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SCHOOLS & KIDS
New bell schedule approved for GunnGunn High School will officially shift to a 75-minute rotating block schedule in the next school year after receiving the...
Original post made on May. 27, 2015Last comment by Great News!, on May 30, 2015 at 11:54 pm | 20 comments | 9463 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Committee: Elementary enrollment in Palo Alto is stable, not growingThe chair of a school district subcommittee on elementary enrollment urged the school board and community members at a board...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2015Last comment by PAmoderate, on Oct 8, 2015 at 3:49 pm | 20 comments | 6883 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school district eyes new gender-identity policyThe Palo Alto school board will discuss next week a new policy aimed at ensuring the protection of the rights of transgender...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2015Last comment by outsider, on Nov 9, 2015 at 12:15 pm | 20 comments | 7299 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School budget discussions continue; new law firm approvedPalo Alto's Board of Education members continued to discuss enrollment, class size and other elements impacting the 2016-17...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2016Last comment by Hindsight, on Jun 10, 2016 at 6:53 am | 20 comments | 6230 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bike Palo Alto hopes to draw another large crowdIn past years, Bike Palo Alto has welcomed hundreds of cyclists and encouraged many residents to ride their bikes for local...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2016Last comment by bicyclist and driver , on Oct 1, 2016 at 10:45 pm | 20 comments | 8104 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Election '16: For the sake of the childrenTwo incumbents and three challengers are vying for three open seats on the Palo Alto Board of Education in this November's...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2016Last comment by No incumbents please, on Oct 15, 2016 at 1:38 am | 20 comments | 16154 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Experts, advocates react to CDC report on youth suicideFor a community that has done much soul searching in the wake of two youth suicide clusters over the last eight years, the...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2017Last comment by DES, on Mar 8, 2017 at 7:49 am | 20 comments | 13969 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Survey probes sexual harassment at schoolAs the Palo Alto school district works to improve its procedures and culture around sexual violence, new survey results provide...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2017Last comment by White Elephant, on Aug 28, 2017 at 11:12 pm | 20 comments | 8216 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: The risks of secrecyA new policy at the Palo Alto school district is a clever attempt to appear to construct safeguards against improper influence...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2017Last comment by That gal, on Dec 12, 2017 at 7:15 pm | 20 comments | 10356 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District releases minimal info on new supeThe Palo Alto school district Monday made publicly available the seven-page application form and two-page resume submitted...
Original post made on May. 22, 2018Last comment by Parent, on May 23, 2018 at 1:05 am | 20 comments | 10143 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board approves anti-bias resolutionAt the urging of parents, community members and several civil-rights groups, the Palo Alto school board unanimously approved...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2018Last comment by Dr. Reality, on Jul 27, 2018 at 9:14 pm | 20 comments | 6972 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Second seat in school board race still too close to callFive days past Election Day, the race for the second seat on the Palo Alto school board is still undecided, though attorney...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2018Last comment by Smear, on Nov 12, 2018 at 4:50 pm | 20 comments | 11505 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: As seniors graduate, student journalists take a stand against gratuitous and unhealthy college hypeThree cheers to the five outgoing editors-in-chief of Paly student newspaper The Campanile for having the courage to stop...
Original post made on May. 31, 2019Last comment by Humility and Kindness, on Jun 1, 2019 at 10:46 am | 20 comments | 6346 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto public, private high schools team up for car parade graduationWhile graduating high school seniors can't walk across the stage to receive their diplomas surrounded by friends and family...
Original post made on May. 29, 2020Last comment by :/, on Jun 2, 2020 at 2:57 am | 20 comments | 13622 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to hear update on reopening plans for the fallWith the new school year less than two months away, the school district is still working through how to safely reopen its...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2020Last comment by Noel, on Jun 25, 2020 at 4:18 pm | 20 comments | 11337 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Baten Caswell for Santa Clara County Board of EducationMelissa Baten Caswell's long history of working for a strong public education system will serve north county well on the...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2020Last comment by BadParenting, on Nov 1, 2020 at 9:38 pm | 20 comments | 15736 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district fires contractor after trapped ground squirrels diePalo Alto Unified terminated its contract with a pest control company on July 14 after ground squirrels that it trapped were...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2021Last comment by Demetrius Lanham, on Jul 26, 2021 at 12:32 pm | 20 comments | 11046 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ingrid Campos: Parents' rights and 'traditional' valuesIngrid Campos is running for a seat on the Palo Alto school board with what she describes as a focus on parents' rights in...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2022Last comment by Forever Name, on Oct 17, 2022 at 7:50 am | 20 comments | 6062 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Solicitor selling childrens books0...
Original post made by Craig on Jun. 27, 2007Last comment by me, on Sep 15, 2008 at 8:08 am | 20 comments | 14127 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mayor Klein to handle details of Litfin estate0...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2008Last comment by can you believe this?, on Feb 12, 2008 at 12:05 pm | 20 comments | 7341 Views
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