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Advice for parents in the digital ageParents often feel overwhelmed and unprepared for their kids' entry into the world of social media and online life, but experts...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2013There are no comments yet. 34276 Views
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Castilleja neighbor launches petition driveA neighbor of Castilleja School has launched a petition urging city officials to crack down harder on the school, which has...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by Palo Alto resident, on Dec 3, 2013 at 9:42 pm | 114 comments | 33929 Views
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Protest leads to email from superintendentStudents and parents exiting Gunn High School Wednesday were met with five placard-holding protesters who are supporting...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2013Last comment by Change overdue, on Aug 24, 2013 at 2:33 pm | 69 comments | 33774 Views
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School district considers 'civility' policyThe president of the Palo Alto teachers' union hopes that a new civility policy she has proposed will help minimize inappropriate...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by BP, on Dec 21, 2017 at 10:18 pm | 52 comments | 33486 Views
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Palo Alto school district leaders: No schools will closePalo Alto Unified School District leaders are not electing to close schools in the face of the coronavirus but instead offering...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Historian, on Mar 13, 2020 at 12:15 pm | 234 comments | 33481 Views
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Dress Code for High School0...
Original post made by Paly Parent on May. 30, 2007Last comment by resident 1, on May 27, 2014 at 12:39 pm | 72 comments | 33128 Views
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Stanford program takes aim at eating disordersEating disorders are serious mental illnesses involving abnormal, unhealthy eating behaviors, including anorexia nervosa...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2011Last comment by Whatamess, on Jul 14, 2014 at 9:43 am | 9 comments | 33092 Views
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Seventy-six in Palo Alto school district get tenureSeventy-six Palo Alto teachers, counselors and administrators were granted tenure, or "permanent status," Tuesday night by...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2014Last comment by teacher evals, on Mar 28, 2014 at 7:29 am | 62 comments | 32723 Views
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Face shields and testing: Teachers union asks for protection, flexibility in working conditions this fallThe Palo Alto school district and Palo Alto Educators Association have begun negotiating working conditions for the next...
Original post made on May. 22, 2020Last comment by Disappointed Parent, on May 31, 2020 at 9:53 pm | 81 comments | 32686 Views
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High schools take action to ease student stressAmid fierce community conversation about the role that academic stress plays in the lives of Palo Alto high school students,...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by My Thoughts, on Feb 11, 2015 at 1:29 pm | 89 comments | 32361 Views
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Superintendent Max McGee resignsAfter weeks of upheaval over senior school leadership’s handling of two controversies -- a missed deadline that will cost...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2017Last comment by Cari V., on Sep 29, 2017 at 9:30 pm | 101 comments | 32118 Views
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Hundreds of COVID-19 cases appear in Palo Alto schools as omicron surgesClasses have been back in session for less than a week after winter break and local schools are reporting record numbers...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2022Last comment by Jennifer Tate, on Jan 18, 2022 at 4:36 pm | 42 comments | 32110 Views
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Feds: Parents paid tens of thousands to game the admissions systemThe 204-page federal complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on March 12 in the case of a nationwide college-admissions...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Mar 21, 2019 at 12:07 pm | 73 comments | 31968 Views
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In East Palo Alto, a microcosm of the state's heated charter school debateAs California's charter school movement booms and polarizes public education, educators, elected officials and researchers...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Wayne Martn, on Mar 24, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 23 comments | 31965 Views
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Stanford admits 2,210 for Class of 2017Stanford University has offered admission to 2,210 students from a record-breaking pool of 38,828 applicants for its undergraduate...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2013Last comment by Bob, on Jun 26, 2013 at 2:04 pm | 36 comments | 31932 Views
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School renaming sparks protest, divisionA proposal to rename a Palo Alto middle school after Fred Yamamoto, a Japanese-American Palo Altan who enlisted in the U.S....
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2018Last comment by John Koster, on Mar 28, 2018 at 6:43 am | 220 comments | 31541 Views
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CDC releases final youth suicide reportThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Friday a much-anticipated final report on its investigation...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2017Last comment by Unbelievable, on Mar 13, 2017 at 10:07 am | 31 comments | 31540 Views
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Overcoming abuseEditor's note: This article includes graphic language and may not be suitable for younger readers. Read the full story...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2014Last comment by Curious, on Jul 15, 2014 at 11:37 pm | 20 comments | 31449 Views
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A money-back 'guarantee' of college admission?Steven Ma says his business is "hated by most colleges." But the business -- helping Asian-American students, and students...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2011Last comment by Commentator, on Aug 20, 2015 at 5:45 pm | 119 comments | 31300 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 | 31252 Views
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