SCHOOLS & KIDS
MLK Weekend Before the New Calendar!
Before we had finals in December, the PAUSD calendar was typically this -
3 day weekend for MLK Birthday during which the high school kids would study for finals. Finals on... |
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on Jan 17, 2013 at 3:54 pm by Paly Parent, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New day care center to open near Baylands
Seeking to accommodate a ballooning student population, Palo Alto officials swiftly and enthusiastically approved on Monday night the establishment of a new day care center ne... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 8:26 pm by a parent of Mustard Seed, a member of the Hoover School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spare the Air alert issued for Wednesday
While chilly temperatures are expected to continue Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the season's fourth Winter Spare the Air Alert, prohibiti... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 6:13 pm by common sense, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens enthusiastic about new school calendar
High school students soundly endorsed recent reforms to the Palo Alto's academic calendar in informal interviews conducted at Gunn and Palo Alto high schools this week.
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 10:18 am by resident, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher bonus, boundary change on board agenda
A bonus for teachers and a boundary change between Addison and Walter Hays elementary schools are among topics on the agenda for the Board of Education meeting tonight.
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 7:24 am by common sense, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: It is the whole person who matters in Newtown
I grew up in Newtown, Conn. It was so painful to watch the aftermath of the tragedy there last month. Yet seeing the graciousness of the town even through the pain reminde... |
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on Jan 15, 2013 at 7:44 pm by Newtowner, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto parents named to site-selection panel
Eight Palo Alto parents and four school administrators have been named to a committee to advise the Palo Alto school district on a location for opening a 13th elementary schoo... |
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on Jan 13, 2013 at 7:35 pm by questions, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss annual goals Thursday
The Palo Alto Board of Education will discuss its annual goals in an all-day retreat at the Garden Court Hotel Thursday, Jan. 10. The open-session agenda includes discussion o... |
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on Jan 12, 2013 at 4:44 pm by Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What do your kids think about the new school schedule
What do you kids think about finishing the semester before break. Here's what I hear from high schoolers:
--Teacher's didn't have time for review before finals. Some were s... |
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on Jan 12, 2013 at 11:45 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Anti-stress group holds annual conference this weekend
High schools around the country that have shifted their first-semester exams to before the December break "will not go back," according to Denise Clark Pope, a Stanford Univer... |
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on Jan 11, 2013 at 11:36 am by Whatever, a member of the Duveneck School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Smart phones in high school
I would like to open the topic of smart phones in high schools. DISCUSS
I believe they are a bad idea because:
1. We cannot expect the kids to have them in class but kee... |
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on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:41 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Officials propose Addison school boundary change
Palo Alto school officials are recommending shifting the boundary between the attendance areas of Addison and Walter Hays elementary schools, due to persistent "overflow" prob... |
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on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:39 am by Damn kids get off my lawn, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Around Town
A NEW DAY ... Palo Alto's mayoral election is typically a ceremonial affair, perfectly suited to the largely ceremonial position. Thanks to the city's long-established ... |
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on Jan 7, 2013 at 6:09 pm by HighschoolDad, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly semester grades not available until January 17
It was so great to look forward to a stress-free, finals before Winter Break but how can Paly administration think it is stress-free if our students have to wait for their sem... |
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on Jan 7, 2013 at 10:27 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District looks to build schools, shrink achievement gap
Plans to open new schools in Palo Alto and to raise the bar on graduation requirements highlighted local education news in 2012, which was an election year.
Read the full s... |
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on Dec 31, 2012 at 5:43 pm by Parent, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford offers early admission to 725
Stanford has sent acceptance letters to 725 high school students who sought admission to the Class of 2017 under the university's early admission program, the Office of Underg... |
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on Dec 29, 2012 at 11:06 am by former stanford adcomm, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sound Lounge strikes a chord with students
With an apocalypse on the horizon, Gunn High School senior Timmy Linetsky seemed extraordinarily relaxed, even eager. "It's the end of the world, so you've got to go out with ... |
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on Dec 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm by Becky Sanders, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto teachers to get 1-percent bonus
With three dozen Palo Alto educators sitting in the room, all five members of the Board of Education Tuesday said they would support a one-time, 1-percent bonus for teachers a... |
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on Dec 24, 2012 at 9:15 am by debatable, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Man arrested after housecleaner interrupts burglary
A Palo Alto resident, alerted by his housecleaner, came home to find a man allegedly trying to steal his vehicle Monday afternoon, Nov. 12. Police then arrested the man, Axel ... |
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on Dec 22, 2012 at 3:02 am by the650nerd, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community rallies to find bone-marrow match for professor
The Bay Area's South Asian community, technology companies and universities across the country are rallying to save the life of a local woman in need of a bone-marrow transpla... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 6:23 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Anything more recent than the 2007 Facilities Master Plan?
Does PAUSD have a new version or addendum to their 2007 Facilities Master Plan?
Web Link
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on Dec 20, 2012 at 11:46 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Do our schools have Twitter accounts and can they text our students in an emergency?
I know the schools are reviewing safety in the light of recent events.
Do our schools individually have Twitter accounts so that they can tweet parents and students?
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 2:34 pm by paly parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher, staff bonus on board agenda
Palo Alto school employees will vote soon on a proposed pay raise described as a "one-time, off-the-salary-schedule payment" equal to 1 percent of 2011-12 base salary.
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 12:48 pm by resident, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto students win Siemens competition prize
Two Palo Alto students have won a Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology prize, which is the nation's top science honor for high school students, the foundation ann... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 10:46 am by resident, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lonely Shopping Carts
For months, commuters at the California Avenue train station have been treated to the sight of shopping carts dumped into the no-man's land between the station and Alma. I tr... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 9:40 am by feed back, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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