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Opinion: Lessons parents should learn from the college-admissions scandalLast week's college-admissions scandal can teach parents one of two lessons: create your own broad definition of success...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by pearl, 4 hours ago | 3 comments | 1779 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents, students rally to demand support from StanfordWith Stanford University and Palo Alto Unified School District preparing to launch negotiations, dozens of parents, teachers...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by JR, 11 hours ago | 6 comments | 3219 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Opinion: Making the college-admissions system more equitableThe recent college-admissions bribery scandal has generated outrage at the obvious unfairness that underlies Rick Singer's...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by pearl, 22 hours ago | 23 comments | 3151 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ex-global equity firm exec, a grad of Gunn High, implicated in admissions scamA former Palo Alto resident and Gunn High School graduate is among the 50 people indicted in a fraud scheme that involved...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, 23 hours ago | 12 comments | 5967 Views
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County calls on Stanford to ramp up faculty housingStanford University may need to quadruple the number of housing units it has to produce for its employees under its ambitious...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by PA Grandma, on Mar 18, 2019 at 3:04 pm | 18 comments | 3729 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pressure over college admissions 'out of control'A multimillion-dollar college admissions bribery scandal that involved both Palo Alto area parents and hundreds of thousands...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Mar 18, 2019 at 11:49 am | 35 comments | 7085 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford students file class action lawsuit in admissions scandalTwo current Stanford University students have filed a class action lawsuit in response to a nationwide college admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by TAG, on Mar 15, 2019 at 9:27 pm | 45 comments | 6952 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New school business official advises 'judicious' spending approachAt a budget study session last week, Palo Alto Unified's new Chief Business Official Jim Novak provided a clear breakdown...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Mar 15, 2019 at 8:14 pm | 12 comments | 2108 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss superintendent's long-term planThe Palo Alto school board will on Tuesday continue to review Superintendent Don Austin's proposed three-year plan for the...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019Last comment by Greene and Paly parent, on Mar 15, 2019 at 5:41 pm | 16 comments | 2386 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood, KIPP consider keeping charter at current siteThe Ravenswood City School District and KIPP Valiant Community Prep have agreed to examine a new proposal for how to accommodate...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by One of the Bad Apples Out, on Mar 15, 2019 at 3:36 pm | 1 comment | 1639 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Feds: Parents paid tens of thousands to game the admissions systemThe 204-page federal complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on March 12 in the case of a nationwide college-admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Paly Parent, on Mar 15, 2019 at 6:17 am | 70 comments | 14433 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local boys soccer club wins 3 of 4 at Las Vegas ShowcaseThe Palo Alto 02B U-17 boys soccer team won three of its four matches at the Las Vegas Player Showcase to finish in a tie...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by Dan, on Mar 14, 2019 at 8:28 pm | 1 comment | 1002 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district, Stanford restart talks on GUPAfter months of stalled talks and disagreement over how Stanford University's planned expansion will impact the Palo Alto...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Dishonest, on Mar 13, 2019 at 7:09 pm | 9 comments | 2041 Views
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Community Notebook: Town Hall on Thursday on Stanford's expansion planThe latest on Stanford University's proposed expansion plans will be the subject of a Town Hall meeting this Thursday at...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019Last comment by III, on Mar 13, 2019 at 9:10 am | 3 comments | 3011 Views
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East Palo Alto community debates KIPP expansionA neighborhood school could close to make room for a growing charter school in East Palo Alto, and now Ravenswood City School...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2019Last comment by Molly, on Mar 12, 2019 at 7:04 pm | 4 comments | 3551 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local gymnasts help Twisters Xcel Platinum set team recordThe Twisters Gymnastics Xcel Platinum team, which includes girls from Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Los Altos, set a team record...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2019Last comment by Karen H, on Mar 11, 2019 at 6:27 pm | 3 comments | 1323 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A school where care is primaryAt a glance, The Primary School looks like any other elementary school: reading corners in classrooms, drawings tacked to...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Pricila for ALL Ravenswood Students, on Mar 10, 2019 at 3:43 pm | 8 comments | 10229 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park mayor suggests Sequoia Union absorb Ravenswood school districtThe mayor of Menlo Park has floated an idea with major implications for the Ravenswood City School District: that the Sequoia...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2019Last comment by State Take Over, not a Bad Idea, on Mar 10, 2019 at 3:18 pm | 23 comments | 3318 Views
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Ravenswood superintendent placed on paid leaveGloria Hernandez-Goff, the superintendent of the Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto, was suddenly placed on...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2019Last comment by Change has come , on Mar 10, 2019 at 2:13 pm | 19 comments | 7573 Views
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Stanford renames buildings after two alumnae: first woman in space, renowned psychologistTwo Stanford University buildings that have for years carried the name of Father Junipero Serra will be renamed to honor...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2019Last comment by Tomato Or Tomahto?, on Mar 7, 2019 at 1:45 pm | 68 comments | 5692 Views
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Short story writers wanted!
The 33rd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult (15-17) and Teen (12-14) categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by March 29. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
