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The academic 'arms race' and myths about AsiansThe Asian culture in the Bay Area needs reformation if the "academic arms race" is to disappear. But it can't disappear if...
Original post made on May. 12, 2015Last comment by Terry, on May 19, 2015 at 12:55 am | 185 comments | 29595 Views
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School board endorses plan for new academic yearIn Palo Alto, the school board unanimously OK'd the district's plan Friday for reopening schools with some tweaks, including...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2020Last comment by Jim H, on Oct 1, 2020 at 9:28 am | 184 comments | 36685 Views
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Parents ask board to fix 'bifurcated' schoolsIn sometimes tense exchanges, parents Tuesday demanded a greater sense of urgency from the Palo Alto Board of Education on...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2012Last comment by parent, on Feb 7, 2012 at 10:49 am | 179 comments | 21340 Views
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Protests rock Paly over 're-enactment' plays0...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2007Last comment by edthecoolness, on Dec 22, 2007 at 12:03 pm | 179 comments | 14394 Views
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Editorial: A growing school movementA sympathetic but defensive school board did little Tuesday night to reassure concerned parents that they shared their alarm...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2011Last comment by allison, on Aug 5, 2011 at 10:53 pm | 178 comments | 25412 Views
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New School Year--PIE support?0...
Original post made by Leslie on Aug. 19, 2007Last comment by OhlonePar, on Aug 29, 2007 at 11:36 pm | 177 comments | 14613 Views
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Editorial: The Paly English kerfuffleIt was hardly a surprise that a proposal to combine the two "lanes" of freshman English into one would meet some resistance...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2014Last comment by 100 parents, on Feb 21, 2014 at 11:11 am | 174 comments | 22278 Views
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Bill for teaching climate change passes Senate0...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2008Last comment by There ought to be a law AGAINST THIS !, on Feb 15, 2008 at 1:05 am | 172 comments | 22802 Views
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Parents ask schools superintendent for languages0...
Original post made on May. 1, 2008Last comment by Parent, on May 7, 2008 at 9:55 pm | 170 comments | 12759 Views
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If Mandarin Immersion is adopted fluent Mandarin speaking children should be excluded0...
Original post made by David on Dec. 27, 2006Last comment by Bill, on Jan 4, 2007 at 11:25 pm | 169 comments | 12563 Views
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Out of bounds? Drawing the line between 'motivational' and 'abusive' coaching in Palo Alto high schools -- Part 1Some coaches generate explosions of parent and player complaints. Others inspire impassioned praise and loyalty. Sometimes...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by PA student, on May 23, 2010 at 8:14 pm | 168 comments | 44808 Views
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Caltrain fatality identified as Palo Alto teenA 15-year-old Palo Alto student was killed by a train on the railroad tracks south of Churchill Avenue in Palo Alto at about...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2015Last comment by alpaca, on Mar 13, 2015 at 11:08 am | 167 comments | 79442 Views
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Palo Alto couple presses for 'sense of urgency' in relieving academic stressIt seemed to come like a shot from nowhere. Ken and Michele Dauber, Palo Alto parents of five, called for "new leadership"...
Original post made on May. 13, 2011Last comment by David Pepperdine, on Feb 10, 2014 at 6:21 am | 167 comments | 61258 Views
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Parents, school officials, exchange tense wordsFrustrated parents interrupted school district officials Sunday evening in a sometimes tense discussion of the emotional...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2011Last comment by Bill Johnson, on Feb 25, 2011 at 6:26 pm | 166 comments | 50633 Views
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Ohlone - the big winner in the MI location problem0...
Original post made by Bill on Jan. 5, 2007Last comment by Paul Losch, on Jan 13, 2007 at 8:40 am | 165 comments | 17129 Views
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Thirty teens dropped from Palo Alto school rollsThirty students were dropped from Palo Alto public school rolls this fall when their parents were unable to verify their...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2010Last comment by Resident, on Mar 3, 2015 at 11:53 am | 165 comments | 19975 Views
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Students, parents rally against 'hate' groupMore than 250 people gathered at the southeast corner of the Gunn High School campus in Palo Alto this morning in opposition...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2010Last comment by gogunn, on Feb 3, 2010 at 10:13 am | 163 comments | 10014 Views
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Parents ask Palo Alto to be anti-stress role modelFrustrated parents Tuesday challenged the Palo Alto Board of Education to make local schools "a role model nationally" in...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2011Last comment by newcomer, on Jun 8, 2011 at 5:44 am | 158 comments | 11148 Views
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The $6 million blunderFor the second time in less than a year, an avoidable mistake by top Palo Alto school district administrators will cost taxpayers...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2017Last comment by Paly Parent, on Sep 16, 2017 at 12:21 pm | 158 comments | 30702 Views
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PA school language plan may cost too much0...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2008Last comment by Paly reporter, on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:26 pm | 158 comments | 13951 Views
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