SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer reading pays off
Third-grade Mountain View resident Ethan Xie won a $529 check towards his college education from ScholarShare, California's 529 College Savings Plan.
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on Oct 17, 2012 at 7:55 am by Reader2, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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MVHS gets Friday night lights for home game
Excitement and frustration were in the air Monday night, as the school board voted to allow Mountain View High School students to hold their Oct. 26 home game game against Hom... |
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on Oct 12, 2012 at 7:11 am by B, a resident of another community |
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Khan in the classroom
Khan Academy, the internet teaching sensation, will have a bigger presence in the classroom. Mountain View's elementary and middle school district is expanding its use of the ... |
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on Oct 8, 2012 at 2:48 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Khan in the classroom
Khan Academy, the internet teaching sensation, will have a bigger presence in the classroom. Mountain View's elementary and middle school district is expanding its use of the ... |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 12:39 pm by Garrett, a resident of another community |
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Not everyone happy with EDI
While the superintendent of Mountain View's elementary and middle schools has touted the success of a new district-wide educational protocol, others are speaking out against i... |
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on Sep 28, 2012 at 8:50 pm by inbetween, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Spare the air alert issued for Saturday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for the region for Saturday, Sept. 29.
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on Sep 28, 2012 at 2:23 pm by parent, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Tow yard employee hit over head
A man investigating intruders inside the tow yard where he works was blindsided with a blow to the back of the head shortly before midnight on Sept. 22, police said.
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on Sep 25, 2012 at 2:25 pm by Ben De Ho, a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
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Schools go on lock-down with shooter at large
A shooting in Cupertino caused a science camp in Saratoga to go on lock-down and a number of Mountain View schools to close for the day on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Mountain View stu... |
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on Sep 25, 2012 at 5:52 am by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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School test scores continue to climb
Officials from both of Mountain View's public school districts are hailing recently released state standardized testing data that show improvement in most grades and a majorit... |
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on Sep 24, 2012 at 9:30 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Not everyone happy with EDI
While the superintendent of Mountain View's elementary and middle schools has touted the success of a new district-wide educational protocol, others are speaking out against i... |
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on Sep 17, 2012 at 12:48 pm by Teachers Make the Difference, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Bullis, LASD argue whether court has jurisdiction in latest motion
In the latest round of legal volleys between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District, lawyers from each educational organization presented arguments today, Aug... |
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on Sep 14, 2012 at 12:30 am by Public Schools, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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No League of Women Voters endorsement, after all
A candidate for the local school board has removed text from his campaign website claiming that he had been endorsed by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters.
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on Sep 12, 2012 at 8:13 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Bullis demands not fair to district students
Your Aug. 24 editorial, "School dispute will cost Los Altos district," mischaracterizes the mission of the Huttlinger Alliance for Education. The Alliance was not formed to "a... |
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on Sep 10, 2012 at 7:09 pm by LASD Taxpayer, a resident of another community |
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Transitional kindergarten eases youngest children into the classroom
A lot can happen in a year. Ann Hanneman knows this from both personal experience and the short time she has spent teaching transitional kindergarten in Mountain View.
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on Sep 9, 2012 at 12:52 pm by Unfair, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Castro School, gang graffiti and apathy
There has been gang graffiti at Castro school all summer long. Still there. Unless there is some new MV program that is called "XIV NORTE" that advertises with spray paint an... |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 7:26 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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School dispute will cost Los Altos district
The pitched battle between the Los Altos school district and Bullis Charter School unfortunately shows no sign of abating, despite a ruling from the state Appellate Court tha... |
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on Sep 3, 2012 at 9:40 pm by Bullis are Bullies, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Local school is a 'hidden gem'
Though it is often discounted as one of the lowest performing local schools, Castro Elementary School is a "hidden gem" in the Mountain View Whisman School District, said Cast... |
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on Aug 31, 2012 at 2:05 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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MVHS music teacher begins last year of long career
Longtime MVHS music teacher Robin Kramer (seen conducting in the attached video)will retire in June. She has taught at Mountain View High School for 35 years -- long enough to... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 3:13 pm by Steven, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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transportation, maintenance yards, 1st priorities?
First MVWSD Bond spending: RFP
Do you think "Create permanent office space and maximize yard for the transportation department" and "create centralized warehouse space for ... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 3:02 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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More kids, new tech at elementary, middle schools
When Mountain View's elementary and middle school students start school on Monday, Aug. 20, they may notice some new faces, both at the desks around them and at the head of th... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 11:51 am by Nick V, Mountain View Voice Staff Writer |
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New kids on the block
The transition from preschooler to kindergarten student can be a momentous one. For children in Erika Kao's class at Bubb Elementary School in the Mountain View Whisman Distri... |
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on Aug 27, 2012 at 2:16 pm by Bubb Parent, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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New parent group forms to oppose Bullis
A group of parents and concerned citizens have formed a coalition to defend the Los Altos School District against what the members of the "alliance" say is the overzealous and... |
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on Aug 17, 2012 at 8:41 am by Heather Rose, a resident of another community |
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Start of school ushers in big changes
As students at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools were busy adjusting to their new class schedules and evaluating each others' back-to-school outfits, their teachers wer... |
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on Aug 17, 2012 at 7:36 am by Honor Spitz, a resident of another community |
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New teen center needs a name
The city is asking for some creative action from residents in an effort to find a good name for the city's new teen center.
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on Aug 15, 2012 at 2:23 pm by parent, a resident of another community |
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NASA rover lands on Mars
The rover Curiosity landed on Mars Sunday night shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to NASA officials. Its two-year mission is unique because parts of the multi-billion dolla... |
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on Aug 6, 2012 at 2:53 pm by Teresa, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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