SCHOOLS & KIDS
Owner seeks a buyer for 291 Evandale
Facing a long list of code violations, a souring housing market and irritated neighbors, the owner of 291 Evandale Ave. is finally looking to sell his vacant apartment complex... |
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on Jun 5, 2011 at 10:50 am by alex, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mrs. P deserved better
I am deeply saddened by the way Pat Polifrone has been treated.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 10, 2009, 12:00 A... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:19 pm by Oh Please, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents cry foul on enrollment
It may be up to Lady Luck this year whether some incoming kindergarteners get into their neighborhood schools or special choice programs.
Read the full story here Web Link.... |
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on Jan 17, 2009 at 5:18 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School layoffs begin as budget hits home
Budget reductions have begun to take their toll on local students, programs and staff, nearly a month after the state Legislature approved over $8 billion in cuts to public ed... |
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 8:11 pm by Long Time MV Tax Payer, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rock On at Menlo-Atherton's Fashion Show
Come and support "Rock On" - the Menlo-Atherton High School Fashion Show! Gather some friends and rock and roll on Saturday, October 25th! Show times are12:00 luncheon show, ... |
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 7:00 pm by Kelly Todd, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stasek's stories of Afghanistan
After leaving the Mountain View City Council six years ago, Rosemary Stasek did something unexpected: She moved to Afghanistan, founded a nonprofit there, and made the country... |
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on Oct 5, 2008 at 4:50 pm by James, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
NASA Comes to Middle School
A dozen Orchard Middle School students gather during lunch and after school extending their day to pursue a special project—real scientific research in a middle school... |
carlrbabb |
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on Jun 1, 2010 at 5:00 pm by Martin, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sticky budget scenario for MV Whisman
With little hope for more support from Sacramento, educators are again planning for a school year under severe budget constraints. At Mountain View Whisman, the district is gr... |
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on Mar 21, 2010 at 1:35 pm by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis charter school can expand
Education ruled this week, despite pleas from Los Altos School District parents and trustees, who called the expansion "unnecessary" and "divisive," and said there was not eno... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 6:11 pm by Amy, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Worker center plan still angers neighbors
The city's Design Review Committee maintained its composure during a tense meeting last Thursday as residents living near of the site of a planned Day Worker Center continued ... |
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on Dec 24, 2008 at 10:32 pm by Carl, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Police: School worker exposed himself to student
Police are on the lookout for a 21-year-old "noon duty aide" at Graham Middle School who allegedly exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl in an empty classroom Tuesday afternoo... |
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on Dec 7, 2009 at 3:11 pm by Martha, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Huzzahs for Higgins
After 230 board meetings during her six years as a trustee of the elementary school district, Gloria Higgins has decided to trade the board room for the classroom.
Read the f... |
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on Dec 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm by parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Districts oppose Palo Alto transfer
Residents of a Palo Alto townhouse complex who hoped to transfer to the Palo Alto Unified School District got the cold shoulder from two Mountain View school districts last we... |
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on Oct 25, 2008 at 8:04 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Merge school districts, grand jury says
The Santa Clara County Grand Jury estimates that about $9.4 million could be saved by turning the Los Altos School District, the Mountain View Whisman School District and the ... |
Editor |
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on Dec 15, 2010 at 11:09 pm by bobobear, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ghysels lands top job at Menlo Park school district
Maurice Ghysels, the superintendent of the elementary school district in Mountain View for five years and, for the last 10 months, an administrator in the Santa Clara County O... |
Editor |
2008 |
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on May 17, 2011 at 10:01 pm by localmom, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV Whisman made basic aid district
Further complicating the financial uncertainty over Mountain View Whisman's future, the local elementary school district recently became a basic aid district, and will now be ... |
Editor |
2007 |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 2:47 pm by Parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District hires new at-risk intervention supervisor
The elementary school district has hired a new intervention supervisor to work with at-risk students at Graham Middle School, replacing Marco Garcia, who left to become a Moun... |
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on Nov 14, 2008 at 2:42 pm by Mr. Cuesta, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Enrollment jumps at MV Whisman
Enrollment is up substantially this fall at local elementary and middle schools. Officials speculate that the marked -- and unanticipated -- rise is due, in part, to an influx... |
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on Sep 29, 2010 at 3:22 pm by MV Mom, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis controversy begins new chapter
The saga continues over Bullis Charter School in Los Altos, after the school's board of directors petitioned to add seventh and eighth grades to its campus.
Read the full st... |
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on Dec 15, 2008 at 3:26 pm by County board watcher, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
API numbers encouraging
California released the latest Academic Performance Index scores last week, showing that a majority of schools in both of Mountain View's districts improved their scores.
Rea... |
Editor |
1996 |
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on Sep 16, 2008 at 1:08 pm by GEORGE, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Test scores don't tell the whole story
As parents who send our kids to public school in Mountain View, my wife and I appreciated the two recent articles in the Voice about the Mountain View Whisman schoo... |
Editor |
1995 |
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on Sep 19, 2010 at 10:14 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tough year for public education
A nationwide recession, combined with a $19.1 billion state budget deficit, forced local school officials to make some difficult decisions in 2010. Programs were cut, class si... |
Editor |
1994 |
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on Jan 7, 2011 at 12:46 pm by UJ, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools again face drastic cuts
With the mid-year state budget threatening to take more than $1 million from both local school districts, high school trustees asked during their meeting this week if it is ti... |
Editor |
1981 |
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on Nov 16, 2008 at 9:47 pm by Jim Thurber, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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