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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto's plan to "retain" illegal summer school tuition violates state lawPAUSD is offering refunds for summer school tuition that it charged parents illegally -- but the method the district has...
Original post made by Curious on Jun. 6, 2013Last comment by MT, on Jun 18, 2013 at 12:01 pm | 35 comments | 4505 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Student streaking: Alarm over mixed messagesConcern over the rising incidence of streaking on the Palo Alto High School campus reached an apparent boiling point among...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2014Last comment by Spectator at Large, on Apr 18, 2014 at 3:58 pm | 35 comments | 19406 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two-story classroom building at Duveneck to open next monthDuveneck Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders will occupy a new, two-story classroom building and everybody will get...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2014Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Jul 31, 2014 at 4:22 pm | 35 comments | 9720 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students to board: 'It's not Gunn's fault'Scores of Gunn High School students flooded the district's usually sparsely filled board room on Tuesday night to speak out...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2015Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 30, 2015 at 11:27 am | 35 comments | 35850 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Data reveals where school district has more, and less, space for studentsThe school district's new enrollment-management committee took a deep data dive on Monday night in order to equip its members...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2015Last comment by Craig Laughton, on Aug 19, 2015 at 4:04 pm | 35 comments | 4162 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Another McGee flip-flopPalo Alto school Superintendent Max McGee is now backing away from a plan he was trumpeting months ago and which the school...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2015Last comment by parent2, on Oct 24, 2015 at 10:46 pm | 35 comments | 7050 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board opts against quick action on budget shortfallFacing an unexpected $3.3 million budget shortfall this year due to overly ambitious estimates of property-tax revenues,...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2016Last comment by Disgusted, on Aug 21, 2016 at 9:49 pm | 35 comments | 7121 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullying case spurs school district to examine responseThe Palo Alto school board plans to take a closer look at how staff are implementing policies and procedures for addressing...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2016Last comment by A Parent, on Nov 20, 2016 at 11:57 am | 35 comments | 12546 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
An island of conservatives in a sea of liberalsA Paly junior hopes a new club she founded will not only provide a way for conservative students to meet but also spur awareness...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by History Buff, on Oct 17, 2017 at 5:49 pm | 35 comments | 15689 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board to vote on proposed school namesWith a final vote on new names for Jordan and Terman middle schools scheduled for Tuesday night, both sides of what has become...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Mar 28, 2018 at 8:08 am | 35 comments | 6494 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
In wake of renaming, school board seeks to address discriminationPalo Alto school board members agreed Tuesday with community members' pleas that they must face head on reports of racism...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by send names to Texas, on Jun 20, 2018 at 1:46 pm | 35 comments | 10959 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Special-ed advocate to run for school boardStacey Ashlund, a Palo Alto parent who has devoted much of her time to advocating for the rights of special-education families,...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2018Last comment by pa resident, on Jul 16, 2018 at 2:51 pm | 35 comments | 9045 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Deceptive campaign flyerA little more than a week ago, I received a 5 by 8 inch Kathy Jordan campaign flier as part of a campaign packet left on...
Original post made by John Jacobs on Oct. 22, 2018Last comment by makes sense, on Oct 28, 2018 at 10:18 am | 35 comments | 1986 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
County abruptly halts development-agreement talks for Stanford's expansionCiting significant concerns about Stanford University’s newly announced deal with the Palo Alto Unified School District,...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2019Last comment by Bill, on Apr 26, 2019 at 6:51 am | 35 comments | 19713 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State superintendent: Schools likely won't reopen this academic yearIn a letter to county superintendents across California on Tuesday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by RalphJStinson, on Apr 28, 2020 at 1:36 am | 35 comments | 80335 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'In-person instruction is essential.' Santa Clara County issues guidance for reopening schoolsThe Santa Clara County Public Health Department released on Tuesday its guidelines for reopening public and private schools...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2020Last comment by Educator, on Jul 31, 2020 at 7:27 am | 35 comments | 10818 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fry's executive accused of embezzling $65 millionA Fry's Electronics executive and Palo Alto resident has been accused by the IRS of embezzling more than $65 million to finance...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2008Last comment by Marvin, on Dec 28, 2008 at 2:16 am | 35 comments | 7659 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mountain lion reported near University AvenueA mountain lion was reportedly spotted in San Francisquito Creek near University and Woodland avenues in Palo Alto at about...
Original post made on May. 12, 2009Last comment by Bruce, on May 16, 2009 at 10:33 pm | 35 comments | 4710 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Burglar finds someone home -- suspect arrestedA young burglar who entered a Palo Alto home was shocked to open a bedroom door and find a resident sitting at his home-office...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2010Last comment by Jas, on Jul 5, 2011 at 12:54 pm | 35 comments | 6419 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fatal crash with bicyclist is second for truck driverThe Nov. 4 fatal collision of a bicyclist with a tractor-trailer at the Alpine Road/Interstate 280 interchange was the second...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by pedestrian in traffic, on Nov 18, 2010 at 8:14 pm | 35 comments | 5295 Views
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