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Palo Alto Unified announces leadership changes for next school year

Retirements and job changes are expected to bring new leaders to two Palo Alto schools this fall, with an interim principal...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by Morgan , on Mar 25, 2023 at 8:50 am | 2 comments | 3944 Views

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Palo Alto schools to get more in-house mental health staff

A year after deciding to hire its own mental health workers rather than rely largely on outside contractors to care for its...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Mar 24, 2023 at 1:18 pm | 2 comments | 2154 Views

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Judge rules high school math policy violates state law

A judge ruled that the Palo Alto school district's method of placing students in high school math classes violates state...

Original post made on Mar. 3, 2023
Last comment by Down the yellow brick road, on Mar 21, 2023 at 8:57 am | 44 comments | 11382 Views

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Palo Alto Unified looks to revive negotiations on Cubberley redevelopment

Seeking a breakthrough after decades of frustrating and largely fruitless negotiations, the Palo Alto school board this month...

Original post made on Mar. 18, 2023
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 20, 2023 at 4:46 pm | 6 comments | 3929 Views

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Opinion: Writer, beware: Chatbots and our kids

Introducing the use of AI bots, and cavalierly erasing a source of high school joy -- the sense of one's own creative, insightful,...

Original post made on Mar. 10, 2023
Last comment by Banes, on Mar 20, 2023 at 2:34 pm | 2 comments | 2739 Views

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Palo Alto school board approves 29-units of subsidized staff housing

Years in the making, Palo Alto Unified's school board formally approved plans to participate in a subsidized teacher and...

Original post made on Jan. 18, 2023
Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Mar 9, 2023 at 8:38 am | 15 comments | 5375 Views

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Palo Alto schools may soon welcome children of city employees

Palo Alto's city workers may soon be able to enroll their children in local schools. The school district and the city are...

Original post made on Feb. 17, 2023
Last comment by Annette, on Feb 27, 2023 at 1:29 pm | 22 comments | 7640 Views

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Power outages caused some Ravenswood schools to close this week, frustrating board members

Students are back in classrooms Friday, Feb. 24, following several school closures across the Ravenswood City School District...

Original post made on Feb. 25, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Feb 25, 2023 at 1:50 pm | 2 comments | 4315 Views

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Parents object to plans to relocate special education students, calling out lack of transparency

Parents are upset and looking for answers after the Palo Alto Unified School District announced this week that classes serving...

Original post made on Feb. 10, 2023
Last comment by Anony Mouse, on Feb 17, 2023 at 9:44 pm | 17 comments | 9311 Views

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Palo Alto school board takes heat over special education consolidation plans

Tuesday's Palo Alto school board meeting got heated as parents voiced their anger over plans to eliminate programs for students...

Original post made on Feb. 15, 2023
Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Feb 16, 2023 at 4:53 pm | 8 comments | 5367 Views

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Schwab Learning Center opens new dyslexic-friendly 'innovation lab'

With its new home at Children's Health Council in Palo Alto, the Schwab Learning Center's reach is now expanding beyond Stanford...

Original post made on Jan. 29, 2023
Last comment by Jerry, on Jan 31, 2023 at 7:16 pm | 3 comments | 5649 Views

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Kehillah Jewish High School evacuated Thursday after bomb threat

A bomb threat prompted the evacuation of 250 students and staff members at Kehillah Jewish High School in south Palo Alto...

Original post made on Jan. 27, 2023
Last comment by Bystander, on Jan 27, 2023 at 9:41 am | 1 comment | 4810 Views

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After backlash last spring, Palo Alto Unified lays out proposed criteria for child care providers

The school district is moving ahead with plans to create requirements for its child care providers -- including licensing...

Original post made on Jan. 27, 2023
There are no comments yet. 4501 Views

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Five Palo Alto elementary schools earn California's 'Distinguished School' award

Ohlone, Juana Briones, Lucille M. Nixon, El Carmelo and Palo Verde elementary schools were among 356 schools that were honored...

Original post made on Jan. 12, 2023
Last comment by casey, on Jan 15, 2023 at 10:44 am | 10 comments | 8874 Views

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Years in the making, Gunn High unveils new marquee

When Gunn High School debuted a new marquee at the front of the Palo Alto campus this week, it marked the successful resolution...

Original post made on Jan. 12, 2023
Last comment by BP Parent, on Jan 15, 2023 at 12:34 am | 3 comments | 5653 Views

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Bomb threat found in bathroom at JLS Middle School

Palo Alto police are investigating a bomb threat written in a bathroom stall at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School on Tuesday...

Original post made on Jan. 10, 2023
Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Jan 12, 2023 at 12:00 pm | 7 comments | 19038 Views

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Holiday Fund: Nonprofit empowers parents to be their kids' first teachers

Learning Home Volunteers teaches low-income families how to use everyday activities to prepare for kindergarten. With help...

Original post made on Jan. 6, 2023
There are no comments yet. 4505 Views

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Why California is among last states not screening children for dyslexia

California's efforts to help children with dyslexia come amid a national push to change how reading is being taught to all...

Original post made on Jan. 4, 2023
Last comment by Jennifer, on Jan 5, 2023 at 8:42 pm | 6 comments | 5872 Views

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Study shows lower lifetime earning for pandemic-era students

Students nationwide face lower earnings over their lifetime because of a loss of education during the pandemic, a Stanford...

Original post made on Jan. 4, 2023
Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Jan 5, 2023 at 9:13 am | 2 comments | 4363 Views

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Holiday Fund: 'Bee Brave' program teaches kids to manage fear

This year, Sager Family Farm brought bees and their lessons of nature to 432 students at four different schools -- the first...

Original post made on Dec. 16, 2022
There are no comments yet. 4642 Views
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