SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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... |
Editor |
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on May 30, 2011 at 10:13 am by Dana, a member of the Hart Middle School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Police at Harvest Park - Thursday May 26
Anyone know why 2 police cars were at Harvest Park on Thursday, May 26th? |
Pleasanton Mom |
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on May 28, 2011 at 11:45 pm by joe, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Teachers Give Concessions to Help PUSD
Another local paper reported this morning about the concessions that Pleasanton teachers' union gave. (I didn't try to post a link, because I didn't know if it was allowed). I... |
PTA Mom |
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on May 24, 2011 at 10:09 pm by Jake, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Good news for schools!
"After issuing thousands of preliminary layoff notices, drafting budgets with deep cuts and listening to sky-is-falling scenarios that would shorten the school year by a month... |
School budget not as bad? |
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on May 23, 2011 at 9:58 pm by Chunky, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If You Could Control the PUSD Budget
A grassroots movement has begun to maintain CSR, proving many in the community feel this is important enough to justify the spending of huge amounts of money to support this t... |
Really! Really! |
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on May 22, 2011 at 5:38 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Keep class sizes low in Pleasanton
Hi everyone, a few people asked me to post this as a stand alone topic so here we go! I hope as a community we can make a difference.
Below is information on the effort to... |
Christina Hicks |
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on May 22, 2011 at 10:31 am by retired citizen, a resident of the Bonde Ranch neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter from Superintendent
The following letter was in yesterday's (May 20) edition. I have responded below.
Thanks, school community
Dear Editor,
A total of 13,430 voters said Yes to Measure ... |
Kathleen Ruegsegger |
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on May 22, 2011 at 7:02 am by pot/kettle, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Yes on Measure E Committee in Debt?
Word on the street is the Yes on Measure E Committee is several thousand dollars in debt. And is passing around the proverbial tin cup (along with Uncle Vito) to collect more ... |
Start Afresh |
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on May 20, 2011 at 7:29 pm by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Senior Cut Day
Senior parenst should have received a call from Jim Hansen, Amador Principal , last night asking that Senior parents do not allow their senior to cut on Monday. Traditionally... |
Roseann Edge |
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on May 20, 2011 at 9:55 am by Roseann Edge, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grassroot Effort to Save Class Size in Pleasanton
There is a grassroot effort to keep the Class Size to a 25 students to 1 teacher ratio for K-3. No money is due now. Only your pledge is required today (before June 10) and m... |
Concerned Parent |
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on May 19, 2011 at 8:19 am by Really! Really!, a resident of the Bordeaux Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Get Rid of Town Square
I think the weekly should get rid of Town Square Forums. They do nothing but cause animosity amongst residents of Pleasaton and make our community look bad. It is sad that p... |
Sherri |
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on May 18, 2011 at 9:50 pm by Chris, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State's May Revise Gives more Money to Schools
The May Review from Brown came out today.
State income is up which means that schools will receive more next year based on their assumptions.
Because of California's Pr... |
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on May 17, 2011 at 2:32 pm by concerned parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens behind the Wheel
"We don't call them accidents," J.P. Rosales, a representative with Farmer's Insurance Pleasanton, said at the recent town hall meeting aimed at teen driving. "Most often it's... |
Editor |
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on May 17, 2011 at 2:31 pm by SAD PARENT, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD board backs parcel tax legislation
In the wake of last week's defeat of the parcel tax, Measure E, the Pleasanton school board is endorsing legislation that would eliminate the two-thirds majority needed to pas... |
Editor |
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on May 17, 2011 at 2:19 pm by chuckles, a resident of the Happy Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mixed results in parcel tax voting across the Bay Area
A mail-in election wrapped up in several Bay Area counties Tuesday, where votes weighed in on a number of school parcel tax measures and, in one county, elected a member to it... |
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on May 16, 2011 at 6:22 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD considers fundraising efforts in wake of parcel tax defeat
With last week's defeat of the parcel tax, three fundraising options were brought before the Pleasanton school board at last night's meeting.
Read the full story here http:... |
Editor |
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on May 16, 2011 at 8:38 am by Steve K, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers take their homework grading, lesson planning work to Stoneridge Mall
Nearly 100 teachers gathered at Stoneridge Shopping Center Tuesday afternoon to show the public the work they do after school lets out.
Read the full story here Web Link.... |
Editor |
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on May 14, 2011 at 6:08 pm by DJohns, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers Union, Prop 98, and an Emergency
Isn't it ironic, that the California Teachers Association and all of its locals are complaining about the reduction of state education funding? When it was the CTA who wrote a... |
Start Afresh |
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on May 13, 2011 at 1:10 pm by Start Afresh, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LA Times Story on Teacher Effectiveness
Link is here: Web Link
It is a study of teacher effectiveness using a value-added model. The sidebar lin... |
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on May 12, 2011 at 8:53 pm by javadoc, a resident of Dublin |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Joan Laursen-Talks about Donating to School Board Candidates at PUSD Board Meeting
I just listened to the school board meeting that is live on TV and Joan Laursen said something along the lines of "You will be asked to donate to School Board Candidates" on t... |
Unbelievable |
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on May 12, 2011 at 12:44 pm by Sandy Piderit, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Post your stories of great Pleasanton teachers
Take a minute to share a story of a great Pleasanton teacher who has helped your child along. It's a thankless job. |
Teacher Appreciation Week |
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on May 12, 2011 at 6:31 am by HS Student, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Deja Vu - We acknowledge an error in judgment was made
This post from the Measure G campaign in 2009 is worth repeating:
We acknowledge an error in judgment was made
Publisher's blog, posted by Gina Channell-Allen, president o... |
Deja vu |
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on May 11, 2011 at 5:10 pm by resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Special public art exhibit opens today at Pleasanton Senior Center
The 17th annual "Celebrating Art Made Easy" student exhibit starts today at the Pleasanton Senior Center with paintings done on location or in a studio experimenting with coll... |
Editor |
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on May 11, 2011 at 1:46 pm by yvonne giordano, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A majority vote loses out in Pleasanton
Thank heaven, the 35% of Tuesday's voters who managed to quash the Measure E $98 a year parcel tax vote in Pleasanton don't have a similar controlling voice in the rest of our... |
Editor |
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on May 11, 2011 at 8:21 am by Pepper, a resident of the Old Towne neighborhood |
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