SCHOOLS & KIDS
Next up: High school
For recent eighth-grade graduates, this summer is not just for traveling, seeing friends, and relaxing. It is also for anticipating their upcoming high school experience.
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on Aug 4, 2011 at 6:51 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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UC Regents approve a 9.6 percent tuition hike
A 9.6 percent tuition increase for University of California schools was approved today by a 14-4 vote of the UC Regents Board. Despite passionate reservations from several boa... |
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on Aug 4, 2011 at 6:46 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Drop Off Facility from Mohr Elementary to Home
Hello,
My Son is going to start Mohr Elementary from this year, August 2011.
I was wondering, Do we have any local drop off services who drop off the kids at home.
Thank ... |
Niki |
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on Aug 1, 2011 at 5:13 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Unusual Occurrance But not Maybe
This morning, my wife was on her way to work when she saw a "body" laying on a sidewalk in a small tot lot park near our home off Northway Road. My wife stopped to investigat... |
Scott Walsh |
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on Jul 27, 2011 at 6:05 am by Bob, a resident of the Happy Valley neighborhood |
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Alternative Education Programs with PUSD
Tonights Board report failed to give us a picture of who the students are that make up the enrollment of the Alternative Programs with PUSD. How many of the students in the a... |
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on Jul 19, 2011 at 8:50 am by p-town mom and teacher, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Teachers are not appreciated
I am amazed at how people are quick to blame teachers for the problems in the state budget , the failing of our education system and the general malaise of the American studen... |
Bernard |
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on Jul 14, 2011 at 8:53 am by Simone, a resident of the Sycamore Place neighborhood |
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Tremendous Education Resource
Wow, what a tremendous education resource:
Web Link
First, I am not a part of this organization but became aware of it from someone else. What a trem... |
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on Jul 8, 2011 at 3:39 pm by Lynne, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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New Education Bill Gotchas
Web Link
This is why I do not want unionized teachers "educating" my children. It's all about the ... |
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on Jul 5, 2011 at 6:44 am by Reader, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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Kid's Country sites won't be closed, exec director says
Four Kid's Country facilities in San Ramon and Danville will not be losing their licenses, according to the organization's Executive Director, Chris Erbe, after accusations th... |
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on Jul 4, 2011 at 9:57 am by Parent, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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How to attract and retain teachers - the Idaho way
Idaho is implementing reforms to phase out teacher tenure and provide merit pay. Web Link
"Through this plan, we are going to attract and re... |
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on Jun 29, 2011 at 12:53 pm by Chris, a resident of another community |
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Cash-out refinancing practices get first PUSD review
Pleasanton school board members got an earful Tuesday night about cash-out refinancings done by the district, as a consultant walked them through a 20-page document showing th... |
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on Jun 29, 2011 at 12:26 pm by another resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Graduation
I attended the Foothill graduation ceremony on Friday night and was very disappointed in the behavior of students, faculty and the audience. Isn't a Graduation ceremony suppo... |
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on Jun 24, 2011 at 10:17 am by Senior Parent 2012, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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"Education" listed as easiest majo
It is now being said that education is the easiest major. I always thought that, and believe that ALL teachers should major in something substantial like Math, etc. Read th... |
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on Jun 23, 2011 at 9:06 am by Not surprised, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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U.S. Schools Spend More; Receive Less; CSR Not Effective
There was a great editorial in the Tri-Valley Herald today about spending in the schools. They were talking about a new study by the National Center on Education and the Econo... |
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on Jun 21, 2011 at 6:37 pm by Let\'s do a real comparison, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
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PUSD, Armageddon and Trust
Now that the hyperventilating of Measure E has died down, and Measure E supporters have hopefully paid off their debts, and the Pleasanton Teachers Union filed (on May 2!) all... |
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on Jun 20, 2011 at 11:41 am by Marie, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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AVHS Baccalaureate Non-Denominational?
We attended the Baccalaureate for AVHS Seniors at the Cornerstone Church in Livermore yesterday. We were told that the event was non-deominational and fully expected some sort... |
Non-Denominational AVHS Parent |
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on Jun 15, 2011 at 5:08 pm by AH, a resident of Dublin |
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Letters
Need constructive solutions
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 27, 2011, 12:00 AM |
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on Jun 12, 2011 at 9:59 pm by concerned parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Village High School Kids Shine
Last night at Amador Valley, students from Village High School accomplished their goal of graduating. When you have a child who struggles, seeing them collect their diplomas ... |
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on Jun 10, 2011 at 6:23 pm by 2001 Graduate, a resident of the Laguna Vista neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school board appropriates $2.4 million to add sections, maintain class size
The Pleasanton school board voted Friday evening to undo $2.4 million of the cuts it made earlier this year after better-than-expected budget numbers from Gov. Jerry Brown's M... |
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on Jun 7, 2011 at 6:29 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Four Kid's Country facilities cited with 'serious' violations
An after-school childcare program at San Ramon Valley elementary schools has acquired a recent history of serious "Type A" violations, according to state officials. Four Kid's... |
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on Jun 7, 2011 at 1:43 am by Tamara, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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The fun of science
Junior Raquel Fraticelli and sophomore Samuel Peters explained rocks, gems and minerals to students from Lydiksen Elementary as part of Amador Valley High School's annual Spri... |
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on Jun 6, 2011 at 10:23 pm by Wish I knew!, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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What about the PUSD High Schools?
This past year I was Chairman of the AVHS School Site Council and Chairman of the AVHS PTSA Grant Committee. I share the concern of those of you that the budget money restored... |
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on Jun 6, 2011 at 11:06 am by My 2 cents, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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PUSD may restore programs and positions
The Pleasanton school district is looking to undo some of the cuts it made earlier this year after better-than-expected budget numbers from Gov. Jerry Brown's May budget revis... |
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on Jun 5, 2011 at 7:32 pm by yet another resident, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Please support effort to keep class sizes at 25:1 in Pleasanton
Thank you again Pleasanton community for all of your support!
We have raised over $150k in pledges to support keeping class sizes at 25:1 in K-3 with more than 450 parent... |
Keep class sizes low team |
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on Jun 2, 2011 at 5:25 pm by My 2 cents, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Hart 6th-grade girls help leukemia research
Two sixth-grade girls at Hart Middle School put zest into their assignment by teacher Terry Ludlow to undertake a community service project, raising more than $3,500 in just a... |
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on May 30, 2011 at 10:13 am by Dana, a member of the Hart Middle School community |
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