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Local schools top last year's test scores
Mountain View schools scored better than the rest of the state on the California Standards Test, officials from both local districts reported.
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on Aug 26, 2011 at 1:11 pm by Peter, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Battle of the burgers
There were other Mountain View drive-in burgers that people remember, such as the Cadillac burger at Spivey's, and the Big Mac at Johnny Mac's. But the Parisian burger of Lind... |
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on Aug 26, 2011 at 6:04 am by John Brignani Jr., a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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So hard to say goodbye
It's not easy to let go, as Theuerkauf Elementary School kindergartner Justin, 5, and his dad BJ discovered Monday in teacher Leslie McClellan's room. All around the Mountain ... |
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on Aug 25, 2011 at 6:27 am by Cece, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Girls' Middle School leaves Mountain View
Twelve years after it first opened its doors on Rengstorff Avenue, the Girls' Middle School is moving from Mountain View to a new location in Palo Alto.
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on Aug 23, 2011 at 7:48 pm by Fyi, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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Local district produces more college-ready grads than county, state
Seniors from Mountain View and Los Altos high schools graduated at higher rates last year than their peers in the county and throughout the state, and a greater percentage of ... |
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on Aug 20, 2011 at 9:53 am by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Homework: quality, not quantity
The head of the local elementary and middle school district said that there will not be a major overhaul of the homework policy, despite recent moves from other school distric... |
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on Aug 16, 2011 at 5:44 am by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Camp makes calculus kid-friendly
A unique school that teaches high-level science and math concepts to students years earlier than is typical in public schools has opened its second location in Mountain View.
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on Aug 11, 2011 at 2:10 pm by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Kids and homework
Do you think kids are getting the right amount of homework?
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on Aug 10, 2011 at 5:04 pm by Teacher Mom, a resident of another community |
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MVLA district seeks fairer grades
Not all A's are created equal. The differences in how teachers grade their students are being scrutinized by a commission of instructors and administrators looking at making s... |
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on Aug 7, 2011 at 1:29 pm by KD, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Teaching a new way to teach
In an effort to improve math and science scores, the Mountain View Whisman School District has begun contracting with an education research company to teach teachers how to te... |
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on Aug 5, 2011 at 8:36 am by Ron, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Students need whooping cough shots before school starts
About a third of Mountain View elementary students still need to get whooping cough booster shots before school starts, and high school students could be turned away from clas... |
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on Jul 30, 2011 at 7:21 am by Jeff C., a resident of another community |
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Summer break? Castro School is working overtime
While the majority of campuses in the Mountain View Whisman School District have remained relatively quiet since classes let out for the summer, Castro Elementary has been bus... |
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on Jul 22, 2011 at 2:43 pm by anon, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Parents fed up with school district's wait list
More than 170 would-be elementary and middle school students have been placed on the Mountain View Whisman School District's waiting list for the 2011-12 school year. While pa... |
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on Jul 20, 2011 at 3:20 pm by Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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District pays ex-teacher $225K settlement
A former elementary school teacher who resigned from her position at the beginning of the 2009 school year was paid $225,000 in a legal settlement with the Mountain View Whism... |
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on Jul 17, 2011 at 8:21 pm by Moved Away, a resident of another community |
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MV Whisman district finances looking rosier
The Mountain View Whisman School District anticipates having more money next school year than it had in 2010-11, thanks to two large and unexpected infusions of cash that the ... |
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on Jul 15, 2011 at 10:17 pm by LASD Dad, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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High school district must dip into savings
Local high schools will not suffer greatly next year, despite the fact that the Mountain View-Los Altos district plans to run at a deficit, the district's head business office... |
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on Jul 5, 2011 at 2:30 pm by Sid, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Former school teacher paid $225K in settlement
A former elementary school teacher who resigned in 2009 was paid $225,000 in a legal settlement with the Mountain View Whisman School District, according to documents obtained... |
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on Jul 4, 2011 at 11:38 pm by The Eye, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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New special ed PTA helps parents, teachers
In an effort to generate support and awareness for the special needs population in local elementary and middle schools Christine Case-Lo has co-founded the Mountain View Whism... |
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on Jun 25, 2011 at 9:20 am by Sam, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Craig Goldman's first year
Nearly a year after taking the helm of the Mountain View Whisman School District, Craig Goldman feels he has done a good job as superintendent, though he says there is plenty ... |
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on Jun 24, 2011 at 7:05 am by Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Googlers get down and dirty at Stevenson
About 400 Googlers gathered at Stevenson Elementary School on June 16 to help clean classrooms and paint walls as part of the fourth annual GoogleServe, a worldwide community ... |
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on Jun 23, 2011 at 7:37 pm by Mama, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Rabbi, school officials to discuss youth challenges
A rabbi and top officials from three local school districts will explore "challenges young people face in today's high-stress world" in a panel discussion set for Thursday.
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on Jun 21, 2011 at 4:47 pm by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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'Magical' class of 2011
Unseasonably dreary weather couldn't darken the mood of Los Altos High School's 2011 graduating class, who made up for the lack of blue skies at their commencement ceremony Ju... |
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on Jun 12, 2011 at 4:12 pm by Steve, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Making the grade
Students, teachers and administration at Alta Vista High School work hard to make it to graduation, making each year's commencement ceremony that much sweeter.
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on Jun 10, 2011 at 2:20 pm by Alice, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Summer Camps at CSMA
Some spaces are still available in summer camps at Community School of Music and Arts. Art & music camps for kids in grade K-8; Young Artists & Young Musicians Digital camps f... |
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on Jun 8, 2011 at 1:14 pm by csma, a resident of another community |
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Program boosts kids to college
The MVLA Community Scholars Program, founded in 2000, awards four-year, renewable college scholarships to bright, high-performing, low-income students, with the aim of giving ... |
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on Jun 6, 2011 at 3:46 pm by Frustrated, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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