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Palo Alto Unified relented after standoff with StanfordWhen Palo Alto Unified trustees saw the first draft of an agreement with Stanford related to the university's planned growth,...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by as the Weekly surmised, 1 hour ago | 12 comments | 1507 Views
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Barely scraping by: How the Bay Area housing crisis is making it near impossible for students to stay in community collegeMany local community college students are pursuing education to break a cycle of difficult life circumstances -- homelessness,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by David Lee/Also Chinese, 1 hour ago | 42 comments | 7833 Views
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Editorial: The 'me too' raise is backLabor negotiations with public employee unions remain one of the most opaque and intentionally hidden government processes...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by Ben the plumber, 3 hours ago | 25 comments | 4242 Views
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'This is not saying we're anti-charter.' Ravenswood school board backs state charter billsThe Ravenswood City school board unanimously approved Thursday night a charter school moratorium that throws their support...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by Charters and Public Money, 6 hours ago | 4 comments | 702 Views
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Stanford, county supervisors give conflicting accounts of talks to restart negotiationsStanford University has disputed the accounts of two county supervisors that the university's top staff offered lesser benefits...
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, 8 hours ago | 6 comments | 1403 Views
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As statewide tensions continue, East Palo Alto school district eyes charter school moratoriumThe Ravenswood City School District Board of Education could become the latest public agency to lend its voice to the divisive...
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by Stand and Deliver, 20 hours ago | 5 comments | 1261 Views
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Palo Alto Unified teachers, senior managers to get 2% raiseThe Palo Alto school board unanimously approved 2% raises for its teachers union and senior managers on Tuesday night. Read...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Educator, on May 22, 2019 at 8:27 pm | 8 comments | 2219 Views
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With Stanford offer on hold, school board members voice disappointment — and one goes on the offensiveThree Palo Alto school board members voted on Tuesday night to suspend consideration of a tentative agreement with Stanford...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Tessa, on May 22, 2019 at 9:51 am | 81 comments | 6025 Views
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Parenting for successEsther Wojcicki, Palo Alto High School's award-winning journalism teacher who founded the Paly Media Arts program and gained...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Dishonest, on May 19, 2019 at 3:26 pm | 9 comments | 543 Views
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Paly teacher whose instructional manual changed classroom culture releases a new 'how to' book for parentsEsther Wojcicki, whose instructional manual changed classroom culture worldwide, has released a new book that shares the...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Dishonest, on May 19, 2019 at 3:24 pm | 4 comments | 1653 Views
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Editorial: After campaigning for transparency, school board members revert to the habits they criticized in predecessorsIt is deeply disappointing to learn that the board, Superintendent Don Austin and Stanford University worked in concert to...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by nope, on May 18, 2019 at 7:21 am | 43 comments | 4709 Views
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Three Palo Alto Unified schools to get new principalsSeveral Palo Alto Unified schools will have new principals this fall: JLS Middle School and Duveneck and Palo Verde elementary...
Original post made on May. 7, 2019Last comment by member1, on May 16, 2019 at 6:58 pm | 11 comments | 5343 Views
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Ravenswood board approves contract for interim superintendentGina Sudaria will stay on as the Ravenswood City School District's interim superintendent through next year or until a new...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Neighbor on Wisteria, on May 16, 2019 at 11:23 am | 2 comments | 1522 Views
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Raises for teachers, managers to come before school board TuesdayThe Palo Alto school board will vote on two major agreements on Tuesday night that, if approved, will give 2% raises to both...
Original post made on May. 13, 2019Last comment by Experienced Parent, on May 15, 2019 at 12:04 pm | 21 comments | 2567 Views
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Stanford withdraws $138M school mitigation agreement, for nowStanford University informed the Palo Alto school district Friday that it wished to suspend further action on a tentative...
Original post made on May. 11, 2019Last comment by JR, on May 15, 2019 at 7:27 am | 27 comments | 6019 Views
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Spurred by loss, Palo Alto teacher organizes suicide awareness walkJaclyn Petty, a fourth grade teacher in Palo Alto whose brother died by suicide in 2016, is organizing the Peninsula's first-ever...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by anonymouse, on May 10, 2019 at 8:00 am | 1 comment | 3268 Views
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District to consolidate Tinsley students at fewer schools, cut busing to four elementariesRecently announced changes to the Palo Alto school district's Voluntary Transfer Program, which allows East Palo Alto students...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2019Last comment by Cheryl, on May 9, 2019 at 9:20 am | 77 comments | 11243 Views
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After getting a new heart, 16-year-old is giving back — with a heart-healthy cookbookOn Tuesday, 16-year-old Justin Wang brought hope in the form of a healthy cookbook to patients and friends at the Ronald...
Original post made on May. 5, 2019Last comment by Ying Wang, on May 6, 2019 at 2:23 pm | 3 comments | 1742 Views
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District to consolidate Tinsley students at fewer schoolsSome parents have been taken aback by Palo Alto Unified's decision to close enrollment for new Voluntary Transfer Program...
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by Aisha , on May 4, 2019 at 10:31 pm | 11 comments | 4684 Views
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Ravenswood enrollment decline worse than predictedAn enrollment consultant is projecting that the Ravenswood City School District will lose 27 percent of its 2,400 students...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2019Last comment by Tod ford, on May 3, 2019 at 11:41 pm | 13 comments | 4702 Views
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