SCHOOLS & KIDS Cost to put parcel tax on the June 2nd ballot Since the parcel tax discussion began, I've heard different accounts of what the actual cost to put a parcel tax measure on a ballot would be. Initially PUSD estimated the co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Wanting facts, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 23, 2009 at 2:15 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:51 am.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS C-SPAN surprises PMS students with award for StudentCam video entry Pleasanton Middle School eighth graders Matt Hardwick and Taylor denBroeder were surprised Friday with an honorable mention award for their C-SPAN StudentCam 2009 video submis... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 21, 2009 at 5:32 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2009 at 5:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS How to request public information Those of us taxpayers, need to fully investigate the school district activities for the spending of taxpayers dollars. You can request just about anything, if you follow the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sara, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood, on Mar 21, 2009 at 2:31 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS PUSD step/contract increases no different than AIG bonuses! How is paying the PUSD step salary increases (stated on Web Link) for employees different from paying the contractual bonuses AIG paid o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 21, 2009 at 12:55 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2009 at 7:17 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parcel Tax Makes Renters Winners and Condo Owners Losers Approximately one in seven students in the Pleasanton school district live in modest to high amenity attached housing units which include both apartments and condos (excludes ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by frank, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood, on Mar 20, 2009 at 7:54 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2009 at 6:31 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Facing layoffs School photos are usually memorable snapshots of the good times on campus. They are not like these shown on this issue's cover and these pages of teachers wearing pink because... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 20, 2009 at 3:51 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2009 at 6:31 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Kids are taking over our forum I don't know if ir's just me, but it seems that a many comments are being made by some kids who are mocking our serious dicussions. I mean come on, do you really think that th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Molly, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood, on Mar 20, 2009 at 3:45 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 4:48 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School supporters wear red today to show teacher appreciation Last week teachers, students and parents donned pink to in a statewide showing of support for schools. Today, Pleasanton mom Steffanie Gamecho is hoping they will do the same,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 20, 2009 at 8:14 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 22, 2009 at 9:57 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Fairness of Proposed Parcel Tax to Renters If the proposed parcel tax to benefit Pleasanton schools passes, it will be fairly simple for homeowners to pay the tax and list it on their IRS 1040 Schedule A as a deduction... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Beth Turner, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Mar 18, 2009 at 9:57 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 22, 2009 at 10:00 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS More Money Does Not Fix Education! Pleasanton Unified Spend $5492 per student. Washington D.C. spends $24600 per student (that is not a typo). Washington D.C. has a 50% high school drop-out rate. With this, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Get Real, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood, on Mar 15, 2009 at 12:31 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2009 at 4:53 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS editorials call for teachers to sacrifice Tim Hunt's column for the Bay Area News Group chastised teachers unions for their posturing this week. Read it for yourself, here:
Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sandy Piderit, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood, on Mar 15, 2009 at 11:02 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 16, 2009 at 1:45 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pink Slip Friday Hundreds of teachers, faculty, administrators, students and parents today showed their support for a school parcel tax on what's being called Pink Slip Friday.
Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 15, 2009 at 7:47 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2009 at 9:46 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS California Lottery Whatever happened to the lottery money that was supposed to add millions to the schools? Has any of that money gone back to the schools at all? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anne, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on Mar 14, 2009 at 11:03 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2009 at 5:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS IN SPITE of existing parcel tax, Dublin increases class sizes This is information provided on PUSD FAQs page:
Which districts around us receive funding from a parcel tax? How much is it, and what do they use it for?
Dublin: $96/par... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ruby D, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 13, 2009 at 3:26 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2009 at 10:58 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Of Note Teen attends Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference Ashley Rodondi, a junior at Amador Valley High School, attended the presidential inauguration as a member of the P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 13, 2009 at 2:08 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2009 at 2:43 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS COMMENTARY: Save Pleasanton Schools The newly-formed Save Pleasanton Schools citizens' coalition kicked off its campaign last Sunday to gain voter support for a $233 a year parcel tax, a measure that the Pleasan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 13, 2009 at 6:40 am There have been 142 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 23, 2009 at 4:00 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS WEAR GREEN TO SHOW YOUR OPPOSITION TO RAISING TAXES If you oppose raising taxes, wear green on Tuesday, March 17.
GREEN: the color of YOUR money. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John Adams, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Mar 12, 2009 at 2:31 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2009 at 9:44 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Teachers Bringing Pink Slip Issues Into the Classroom Just out of curiosity, would you find it inappropriate if your child's teacher constantly talked about losing their job to young children? Would you find it inappropriate if ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned About Teacher Behavior, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 12, 2009 at 11:34 am There have been 148 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2009 at 9:43 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Performance-based Teacher Compensation This isn't meant to be a parcel tax discussion. It's an attempt to look at how to align teacher compensation with educational goals.
"All Teachers Are Not the Same" http:/... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Mar 11, 2009 at 9:05 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2009 at 8:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Honesty in the Dollars for Parcel Tax I would like all of the school parent organizations in Pleasanton to disclose on this thread how much money was donated to the Save Our Pleasanton Schools Committee. I have he... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by paula, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Mar 11, 2009 at 7:45 pm There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2009 at 9:49 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Can the topics surrounding the Parcel Tax be posted separately? I'm one of the Pleasanton parents on the fence about the parcel tax. Before the vote, I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the facts of what is going to happen with or w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by On the Fence, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 10, 2009 at 2:42 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2009 at 9:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Worth reading: Obama, taking on unions, backs teacher merit pay Web Link
By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer – 47 mins ago
Featu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 10, 2009 at 10:07 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2009 at 11:52 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Teen Drug Overdose This weekend I am hearing that there was Amador students partying in Ruby Hill this weekend and one was taken by ambulance to the hospital because of a drug overdose. Does anyone know wha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rich, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood, on Mar 10, 2009 at 12:51 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2009 at 3:22 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 500 jam Valley Community Church for pro-parcel tax rally More than 500 joined a rally Sunday sponsored by the newly-formed Save Pleasanton Schools organization to support the $233-a-year parcel tax that the school board has placed o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 9, 2009 at 8:53 am There have been 486 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 16, 2009 at 11:32 pm.
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