SCHOOLS & KIDS Educators parse new state math standards Concerns about new state standards in mathematics on the horizon for 2014 attracted 300 local educators to a gathering Tuesday to explore the potential impact.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Small wonders: using books, front yards to foster neighborliness Little Free Libraries -- imagine giant bird houses -- are owned and operated by the residents who've erected them. Full of a few dozen to a hundred or more books, they are par... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 24, 2013 at 3:48 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 25, 2013 at 6:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS East Palo Alto schools seek new superintendent A search firm is seeking a replacement for Ravenswood City School District Superintendent Maria De La Vega, who has announced she will retire in June. The K-8 district educate... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 23, 2013 at 5:27 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2013 at 9:36 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS On Deadline: When 'bullying' harassment in a Palo Alto school became a federal civil-rights case Since "bullying" recently became a federal case in Palo Alto schools, with a scorching indictment under a "denial of civil rights" report last December, there has been an erup... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 22, 2013 at 11:54 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 23, 2013 at 2:00 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Peery family revealed as Paly gym donor The family offering to build a new athletic center for Palo Alto High School says it wants to give back in ways that enable youth and families to spend more time playing toget... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 22, 2013 at 8:22 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 24, 2013 at 10:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Principal: 'anti-bullying lessons must be early, often' There are no quick fixes when it comes to kids and bullying. As part of a push to train children early and often, students at Fairmeadow Elementary School this week showed off... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 22, 2013 at 7:49 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 24, 2013 at 9:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Developer offers $13 million for school land A housing developer has offered to pay $13 million to the Palo Alto school district for a 2.6-acre parcel at 525 San Antonio Ave. that it sold to the district in 2011 for $8.5... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 21, 2013 at 11:16 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 29, 2013 at 7:24 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS former Paly baseball coach wanted by police for 6 felonies Police are also looking for additional sex abuse victims. Story and mug shot in the Mercury-News: Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Mar 21, 2013 at 4:34 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2013 at 7:57 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Open address to Ken Dauber - please form Shadow PAUSD Board I have posted the following under the thread dealing with Strategic plan - Web Link
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Developer offers $13 million for school land A housing developer has offered to pay $13 million to the Palo Alto school district for a 2.6-acre parcel at 525 San Antonio Ave. that it sold to the district in 2011 for $8.5... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 20, 2013 at 1:40 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 23, 2013 at 1:24 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Reforms may demand change to Gunn 'bell schedule' Gunn High School's daily "bell schedule" may have to change in 2014-2015 to make time in the school week for full delivery of a prospective new guidance-counseling curriculum.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 20, 2013 at 10:04 am There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 24, 2013 at 8:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS What Happened at the PAUSD Board meeting last night? Does anyone have a report on the discussion and actions with respect to the counseling program at Gunn? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Prospective Gunn Parent, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Mar 20, 2013 at 8:57 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 24, 2013 at 9:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Counseling, Paly gym on school board agenda tonight One of the sharpest critics of the guidance counseling program at Gunn High School says she is "cautiously optimistic" that the school is now on track toward a counseling mode... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 19, 2013 at 1:22 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2013 at 10:10 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto teachers seek pay raise As Palo Alto schools cheer a surplus for the first time in years, teachers are asking for a pay raise.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS PAUSD Strategic Plan Focus Group - tonight! Apparently there is a focus group on the districts Strategic. Emails have gone out with surveys but this focus group is today Monday, March 18 at 7pm.
Anyone else know ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by distracted, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Mar 18, 2013 at 4:49 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2013 at 3:43 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Peery family is 'anonymous donor' for new Paly gyms The family offering to build a new athletic center for Palo Alto High School says it wants to "give back" in ways that enable youth and families to spend more time playing tog... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 18, 2013 at 10:09 am There have been 84 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2013 at 9:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Fortune cookie sets tone for Cubberley recommendation A fortune cookie set the tone for a meeting of Palo Alto's elected officials on the future of Cubberley Community Center Thursday night.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: So far, all take, no give on Cubberley site We had high hopes in November, 2011 when the Palo Alto City Council adopted an ambitious work plan aimed at determining a thoughtful path forward for the use and related finan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 15, 2013 at 1:00 pm There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2013 at 9:18 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Bullying recommendations delayed until April 9 The Palo Alto school district will unveil its recommendations for a new policy on bullying April 9, Superintendent Kevin Skelly said this week.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Cubberley options to be presented tonight The community is invited to discuss the future of Cubberley Community Center tonight, Thursday, March 14, at a joint meeting of the Palo Alto City Council and the Palo Alto Bo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 14, 2013 at 11:14 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 4:20 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS California Bill Seeks Campus Credit for Online Study Read this and scream Palo Alto
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This is a disaster. The ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Annie, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Mar 13, 2013 at 11:57 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 4:04 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board lauds new Paly gym plan Palo Alto school board members expressed enthusiasm Tuesday night for "conceptual designs" for new indoor athletic facilities at Palo Alto High School to be financed largely b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 10:46 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2013 at 5:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board boosts staffing with new funds With a rosier budget outlook than they've had in years, members of the Palo Alto Board of Education Tuesday night unanimously voted to add $2.6 million in expenditures to its ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 13, 2013 at 9:43 am There have been 108 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 16, 2013 at 9:52 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto teen places tenth in national science contest A Palo Alto teenager has placed tenth in a national math and science competition, taking home $20,000 in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Law firms protest plan to close mobile park A controversial proposal to turn Palo Alto's sole mobile-home park into a dense housing development is facing opposition from two area law firms, which argued in a recent lett... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:33 am There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2013 at 7:54 pm.
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