12 pm | 12 comments | 11329 Views
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Critics pan state's justification for threatening Stanford University professor over breach of data contractIn its first public statement, the California Department of Education defended its right to pursue a breach of a data partnership...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 14, 2023 at 1:23 pm | 3 comments | 4196 Views
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New classrooms and programs greet Palo Alto students this weekPalo Alto Unified School District students returning to school on Aug. 9 and 10 are being greeted by new facilities and class...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 9, 2023 at 12:40 pm | 1 comment | 6799 Views
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For the last 30 years, the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund has given away almost $10 million to local nonprofits serving children and families. 100% of the funds go directly to local programs. It’s a great way to ensure your charitable donations are working at home.
