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PAUSD Legal Fee Up To $1.95 MillionThe Palo Alto Unified School District will request an increase in it's legal budget to nearly $1.95 million to complete 2018.The...
Original post made by Legal Fees on Jun. 4, 2018There are no comments yet. 1141 Views
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Two fire alarms at PALY today ..What's going on? Second fire alarm today .. and PALY was doing so well for a few months in between ... ...
Original post made by WhatsGoingOn on Mar. 5, 2019Last comment by member1, on Mar 5, 2019 at 8:05 pm | 1 comment | 1120 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big $$$ politics influencing Ravenswood - ShameCitizens and Voters of the Ravenswood City School District - I'd like to bring to light a pattern within Ravenswood that...
Original post made by Shame on Oct. 19, 2018There are no comments yet. 1093 Views
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PAUSD Ohlone English and Mandarin ProgramsIs anyone familiar with how successful the students are at the Ohlone Mandarin Immersion program or the English Only Program?...
Original post made by PA-ParentofTwo on Aug. 15, 2018There are no comments yet. 1083 Views
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In wide-ranging forum, 4 vying for school board seats tackle tough issuesWeighing in on topics ranging from the Palo Alto school board's recent decision to terminate its top lawyer to whether the...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2022Last comment by Observer, on Sep 30, 2022 at 7:40 am | 1 comment | 1067 Views
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Letters<B>Don't delay Pope-Chaucer replacement</I></B> Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2023/06/16/letters...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2023Last comment by realtoughquestions, on Jun 17, 2023 at 8:26 pm | 3 comments | 1049 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PSAT at Paly; Why not day off for other students?My son attended Paly on PSAT day (for Juniors) because the schedule for the other grade levels was 12:30-3:35, 55 minute...
Original post made by Parent on Oct. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 1022 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Nicole Chiu-Wang: Creating equitable opportunitiesWith two children starting school in Palo Alto Unified, Nicole Chiu-Wang decided to run for the school board to bring her...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2022Last comment by staying home, on Oct 11, 2022 at 3:38 pm | 2 comments | 1013 Views
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How did college admissions go this year?My son got into the school of choice, fortunately, because he was deferred and waitlisted from the others. Seems there is...
Original post made by Parent on Apr. 11, 2022There are no comments yet. 997 Views
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Support Parents Nursery School Palo AltoWe need your help. October usually means Carnival for the Parents Nursery School community. Sadly due to COVID-19, we...
Original post made by Parents Nursery School on Oct. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 957 Views
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Fundraising for sports?Can someone tell me about the sports fundraising emails that are being sent? I heard the Athletic Director of Paly controls...
Original post made by Parent on Mar. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 812 Views
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PAUSD COVID Cases nearly double past weekAccording to the somewhat buried COVID dashboard for PAUSD, student COVID cases have gone from 6 cases, two weeks ago, to...
Original post made by Samuel+L on Sep. 2, 2021There are no comments yet. 749 Views
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Never a Dull Moment!August 1, 2023 Dear Palo Altans, especially parents, Having taught English at Gunn for fifteen years, I know the campus’s...
Original post made by Marc Vincenti on Jul. 31, 2023There are no comments yet. 500 Views
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teens vapingMore and more teens are vaping. When teens vape, many problems can occur. Something needs to be done to prove to minors that...
Original post made by jhon clark on Oct. 23, 2019There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Why are there cell phones in high school?There are so many studies on cell phone addiction as well as the teenage brain (highly prone to addiction). Am I the only...
Original post made by Random Palo Altan on Mar. 16, 2018There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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Why are cell phones allowed in high schools?Does anyone know why Gunn and Paly allow free use of cell phones? My high schooler tells me kids watch Netflix, take selfies,...
Original post made by Random Palo Altan on Mar. 20, 2018There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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