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Rising COVID-19 infections hit Palo Alto schoolsLocal schools are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, mirroring trends seen across Santa Clara County and in many parts...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Bystander, 18 hours ago | 6 comments | 6024 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified gets into hot water with parents over child careParents are objecting to what they describe as a lack of transparency in Palo Alto Unified's decision making after school...
Original post made on May. 12, 2022Last comment by Meadow, on May 21, 2022 at 3:54 pm | 32 comments | 15876 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school board to consider divisive English Language Arts curriculum on TuesdayOn Tuesday evening, the Palo Alto school board will vote on a new English Language Arts curriculum that a number of teachers...
Original post made on May. 10, 2022Last comment by Roy M, on May 12, 2022 at 9:38 am | 16 comments | 9217 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students urge more transparency after suicides; school district says it is respecting families' wishesA group of students is urging the Palo Alto Unified School District to change the way it responds to suicides so that there...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2022Last comment by Meadow, on May 10, 2022 at 10:37 pm | 15 comments | 7493 Views
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Editorial: Yes on Ravenswood's Measure I school bondNext month, voters in the Ravenswood City School District will be asked to tax themselves and entrust the district with $110...
Original post made on May. 6, 2022Last comment by revdreileen, on May 9, 2022 at 11:25 am | 1 comment | 2081 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified cuts off remote commenting, prompting pushbackDuring last week's Palo Alto Unified School District board meeting, members of the public could no longer address the board...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2022Last comment by Samuel L, on May 7, 2022 at 10:00 pm | 10 comments | 4384 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood school mask mandate will remain in place until at least mid-AprilThe Ravenswood City School District is keeping its mask mandate in place through at least mid-April, making it the only local...
Original post made on May. 3, 2022There are no comments yet. 2805 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Study: Thousands of students have experienced housing instability in San Mateo CountyMore than half of San Mateo County students who are experiencing housing instability attend schools in the Ravenswood City...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2022Last comment by Claudette, on Apr 27, 2022 at 10:18 pm | 3 comments | 2650 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New state task force sets out to combat declining student enrollment ratesA task force that will help combat declining student enrollment rates throughout California was announced Thursday by Tony...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2022Last comment by S. Underwood, on Apr 26, 2022 at 4:11 pm | 4 comments | 2455 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto students report 1.5-2 hours of homework a nightPalo Alto high schoolers report spending between an hour and a half and over two hours a night on homework, depending on...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2022Last comment by staying home, on Apr 26, 2022 at 11:51 am | 19 comments | 13215 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Let Castilleja move forward Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2022/04/08/letters posted...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2022Last comment by Annette, on Apr 19, 2022 at 8:26 am | 2 comments | 961 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California backs away from COVID vaccine mandates for kidsThe state decided it won't require COVID-19 vaccines for children this fall, and a bill to mandate kids vaccines without...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2022There are no comments yet. 3080 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto parents sentenced in college admissions scandalA Palo Alto mother and father who paid $25,000 to facilitate cheating on their son's SAT exams were each sentenced to eight...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2022Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 16, 2022 at 11:59 am | 11 comments | 25788 Views
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How did college admissions go this year?My son got into the school of choice, fortunately, because he was deferred and waitlisted from the others. Seems there is...
Original post made by Parent on Apr. 11, 2022There are no comments yet. 599 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Developers propose affordable housing, lab, offices on Ravenswood landThe Ravenswood City School District hopes to finalize long-term lease agreements to develop two of its sites and use the...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2022Last comment by stopgoliath.org, on Apr 1, 2022 at 9:20 pm | 2 comments | 3933 Views
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Curtain's up: Gunn choir holds first indoor show without masks in 2 yearsThis week, dozens of Gunn High students and teachers were able to come together on stage in the school's theater to put on...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2022Last comment by Annette, on Apr 1, 2022 at 3:10 pm | 1 comment | 4307 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood middle schoolers headed to world robotics championshipsIn only its second year of existence, 11 students from Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School's robotics club are heading...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2022Last comment by bill1940, on Mar 25, 2022 at 12:02 pm | 1 comment | 3109 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified moves to hire its own mental health staff, rather than rely on contractorsThe district intends to begin by hiring its own staff to work at elementary and middle schools, while continuing to use contractors...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 5004 Views
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Around Town: Inspired by pastor's 'civil courage,' groups organize essay contest with Palo Alto's sister citiesIn the latest Around Town column, news about a high school essay contest inspired by a World War II-era hero from the Netherlands...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2022Last comment by monicas, on Mar 19, 2022 at 12:37 pm | 1 comment | 4082 Views
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After two years, school nurses hope the worst is behind themThe past two pandemic years felt like a blur to Kristin Coronado, a nurse for the Sequoia Union High School District. "We...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2022There are no comments yet. 2829 Views
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