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Huff crossing guard hit by car
A Huff Elementary School crossing guard is alive but doesn't remember being hit by a red-light-running car on Monday, while she was on the job at the intersection of Grant Roa... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 8:35 pm by BikeCommuter, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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High school cover-up: debate over student dress code
Tempers were tested at a recent meeting of the local high school district's board of trustees, as one of the governing body's elder statesmen gave a passionate, playful and at... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 5:30 pm by Why do they make these choices?, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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MV Whisman holds budget forums
Today the Mountain View Whisman School District will be kicking off a series of public forums on the district's fiscal state and on balancing next year's budget. Craig Goldman... |
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on Mar 9, 2010 at 7:53 pm by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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New principal selected for PACT
The Mountain View Whisman School District has selected the first principal to run PACT — the popular parent participation program which until recently was housed at Cast... |
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on Jul 9, 2009 at 9:16 pm by Huff Parent, a resident of another community |
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District hires new Huff principal
Huff Elementary School has a new principal. Heidi Smith will take over the position beginning with the 2012-13 school year, according to officials with the Mountain View Whism... |
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on Jun 1, 2012 at 11:47 pm by Huff Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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No pink slips planned for MV Whisman teachers
Despite tough fiscal decisions ahead, the Mountain View Whisman School District will not be handing out pink slips come March 15, the state deadline for notifying employees of... |
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on Mar 27, 2010 at 6:14 pm by Carl, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Musical chairs at MV Whisman
In a surprise announcement at the last meeting of the school year Tuesday, Mountain View Whisman administrators and trustees said they will rotate the positions of some of the... |
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on Oct 29, 2009 at 7:35 pm by Carlos, a resident of the Castro City 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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Creative charter school wins renewal
Even after it won a 5-2 vote last week from the county Board of Education to renew its charter for five years, Bullis Charter School is still trying to overcome the elitist im... |
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on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:44 pm by Honest Abe, a resident of the The Crossings 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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Crowd debates high school newspaper's sex articles
When Chloe Tarrasch, the Focus section editor for the Mountain View High School student newspaper, was putting together a special two-page spread on sex for the February editi... |
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on Mar 21, 2013 at 6:14 am by Another Parent, a resident of the Slater neighborhood |
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LASD loses Bullis suit on appeal
A California appellate court has ruled that the Los Altos School District has not provided "reasonably equivalent" public school facilities to Bullis Charter School, overturni... |
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on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:02 pm by LASD needs to change direction, a resident of another community |
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Google gives $1 million to local schools
This morning Google announced it is giving $1 million to local elementary and middle schools with a grant aimed at helping the district's neediest students improve their math ... |
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on Apr 10, 2011 at 3:11 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Jobs, classes, services cut in Foothill-De Anza budget
Courses have been discontinued, positions have been eliminated, pay packages have been downsized and faculty are overworked at Foothill and De Anza colleges.
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on Oct 6, 2010 at 11:21 pm by Numbers, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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The tenure dilemma: no easy answers
A look at the rights and due process given to tenured public school teachers in California — especially when they've been accused of wrongdoing — makes one thing c... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:13 pm by Oh Please, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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LASD to appeal in Bullis legal fight
There's no end in sight to the legal battle between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School. At the school district's Nov. 15 board meeting, trustees decided t... |
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on Nov 30, 2011 at 8:18 pm by haroldbarton@hotmail.com, a resident of another community |
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School district eyes 'Shoreline Community' funds
For seven years Mountain View has been home to Google, the hottest company in the world. But for all that time its substantial property taxes — and those of other major ... |
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on Mar 18, 2010 at 9:50 am by Steve Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Students' same-sex mock wedding raises some hackles
Parents at Monday's Mountain View-Los Altos board meeting expressed concerns over an unusual event scheduled to be held on Valentine's Day at Mountain View High School.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 6:49 am by Wo\\\'O Ideafarm, a resident of another community |
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New school boundaries in store for MV Whisman?
Mountain View Whisman School District officials are considering changing the attendance boundaries of three local elementary schools next year. "We're doing our best to get ki... |
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on Nov 27, 2011 at 10:17 pm by Castro community, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Superintendent selection process criticized
At the Mountain View Whisman school board meeting Thursday evening, teachers expressed concern over how trustees handled a "breach of professional conduct" by Superintendent ... |
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on Feb 5, 2010 at 4:19 am by Ronelle, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Tactical error on Bullis
Looking back, the Los Altos School District can't be happy with its decision to close Bullis-Purissima Elementary School four years ago. The move, made due to declining enroll... |
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on Mar 22, 2008 at 2:35 pm by Fed up Parent, a resident of another community |
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Foothill-De Anza to ask voters for parcel tax
Property owners in the local community college district will be asked to vote this fall on a parcel tax that would generate almost $42 million for Foothill and De Anza college... |
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on Aug 11, 2010 at 2:56 pm by Tom, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Parents seek larger slice of Shoreline taxes
In one of its most challenging discussions in recent memory, the City Council on Tuesday will talk about the possibility of relinquishing to local schools a larger share of pr... |
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on Feb 9, 2011 at 5:48 pm by FYI, 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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Battle begins to combat bullying
The Mountain View Whisman School District has taken up an unprecedented campaign against bullying in hopes of creating a safer, more respectful atmosphere in local schools.
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on May 14, 2010 at 4:26 pm by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |