Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district eyes mitigation for Stanford growthThe Palo Alto Board of Education is considering a resolution that calls for specific mitigation efforts surrounding Stanford...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2018Last comment by Fair Share For Schools , 1 hour ago | 6 comments | 666 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Open discussion of PAUSD middle school math programWe hope to initiate here an open discussion between our community members on our current middle school math program and...
Original post made by Greene and Paly parent on Nov. 9, 2018Last comment by @ S Mom, 2 hours ago | 41 comments | 1126 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Smoke from Camp Fire causing unhealthy air on PeninsulaThe Bay Area Quality Management District has issued a Winter Spare the Air alert for Friday due to heavy smoke blowing into...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2018Last comment by Plak Bowl, 3 hours ago | 43 comments | 5626 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss revised police contractThe school board will discuss tonight a revised memorandum of understanding with the police department that no longer includes...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2018Last comment by 21 Jump Street, 5 hours ago | 3 comments | 982 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Second seat in school board race still too close to callFive days past Election Day, the race for the second seat on the Palo Alto school board is still undecided, though attorney...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2018Last comment by Smear, on Nov 12, 2018 at 4:50 pm | 20 comments | 4776 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where do your Property Tax Dollars Go?Found this by clicking on the link on the Santa Clara Tax Collector website. Does this really mean that 45+% of my property...
Original post made by peppered on Nov. 9, 2018There are no comments yet. 106 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board: Dauber wins, tight race between three newcomersIncumbent Ken Dauber won re-election to the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday, with a razor-thin...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Alum, on Nov 9, 2018 at 9:11 am | 51 comments | 13947 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pulido, Fitch, Nunez ahead of others in Ravenswood school board raceIncumbent Ana Maria Pulido and newcomers Stephanie Fitch and Laura Nunez have taken the early lead in the race for three...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by Employee?, on Nov 8, 2018 at 5:28 pm | 6 comments | 2015 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A new kind of college prep programAfter 20 years of watching a growing tidal wave of stress and pressure loom over high school and college students, two Stanford...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2018Last comment by this problem can be solved by the colleges and universities, on Nov 8, 2018 at 4:44 pm | 21 comments | 2672 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Public vs. private for Middle SchoolI’m looking for opinions on Public vs. Private for my daughter, who is going to Middle School very soon. My daughter...
Original post made by TongZ on Oct. 24, 2018Last comment by The Answer, on Nov 6, 2018 at 2:29 pm | 94 comments | 1910 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly CS and robotics situation?It's been nearly three weeks since Paly's former CS teacher and robotics coach resigned, but not much has been surfaced about...
Original post made by What's going on? on Nov. 5, 2018Last comment by Alum, on Nov 6, 2018 at 9:08 am | 5 comments | 288 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Talk today indicates Egg Wars are still taking placeWhen we were in Paly there were problems each year during Spirit Week with Egg Wars between Gunn and Paly students. Talk...
Original post made by Former Paly Parent on Oct. 24, 2018Last comment by Nice idea, on Nov 3, 2018 at 8:42 pm | 23 comments | 593 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Committee forms against school board candidateA group of Palo Alto parents concerned about school board candidate Kathy Jordan's temperament, in particular her interactions...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2018Last comment by Get Your Facts Straight, on Nov 3, 2018 at 7:39 pm | 130 comments | 8494 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board candidate misrepresents his STEM programChristopher Boyd, who is running for a seat on the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education in November's election,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Christopher Boyd, on Nov 3, 2018 at 4:02 pm | 27 comments | 5470 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Titans giving new meaning to run-and-Gunn football offenseGunn coach Jason Miller knew his team needed to control the clock against Santa Clara. The Titans executed his offensive...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2018Last comment by Memory Magic, on Nov 3, 2018 at 3:42 pm | 4 comments | 655 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School bond measure raises $130KThe campaign in support of $460 million school bond Measure Z, which would fund the next two decades of facilities improvements...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2018Last comment by Joe Dixon, on Nov 3, 2018 at 1:00 pm | 41 comments | 2705 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editorExperience as a board member Read this week's letters here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2018/11/02/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2018Last comment by No Echo Chamber, on Nov 3, 2018 at 9:29 am | 12 comments | 380 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why Vote NO on Z If You Care About SchoolsWhy Vote NO on Z If You Care About Schools Our district is capable of easily asking again, so a decision to vote should...
Original post made by Local Parent on Oct. 20, 2018Last comment by Local Parent, on Nov 3, 2018 at 12:37 am | 19 comments | 584 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Ken Dauber, Shounak Dharap for Palo Alto school boardWith the strongest board in decades and a new management team, the Palo Alto school district is in the process of a desperately...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2018Last comment by DeniseW, on Nov 2, 2018 at 12:29 pm | 42 comments | 10062 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parenting in the digital agePalo Alto educators and parents are collaborating to give kids the critical thinking skills they need to use technology responsibly...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2018Last comment by dave06516, on Nov 2, 2018 at 4:39 am | 11 comments | 6026 Views
Post-election reflections -- and sponges
By Diana Diamond | 13 comments | 1,608 views
El Camino: Another scheme to increase congestion?
By Douglas Moran | 10 comments | 1,596 views
Couples: Philosophy of Love
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,250 views
Trials of My Grandmother
By Aldis Petriceks | 1 comment | 771 views
