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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents and high school district divided over proposal to temporarily shift to credit/no credit grading systemThere is a divide between those in the Sequoia Union High School District who want to stick to letter grades for the spring...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2020Last comment by MP Resident, on Apr 16, 2020 at 10:20 pm | 22 comments | 10148 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas district says it's working hard to diversify teaching staffParents concerned about the lack of diversity in the teaching staff of the Las Lomitas school district heard this week about...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2016Last comment by Act NOW!, on Jun 18, 2016 at 11:41 pm | 37 comments | 10098 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bill eliminating personal belief vaccination exemption clears state senateA bill that would eliminate the personal belief exemption allowing parents to opt out of vaccinating their children has passed...
Original post made on May. 18, 2015Last comment by Mike Keenly, on May 24, 2015 at 9:21 am | 26 comments | 9980 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Global Volunteers: a chance to give back<B>About the author:</I></B> Amy Pinkus, 13, of Woodside, is an eighth-grader at Woodside School. The daughter of Gary and...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2009Last comment by Peru Enthusiast (Perusiast), on Apr 28, 2014 at 7:59 pm | 8 comments | 9949 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voting starts for parcel tax election in Menlo Park, Portola Valley school districtsThis week, ballots for parcel taxes in the Portola Valley and Menlo Park City school districts will be hitting mailboxes....
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2010Last comment by Get Real, on Apr 26, 2010 at 3:40 pm | 118 comments | 9926 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school task force proposes $265 million bond measureThe board of the Sequoia Union High School District meets Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Redwood City to discuss a recommendation...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2014Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Mar 3, 2014 at 2:40 pm | 30 comments | 9873 Views
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Menlo Park schools 'completely maxed out'The Menlo Park City School District's Board of Education met Tuesday, April 30, to learn more about options for the future...
Original post made on May. 1, 2013Last comment by Diane, on May 9, 2013 at 6:21 pm | 29 comments | 9849 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
O'Connor Street residents ask for transfer into Menlo Park school districtMenlo Park residents on the north side of O'Connor Street, just about a block from where the Menlo Park City School District...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2015Last comment by Support Public School, on Mar 17, 2015 at 12:34 am | 23 comments | 9799 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Burnetts won't face charges for underage drinkingTwo parents won't be prosecuted for alleged underage drinking at a party held in their Menlo Park home on Nov. 25, the San...
Original post made on May. 16, 2012Last comment by Menlo Voter, on May 24, 2012 at 4:41 pm | 33 comments | 9786 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
As third coronavirus case comes to light in Santa Clara County, Palo Alto Unified alerted to parent exposed to diseaseSanta Clara County public health department leaders have reported a third case of coronavirus within the county on Friday,...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2020Last comment by We’re All Going to Die, on Feb 29, 2020 at 10:02 am | 9 comments | 9766 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park school board rejects Mandarin school proposalA petition to start a Mandarin immersion charter school in the Menlo Park City School District was unanimously denied by...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2014Last comment by LC, on Nov 14, 2014 at 6:15 pm | 23 comments | 9647 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New bi-lingual spanish preschoolHi folks, My toddler's preschool has a few openings and I wanted to help get the word out since high quality places are...
Original post made by Shameless plug for Spanish Preschool on Jul. 28, 2008Last comment by Encinal Dad, on Jul 10, 2009 at 10:49 am | 2 comments | 9598 Views
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Authorities declare Woodside High campus safe after bomb threatInvestigators and a bomb-sniffing dog from the San Mateo County bomb squad have completed their search of the campus of...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by pogo, on Apr 8, 2015 at 9:53 pm | 45 comments | 9594 Views
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Editorial: A reluctant 'no' recommendation on parcel tax measuresThe Menlo Park City School District's parcel tax measures contain a fatal flaw: They have no sunset clause, and that's why...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2016Last comment by Jack Hickey, on May 1, 2016 at 3:05 pm | 77 comments | 9575 Views
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Menlo Park: Special ed director faces ousterA battle is brewing over the pending dismissal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education at...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2013Last comment by lessons learned, on Mar 13, 2013 at 9:29 am | 35 comments | 9557 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school superintendent Mary Streshly announces resignation amid calls for district to fire herMore than a month after Sequoia Union High School District's teachers union and 22 principals and top administrators called...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2020Last comment by Angry Parent, on Sep 21, 2020 at 3:41 pm | 8 comments | 9359 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New home for German-American school?The German-American International School has found a potential new home in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood, just a few miles...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2014Last comment by Menlo Resident, on Dec 10, 2014 at 1:59 pm | 9 comments | 9260 Views
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Letter: An open letter from one Sarah to another(The following is an open letter to the Republican vice presidential hopeful.) Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=6827...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2008Last comment by impressed!, on Nov 19, 2008 at 11:06 am | 99 comments | 9230 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proposed administrator pay bump, new position raise teacher concernsSome Las Lomitas Elementary School District teachers are concerned about a proposal on the school board’s March 13 agenda...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by LLESD teacher , on Mar 15, 2019 at 7:26 am | 34 comments | 9221 Views
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Charter schools big issue in school board raceThe candidates for the contentious race for two seats on the high school district board race show potential to reshape the...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2009Last comment by Concerned Parent, on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:04 am | 52 comments | 9195 Views
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