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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly glass art for saleThe Palo Alto High School "Fiery Arts" program will hold a sale Friday (Sept. 21) and Saturday in front of the Paly art building. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2018Last comment by Candy Bandong, 15 hours ago | 1 comment | 145 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Later School Start Times are Not EnoughRead this article about finally setting some boundaries on how much schools can take over kids’ time to get a good education,...
Original post made by Local Parent on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Resident, 23 hours ago | 8 comments | 278 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 Voter Inquiry, on Sep 23, 2018 at 2:28 pm | 21 comments | 3082 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Weekly to host first school board debateThe Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online will host the first Board of Education debate of the election season on Thursday,...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2018Last comment by Green Acres parent, on Sep 21, 2018 at 2:47 pm | 22 comments | 3879 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens hope their videos will prompt dialogue about mental healthLocal students who serve on the student advisory board for the Menlo Park mental health advocacy group SafeSpace have made...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2018Last comment by Sarah1000, on Sep 12, 2018 at 11:52 am | 1 comment | 2280 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary principal reprimanded for special-education failuresJuana Briones Elementary School Principal Tom Jacoubowsky was reprimanded in January for leadership failures that led the...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Angry lemons, on Sep 11, 2018 at 8:44 pm | 30 comments | 6519 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ten candidates vie for seats on Ravenswood school boardThe race for three open seats on the Ravenswood City School District Board of Education is heating up, with all three incumbents...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2018Last comment by Ms. Lomeli, on Sep 9, 2018 at 7:26 pm | 7 comments | 6034 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State approves $15M for mental health centersA yearslong effort to launch an open-to-all, one-stop-shop youth mental health clinic in Santa Clara County took a critical...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2018Last comment by Skeptical Parent, on Sep 9, 2018 at 6:53 pm | 4 comments | 6838 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Video: A talk with new Superintendent Don AustinDon Austin, who started work in July as superintendent of Palo Alto Unified School District, talks about a range of issues...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2018Last comment by Truth and Reconciliation are needed, on Sep 8, 2018 at 4:16 pm | 5 comments | 2528 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County, hospital partner on teen mental healthChildren and youth from low-income families in Santa Clara County will now have access to a rare niche of intensive after-school...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by Linda, on Sep 7, 2018 at 5:35 am | 3 comments | 1938 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community Notebook: Ravenswood to launch teacher training programCome 2019, less experienced teachers in the Ravenswood City School District will have the chance to work directly with educational...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2018Last comment by Machiavelli , on Sep 6, 2018 at 8:18 pm | 6 comments | 4982 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board majority supports hiring a general counselA majority of the Palo Alto school board indicated Tuesday that they support hiring a general counsel to provide in-house...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2018Last comment by Samuel L., on Sep 5, 2018 at 8:40 pm | 5 comments | 1930 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to vote on general counsel positionMore than three years after approving the new position of an in-house general counsel for the school district but making...
Original post made on Sep. 4, 2018Last comment by Raymond, on Sep 4, 2018 at 10:02 pm | 7 comments | 1698 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 kids, on Sep 4, 2018 at 1:20 pm | 10 comments | 5445 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ashlund advocates for *teachers union*?I saw this today on Facebook from Stacey Ashlund: ENDORSEMENT NEWS: I'm proud to share the local teachers' union, PAEA...
Original post made by Paly Parent on Aug. 25, 2018Last comment by Parent, on Sep 3, 2018 at 3:31 pm | 10 comments | 436 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Allegedly armed teacher worked at Palo Alto school districtPalo Alto Unified School District officials said Thursday that an eighth-grade teacher arrested in San Jose on Wednesday...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2018Last comment by Avatar, on Sep 1, 2018 at 7:52 pm | 6 comments | 4361 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cities' collaboration leads to interim Peninsula BikewayThe interim Peninsula Bikeway will be unveiled on Sept. 8 after two years of planning by staff in Menlo Park, Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2018Last comment by Online Name, on Aug 30, 2018 at 8:37 pm | 11 comments | 2542 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen intensive outpatient program to expandA new partnership with Stanford Children's Health will allow youth mental health nonprofit Children's Health Council to double...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2018Last comment by Linda, on Aug 30, 2018 at 12:13 am | 3 comments | 2445 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: More bad legal adviceWill the Palo Alto school board ever learn that the legal advice it gets doesn't always serve the public interest? Read...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2018Last comment by Questions, on Aug 29, 2018 at 5:58 pm | 39 comments | 3517 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
One hundred years of Paly: High school to celebrate centennialPalo Alto High School is planning a series of events to involve the entire community in celebrating the school's 100-year...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2018Last comment by read the article, on Aug 24, 2018 at 8:36 pm | 8 comments | 4681 Views
Populism: A response to the failure of the elites: Palo Alto edition
By Douglas Moran | 10 comments | 1,478 views
Let's Talk Internships
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 1 comment | 1,361 views
Couples: Sex and Connection (Chicken or Egg?)
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,091 views
Zucchini Takeover
By Laura Stec | 2 comments | 897 views
Mountain View's Hangen Szechuan to close after 25 years
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 785 views
