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Giving birth0...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2008Last comment by William Croft, on Jan 20, 2008 at 2:35 pm | 35 comments | 19057 Views
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Competing for Palo Alto fields0...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2008Last comment by Midtown Mom, on Sep 17, 2008 at 3:48 pm | 35 comments | 8260 Views
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Original post made by OhlonePar on Sep. 5, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Sep 14, 2008 at 12:35 am | 35 comments | 5352 Views
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Elementary school students put Columbus on trial and sentence him to life in prisonDo people realize that we have gone too far? I was shocked to read about 4th grade students at Fort Cherry Elementary who...
Original post made by Masha on Oct. 13, 2009Last comment by Anon, on Oct 18, 2009 at 9:50 pm | 35 comments | 3372 Views
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New 600-seat theater proposed for PalyThe Palo Alto Board of Education tonight will consider plans for a $22.4 million, 600-seat performing arts center for Palo...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2010Last comment by anonymous, on Jun 3, 2010 at 10:37 am | 35 comments | 5926 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Anti-stress group holds annual conference this weekendHigh schools around the country that have shifted their first-semester exams to before the December break "will not go back,"...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2010Last comment by Whatever, on Jan 11, 2013 at 11:36 am | 35 comments | 8933 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Finals before winter break: Is there a better way?I have been involved in Palo Alto schools since we moved to Palo Alto 30 years ago. I was privileged to serve on the school...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2010Last comment by Working Mom, on Nov 8, 2010 at 1:50 pm | 35 comments | 7556 Views
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Our kids are worth learning the lessons of Christchurch and JapanDo we really, really need two-story buildings at our high schools? It's going to cost more money for the same square footage...
Original post made by concerned parent on Mar. 22, 2011Last comment by Concerned Parent, on Apr 8, 2011 at 12:17 am | 35 comments | 3100 Views
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School official: state funding down by two-thirdsState funding of Palo Alto schools has dropped by more than two-thirds in the past three years, a school budget official...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2012Last comment by musical, on Jun 15, 2012 at 3:54 am | 35 comments | 5728 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Non-resident admission, student headcount climbs at UCMore than 23 percent of students admitted by the University of California for this fall's freshman class are not California...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2012Last comment by Milan Moravec, on Jun 27, 2012 at 5:21 pm | 35 comments | 10973 Views
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School board lauds new Paly gym planPalo Alto school board members expressed enthusiasm Tuesday night for "conceptual designs" for new indoor athletic facilities...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2013Last comment by boscoli, on Mar 14, 2013 at 5:40 pm | 35 comments | 6682 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Developer offers $13 million for school landA housing developer has offered to pay $13 million to the Palo Alto school district for a 2.6-acre parcel at 525 San Antonio...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2013Last comment by The rest of the story, on Mar 23, 2013 at 1:24 pm | 35 comments | 11587 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Paly journalists sound alarmWhen Palo Alto High School journalism students published its issue on teen "rape culture" last week, they knew it would send...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2013Last comment by Emma Isabella, on Apr 22, 2013 at 12:12 pm | 35 comments | 6830 Views
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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 | 4709 Views
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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 | 20168 Views
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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 | 10106 Views
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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 | 36477 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 | 4345 Views
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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 | 7346 Views
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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 | 7394 Views
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