SCHOOLS & KIDS
MI status to change from "pilot" to "ongoing"
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"It is recommended the Board approve the change in status of the dual immersion English/Mandarin progra... |
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on Nov 23, 2010 at 8:41 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD Immersion Programs--'Choice' or 'luck'
I'm wondering if we need to stop referring to PAUSD programs like SI and MI as ‘choice’ programs. Wouldn't it be better to call them 'luck' programs? For the many, many pare... |
Simon Firth |
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on Nov 30, 2006 at 6:53 am by curious, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Miki's Market in Palo Alto to close
Less than six months after Miki's Farm Fresh Market opened its doors at Alma Plaza, filling a vacancy that has blighted the plaza for seven years, the store has announced its ... |
Editor |
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on May 2, 2013 at 3:45 pm by Hopeful Neighbor, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Student with 3.85 GPA gets rejection letters from UCs
Hi,
My friend's daughter got 3.85 GPA, had 5 AP classes in high school, was on competitive swimming team, volunteered 100+ hours, was active in school activities, yet she g... |
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on May 19, 2013 at 5:17 pm by Another Tip, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
PA 3rd grade teacher hosting teen party
I am dumbfounded that a Palo Alto elementary school teacher and her husband would allow alcohol to be served to Paly students at their home and then allow them to get wasted. ... |
Incredulous Paly Parent |
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on Dec 1, 2006 at 12:49 am by Enough, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Enrollment growth on school agenda
With Palo Alto's elementary school classrooms bursting with children, school officials will meet Tuesday, March 8 to discuss how to handle what they expect to be continued str... |
Editor |
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on Mar 8, 2011 at 3:21 pm by interested, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Lawyer: 'Innocent mistake' sparked Gunn lockdown
Weston Healy, an Eagle Scout with a 4.17 grade-point-average, was about to complete his senior year at Gunn High School and looking forward to enrolling at Cornell University ... |
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on Jan 13, 2011 at 11:15 pm by member, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary math textbook adoption: Reactions to Wed. night meeting
The debate on what math textbook program Palo Alto schools should adopt continues with differing viewpoints on last night's Information Meeting. The school board is scheduled ... |
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on Apr 5, 2009 at 3:31 pm by Anonymous 78, a resident of Stanford |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto officially condemns racial profiling
Palo Alto leaders reaffirmed the city's stand against racial profiling Monday night, publicly condemning the practice and vowing to investigate whether it's being practiced in... |
Editor |
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on Nov 15, 2008 at 11:59 am by fierman, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Children's Theatre's Pat Briggs fired
Pat Briggs, director of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre since 1961, was fired Monday morning, her attorney, Jon Parsons, said.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Jul 9, 2008 at 8:06 am by Jackson, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District policy shuts out some students from UC/CSU eligibility
In May, trustees of the Palo Alto Unified School District met to consider a proposal from Superintendent Kevin Skelly that the district make successful completion of an A-G cu... |
Editor |
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on Dec 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm by Huh?, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
High Speed Rail: What a Boondoggle, Volume 1
I have learned in my professional life is to ask what are the objectives a certain concept or idea is meeting. It is important to get some agreement about objectives before c... |
Paul Losch |
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on Jun 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City to plan for reopening Children's Theatre
The Palo Alto Children's Theatre, closed late Thursday afternoon because of a criminal investigation into its finances, will be reopened as soon as possible, Palo Alto City Ma... |
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on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:09 am by James Geffen, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
ABAG assignments unlikely to change, staff says
Palo Alto is almost certainly stuck with an assignment to plan for 2,860 housing units by 2014, city staff members told the Planning and Transportation Commission Wednesday.
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on Dec 12, 2007 at 12:18 pm by The Real Anna, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Eruv approved after eight years
A 13-mile-long eruv, a border that will allow Orthodox Jews to carry objects from home to their synagogue on the Sabbath, will be constructed around Palo Alto after eight year... |
Editor |
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on Aug 23, 2007 at 8:55 pm by Fireman, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students, parents challenge schools on math
A coalition of students and parents challenged the Palo Alto school board Tuesday to ensure the district's two high schools offer a basic, non-honors track in math and science... |
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on Dec 30, 2011 at 4:18 am by Matthew Gunn, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Angry parents derail school-calendar vote
A Palo Alto school district plan to shift first-semester final exams to before the December break starting next year was – literally -- shouted down by a group of angry ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 14, 2010 at 5:50 pm by equality, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District: a thousand more kids to educate
With new housing, an increase in birth rates and young families moving into the city, Palo Alto educators are asking themselves how they're going to educate all the new kids.
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Editor |
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on Jul 13, 2007 at 12:09 am by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Suicide attempt averted by a mother and motorist
An attempt by a young man to commit suicide on the train tracks in Palo Alto was averted Thursday evening by a mother who took her son's words seriously aided by a passing mot... |
Editor |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 7:56 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto schools to get 'Everyday Mathematics'
"Everyday Mathematics" was approved on a 3-2 vote of the Palo Alto school board early today (Wednesday) -- despite a parent petition with more than 700 signatures urging the b... |
Editor |
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on May 20, 2010 at 10:00 am by HPA, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Eichler community divided over two-story houses
When a group of Fairmeadow residents launched an effort two years ago to ban new two-story buildings in their Eichler neighborhood, they had no idea they'd be setting off a bi... |
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on Apr 6, 2010 at 8:07 am by Anonymous, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board backs Mandarin immersion 4-1
In a historic vote Tuesday night the Palo Alto Board of Education voted 4-1 (board member Gail Price dissenting) to launch a controversial Mandarin immersion "choice" program ... |
Editor |
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on Jun 12, 2007 at 10:01 am by yet another parent, a member of the Escondido School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Gunn High student killed by train; school mourns
The 16-year-old male killed by Caltrain Tuesday morning at the East Meadow Drive crossing was a student at Gunn High School, school officials have confirmed. Photo by Veronica... |
Editor |
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on May 15, 2009 at 1:29 am by bernard, a resident of Mountain View |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wasted Energy? How Important Are Language Skills in Public Education Anyway?
Are we all wasting our time focusing on Foreign Language instruction, both Mandarin Immersion and FLES?
I took 5 years of French in public school, some 30 years ago. The b... |
Fred |
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on Apr 5, 2007 at 1:02 am by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
ABAG vs. Palo Alto's "infrastructure-housing imbalance"
Palo Alto's libraries today are in an embarrassing state of disrepair. Our public safety personnel are desperately overdue for new quarters. Our school district needs new clas... |
Editor |
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on Sep 14, 2007 at 5:08 pm by small is beautiful, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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