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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Closing the achievement gap, one student at a timeCan one-on-one, targeted tutoring provided to disadvantaged students in their very first years of school help reduce the...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2015Last comment by dennis, on Nov 4, 2015 at 7:07 pm | 30 comments | 10913 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hitting 're-set' with school enrollment committeeThe Palo Alto school district's Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (EMAC) started out as a good, even necessary, idea:...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2015Last comment by Smart smarting, on Dec 7, 2015 at 12:39 pm | 30 comments | 9622 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Unmasking the truth: Beyond the stigma of mental illnessWhen I was first diagnosed with depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, I was 12 years old. At first, I thought my episodes...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2016Last comment by For understanding, on Apr 7, 2016 at 9:35 am | 30 comments | 11614 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: End 'me too' raisesIt is troublesome enough that the powerful California teachers' union has achieved a system where performance doesn't matter...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2016Last comment by Election , on Aug 9, 2016 at 12:19 pm | 30 comments | 10933 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Caution on teacher housingThe value of teachers living within the community may very well be worth making it the priority for the use of this county...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2018Last comment by eileen , on Jan 31, 2018 at 10:39 pm | 30 comments | 12722 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 | 11347 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High robotics coach resigns after complaintsPalo Alto High School computer science teacher and robotics coach Kathleen Krier, who had been placed on paid leave last...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2018Last comment by film jedi, on Oct 25, 2018 at 11:59 am | 30 comments | 14048 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The cost of cellphones: Teachers, students, parents debate banning phones from classroomsWhile there is no concrete proposal for a cellphone ban in the Palo Alto school district, there is both opposition and appetite...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2019Last comment by Member, on Oct 5, 2019 at 3:43 am | 30 comments | 28539 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified sets forth plan for preventing violenceThe Palo Alto Unified School District is expediting plans to address student violence and other harmful behaviors, Superintendent...
Original post made on May. 31, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, 7 hours ago | 30 comments | 4402 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Tiffany at Stanford Shopping Center robbed0...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2007Last comment by zztee, on Jan 3, 2008 at 5:20 am | 30 comments | 11523 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Bank robber uses 'getaway wheelchair'0...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2008Last comment by KT, on Apr 10, 2008 at 12:40 am | 30 comments | 7386 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Brutal attack, robbery on El Camino Park path0...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2008Last comment by Mike, on Aug 27, 2008 at 8:53 pm | 30 comments | 6249 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Five years after "Mission Accomplished" they're giving us the rest of the spin0...
Original post made by Paul on May. 1, 2008Last comment by Paul, on May 5, 2008 at 2:16 pm | 30 comments | 5243 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
No fines for hiker who cried 'lion'0...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2008Last comment by Resident, on Jul 21, 2008 at 10:46 am | 30 comments | 5918 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman killed by Caltrain is identifiedThe woman killed by a Caltrain in Mountain View Wednesday evening has been identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner's...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2009Last comment by never again, on Feb 3, 2009 at 8:55 pm | 30 comments | 5300 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Sixth anniversary of Iraq war to be markedMembers of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center will gather at Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto Thursday evening to mark...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2009Last comment by Gary, on Mar 23, 2009 at 6:27 pm | 30 comments | 6921 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Jury deliberates Victor Frost's sit-lie challengePanhandler Victor Frost's milk crate and its distance from Whole Foods Market became an evidentiary pivot-point in his battle...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2010Last comment by Anon., on Apr 25, 2010 at 10:37 am | 30 comments | 5146 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspect arrested for Palo Alto kidnap, rape, attempted murderPolice have arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnap, rape and attempted murder of a Palo Alto woman on early Saturday...
Original post made on May. 27, 2010Last comment by Mike, on Feb 12, 2013 at 10:31 pm | 30 comments | 10586 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Thief destroys small street tree to steal bicycleA bicycle thief cut down a small street tree in order to lift the target bike over the stump in front of the Palo Alto Weekly...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2010Last comment by robit noops, on Jul 27, 2010 at 12:42 pm | 30 comments | 6519 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stanford docs found in violation of school policyStanford University Medical School Dean Philip Pizzo has sent a reminder to medical school staff after an investigation found...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2010Last comment by jb, on Dec 29, 2010 at 1:44 pm | 30 comments | 6179 Views
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