SCHOOLS & KIDS
Have you experienced the "hidden" PAUSD's manual reconstructed by "Cardinal"?
I found this brilliant posting of "Cardinal" under the article "School district critics, lawyer clash on federal probe " on PA Online yesterday. Have you sensed this idea befo... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 5:43 am by classified, a resident of East Palo Alto |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gym teacher
City employees are often reminded that they work for the public -- usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pu... |
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on Mar 3, 2013 at 6:04 pm by N.D., a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park father takes child's play seriously
Mike Lanza, author of "Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into a Place for Play," will speak Monday, Feb. 25, on ways parents can promote neighborhood play and help kids deve... |
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on Mar 3, 2013 at 1:27 pm by Midtown Resident, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district critics, lawyer clash on federal probe
Critics of Palo Alto Superintendent Kevin Skelly and a lawyer for the school district Tuesday presented clashing perspectives on a recent probe by a federal agency of a Palo A... |
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on Mar 3, 2013 at 10:36 am by Observer, a resident of the Greendell/Walnut Grove neighborhood |
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A headmaster's parting lesson for parents
An overemphasis on college preparation is "extinguishing childhood" for too many of today's kids, says Norm Colb, who is nearing completion of his second decade as head of Men... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 3:12 pm by slc, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto teacher salaries compared statewide
The average public school teacher in Palo Alto earns somewhere in the middle -- not the highest, not the lowest -- compared to teachers in surrounding communities.
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 7:05 pm by teacher , a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foundation gives its largest-ever gift to schools
The independent, parent-led foundation that raises money for Palo Alto public schools presented a $4.9 million donation at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 3:06 pm by Palo Alto Mom, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Intergenerational Event Brings Joy to Seniors and First Grade Students in Celebration of Purim
A feeling of love, happiness and community filled the room when first grade students from Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School made a special visit to Moldaw Residences. The chil... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 9:02 am by lew697, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Plagiarism website: trading post for English papers
An Internet-based plagiarism detector has become not only a tool for teachers but also a plagiarism instructor for students and a trading post for English papers.
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 8:01 am by not true, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Panel to explore alternate post-high-school paths
Unconventional post-high-school paths will be explored Thursday in a Gunn High School panel discussion titled "OMG! I Forgot to Apply to Harvard!"
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on Feb 24, 2013 at 2:42 pm by Barbara , a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wrestling: Not just for the boys anymore
Palo Alto and Gunn high school girls have taken to wrestling, reflecting an increasing number of who have joined wrestling teams in recent years, breaking into a sport long co... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 6:39 pm by Frank, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wrestling: Not just for the boys anymore
Palo Alto and Gunn high school girls have taken to wrestling, reflecting an increasing number of who have joined wrestling teams in recent years, breaking into a sport long co... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 11:07 am by Gunn Alumna Mom, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford breaks national fundraising record
Stanford University last year became the nation's first university to raise more than $1 billion in a single year, according to a report released this week.
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 4:48 am by Stanford Applicant, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
National Merit semi-finalists announced
Forty seniors from Palo Alto High School and 33 seniors from Gunn High School have earned recognition as semi-finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:25 pm by Student, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Painful bullying stories told to school board
Amid tearful recountings by parents of painful school bullying situations, Palo Alto school board members and Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday night apologized and vowed t... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 7:35 pm by Misha, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Geometry in middle school?
Is geometry offered in middle school?
I went to the Terman website and looks like the math lanes stop at Algebra I.
A fair number of 8th graders in the Cupertino school di... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 5:49 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly students arrested on weapons charges
Two Palo Alto High School students have been arrested in separate incidents involving a stun gun and a homemade, cork-shooting "gun" on campus Friday, Feb. 8, and Monday, Feb.... |
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 9:20 am by Brian Guth-Pasta, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tech Savvy Students Hold One-on-One Tutoring Sessions for Moldaw Residents
High school students from Los Altos, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Atherton were among a group of tech savvy teenagers who volunteered their time to help residents at Moldaw Resid... |
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on Feb 16, 2013 at 10:06 pm by big, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents confront school board about bullying
Amid tearful recountings by parents of painful school bullying situations, Palo Alto school board members and district Superintendent Kevin Skelly Tuesday night, Feb. 12, apol... |
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on Feb 16, 2013 at 10:00 pm by big, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Bullying case reveals systemic problems in school district
Palo Alto school district leaders and parents should be shocked and saddened by the portrait painted in a scathing investigative report from the U.S. Department of Education.
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 10:04 am by Jen, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Potential gift for Paly gym: $20 million
School board members Tuesday lauded an anonymous family who is considering a possible $20 million donation to renovate Palo Alto High School's indoor athletic facilities.
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 7:12 pm by Right on Time. , a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Family explores 'largest gift ever' for Paly athletics
An anonymous Palo Alto family is considering making a "major" donation to help transform indoor athletic facilities at Palo Alto High School by August 2015.
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 1:28 pm by JA3+, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents hold vigil as district revises policy on bullying
About two dozen parents and children from the Palo Alto school district stood in a candlelight vigil Monday night, calling for stronger policies to address bullying. School of... |
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 12:53 pm by norahs, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Feds: School district violated student's civil rights
The Palo Alto Unified School district's mishandling of a middle-school student's long struggle against bullying violated federal anti-discrimination laws and requires remedial... |
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 3:46 pm by second generation \"victim\", a member of the Ohlone School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local students advance in Intel science contest
More than a dozen local teens, including three from Gunn High School, are among 300 students from across the country named as semifinalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Se... |
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 10:51 pm by bump, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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