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Podcast: Fixing commissions; Middle school math

City exploring changes on how its boards function; Palo Alto Unified to roll out redesign of mathematics

by Palo Alto Weekly staff / Palo Alto Weekly

Uploaded: Fri, Dec 13, 2019, 3:25 pm 1
Time to read: about 1 minutes

Weekly journalists discuss Palo Alto's effort to reform its commission system and a proposal to dramatically shift how math is taught in Palo Alto middle schools.

The webcast is not available this week due to technical difficulties, but a podcast version of this week's episode is available here.

Timestamps for topics discussed:

• Commission system (0:45)

• Middle school math (12:09)

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Podcast: Fixing commissions; Middle school math

City exploring changes on how its boards function; Palo Alto Unified to roll out redesign of mathematics

by Palo Alto Weekly staff / Palo Alto Weekly

Uploaded: Fri, Dec 13, 2019, 3:25 pm

Weekly journalists discuss Palo Alto's effort to reform its commission system and a proposal to dramatically shift how math is taught in Palo Alto middle schools.

The webcast is not available this week due to technical difficulties, but a podcast version of this week's episode is available here.

Timestamps for topics discussed:

• Commission system (0:45)

• Middle school math (12:09)

Subscribe to the "Behind the Headlines" podcast

We now have a podcast! Listen to Behind the Headlines while you're on the go by downloading free episodes of our new podcast, now available through Apple or Google Play.

Webcasts are posted every Friday afternoon on PaloAltoOnline.com, as well as on Palo Alto Online's YouTube channel, youtube.com/paweekly.

Check out previous weeks' episodes in the "Behind the Headlines" archive.

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PAer
Charleston Meadows
on Dec 16, 2019 at 10:32 am
PAer, Charleston Meadows
on Dec 16, 2019 at 10:32 am

Why PAUSD keeps wasting time and money? Find a good math program (such as Singapore Math) and stick with it. KISS!

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