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Google announces sweeping layoffs to more than 400 tech and childcare workers in Mountain ViewIn another reduction to its global workforce, Google plans to lay off hundreds of workers in the Bay Area this year, with...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2024Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 14, 2024 at 1:06 am | 9 comments | 8295 Views
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Silicon Valley International School prepares to build second campus in south Palo AltoSilicon Valley International School, a private school known for its bilingual immersion programs, is preparing to expand...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 31, 2023 at 9:34 am | 4 comments | 11695 Views
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Salaries, benefits increase as school superintendents become harder to findBay Area superintendents Donald Austin of Palo Alto Unified and Michael Gallagher at Sunnyvale School District, who earn...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Dec 23, 2023 at 6:40 am | 6 comments | 2826 Views
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Palo Alto Unified School District email glitch results in 1.18 million emails circulated amongst studentsAn “unintended automation error” resulted in all students within the Palo Alto Unified School District sending and receiving...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Dec 19, 2023 at 2:59 pm | 5 comments | 7195 Views
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Police: Reports of man with gun near Paly appear to be 'unfounded'Palo Alto police investigated on Thursday morning reports of a man who was reportedly pointing a handgun at cars near Palo...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on Dec 15, 2023 at 6:08 pm | 4 comments | 5281 Views
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Holiday Fund: Teaching the teachersActerra is a Palo Alto-based nonprofit that has invested in providing local public school teachers with tools to teach their...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2023Last comment by Ocam's Razor, on Dec 1, 2023 at 11:15 am | 1 comment | 2416 Views
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Holiday Fund: Cultivating a love of swimmingWhen a local high school swimmer couldn't pay her school's $1,500 per trimester team membership, Beyond Barriers Athletic...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2023Last comment by JustAnotherDay, on Nov 27, 2023 at 5:51 pm | 2 comments | 4307 Views
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Palo Alto school board leaves math-acceleration decision to staffThe Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education declined to decide on a flexible student mathematics-acceleration...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Nov 22, 2023 at 4:47 pm | 21 comments | 8000 Views
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Holiday Fund: The little studio that couldEast Palo Alto's first and only school of dance combines music and dance in a way that not only exposes children and families...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023Last comment by Virginia Smedberg, on Nov 21, 2023 at 1:48 am | 1 comment | 3150 Views
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Sharing pearls of wisdom in a pressure-cooker worldAcademic adviser Ana Homayoun's new book "Erasing the Finish Line" is a countercultural dose of advice on how parents and...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on Nov 14, 2023 at 1:37 pm | 2 comments | 4948 Views
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Nazi swastikas or anime? Symbols found at Woodside High School prompt investigationTwo symbols that appeared to be swastikas were found on the Woodside High School campus on Wednesday, Nov. 1, prompting an...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Nov 8, 2023 at 7:47 am | 1 comment | 3809 Views
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Eliminating Educational Opportunity is Not “Equitable”I am a “brown” immigrant who spent the first few years of my life in this country in a crowded, low-income studio apartment...
Original post made by Ram Duriseti on Nov. 2, 2023Last comment by Midtown Resident, on Nov 6, 2023 at 6:27 pm | 2 comments | 1623 Views
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Promised dog parks: 6 years and countingIn 2017 the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission published a Master Plan that included their vision for off-leash dog...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2023Last comment by 4good, on Oct 20, 2023 at 8:07 pm | 1 comment | 694 Views
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Palo Alto Unified School District sees $5 million windfall, balances budgetPAUSD staff told the board during its regular meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 10, that property tax revenues have increased by...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2023Last comment by Down the yellow brick road, on Oct 12, 2023 at 4:40 pm | 7 comments | 6136 Views
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Palo Alto school district sued for negligence over kindergartener's broken legThe guardian of a kindergartener who was seriously injured after an older child jumped from the top of a slide and landed...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Oct 11, 2023 at 3:10 pm | 35 comments | 17809 Views
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Parents call on city, schools to better protect bicycling, scootering studentsWhen Melissa Oliviera's son, Gibson, was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Stanford Avenue and Escondido Street...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2023Last comment by EADGBE, on Oct 9, 2023 at 11:49 am | 17 comments | 5174 Views
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Students don't like it, but high school district says de-tracking freshman classes is workingEliminating honors classes in ninth grade isn't hurting high achievers, and it may be helping other students to succeed at...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2023Last comment by S. Underwood, on Oct 7, 2023 at 9:31 pm | 8 comments | 6383 Views
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4th largest powerball jackpot helps raise nearly $54M for California schoolsThe jackpot, which has been growing for over two months, now stands at an estimated $785 million for Monday night's draw....
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 27, 2023 at 11:15 am | 1 comment | 3234 Views
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors looks to pitch in another $10M for all-inclusive playgroundsLooking to replicate the success of the past, Santa Clara County’s Board of Supervisors is considering setting aside $10...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Sep 21, 2023 at 1:15 pm | 1 comment | 3252 Views
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Palo Alto Unified prepares to make ethnic studies a graduation requirementThe Palo Alto Unified School District is moving to adopt an ethnic studies graduation requirement starting with the Class...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Sep 21, 2023 at 11:08 am | 21 comments | 10065 Views
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