SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are PTA's donations to Measure E Legal?
Donating to your PTA is not necessarily going to help the classrooms. If you look at the donations the PTAs made to the parcel tax campaign, you can see where their donations ... |
PTAs are a PAC (Political Action Committee) |
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on Apr 18, 2011 at 8:01 pm by Parent, a member of the Foothill High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Landslide damages water main, stops water service
A major water main damaged last Friday on the Pleasanton Ridge as a result of a landslide halted water service to 160 customers. It was repaired by Monday.
Read the full stor... |
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on Apr 17, 2011 at 8:57 pm by Robert, a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measure E parcel tax ballots being mailed to voters today
Ballots for the Pleasanton school district's proposed Measure E parcel tax are being sent to registered voters today.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Apr 16, 2011 at 4:36 pm by Tom, a member of the Alisal Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton School District Receives $3,200,000 from the Federal Government
The Pleasanton School District previously announced that they have $3,200,000 in funds from the Federal Government to be used to pay teacher salaries. It is part of the Feder... |
Jill |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 9:39 pm by lance, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Confidential vote for measure E?
I just got my ballot over the weekend, and you have to sign the envelope and your name is on it. My neighbor was concerned, so I called the registrar of voters on his behalf. ... |
Confidential vote? |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 8:16 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Candy bomber drops into Danville
"Candy bomber" Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, now 89, kept the audience spellbound Sunday evening as he recalled the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 and his part in it. Not only was he one... |
Editor |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 6:33 am by Trish, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD to layoff 25 FTE Classified employees
The very last agenda item on the 4/12 board meeting is to layoff 25 classified employees.
So, how are the PUSD and union negotiations coming?
Or is this more of the cut jobs... |
Start Afresh |
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on Apr 14, 2011 at 12:45 pm by Parent of a student, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Schools Receive WAY MORE Money Than Other Districts
More important that which district are receiving parcel taxes, you have to look at how much money the district receive from the state, per student. This is called the Revenue ... |
checking |
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on Apr 13, 2011 at 11:07 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Barton Reading or paid Birthday Holidays - PUSD board to decide 2/22
This Tuesday, the PUSD school board will decide to reduce Barton reading program funding by 50% to save $53,000.
They will also begin formal negotiations with the CSEA union ... |
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on Apr 12, 2011 at 11:02 am by Start Afresh, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Know the facts, no matter how you vote on Measure E
People think that by putting more money into schools/education, we will get better students, better results.
Please spend the time to view this investigative report by 20/2... |
Steven |
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on Apr 11, 2011 at 7:07 pm by Repleasnacrat, a resident of the Mission Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Alameda and Brisbane passed Parcel Taxes last month.
This website below is a good source of information on all ballot measures. You can see how recent parcel taxes have done and the upcoming parcel taxes for the Bay Area.
Me... |
Another Parent |
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on Apr 11, 2011 at 6:24 pm by question, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
DELAY VOTING on Measure E
DELAY VOTING!
Voters should delay voting until the results of the PUSD/union negotiations are completed.
Voters need to know if PUSD and the unions are serious in their desi... |
Nomad |
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on Apr 10, 2011 at 5:28 pm by the Independent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Illegal cash-out bond refunding (pt. 2)
Looks like the school board does not intend to address this topic at the 4/12 school board meeting, even though it had been requested.
My guess is the school board does not w... |
Start Afresh |
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on Apr 8, 2011 at 5:55 pm by Joe McCarthy, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Vote NO on Measure E
The public school systems here and everywhere in the US are insatiable for taxpayers to pay more. Tell them to manage their existing budgets, eliminate teachers unions, become... |
NoOnE |
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on Apr 6, 2011 at 5:12 pm by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measure E's Illogic - Vote No!
Ballots arrive today for a new tax on Pleasanton property owners. (FYI, we are still paying off the bonds we approved in 1988 and 1997)
Please think about it carefully....... |
TriValleyPatriots.com |
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on Apr 6, 2011 at 1:10 pm by comment, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
"The Real Bully in the Classroom" by John Stossel
For those of you who want to spend yet more of your hard earned income into public schools, I encourage you to watch this short clip by John Stossel...
>>> http:/... |
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on Apr 5, 2011 at 11:26 pm by Cornelius \'corny\' Walker, a resident of the Foothill Farms neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Private school parents Support Measure E
Even though I pay $15,000+ each to send my children to private school (here in Pleasanton), myself and other Carden West parents are still YES on Measure E residents and voter... |
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on Apr 5, 2011 at 3:31 pm by comment, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Can a $2 million parcel tax protect $16 Billion of property value?
The Pleasanton Educated Voter Coalition is doing the math behind the parcel tax. Given top-level claims of Measure E supporters that this parcel tax protects property values, ... |
Nomad |
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on Apr 4, 2011 at 1:32 pm by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PTA Lobbies to Lower Taxpayer Protections
Debbie Look, Pleasanton resident, is the Director of Legislation for the California PTA.
Web Link
Debbie is the lobbyist ... |
PEVC |
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on Apr 4, 2011 at 1:04 pm by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
McNerney Votes to CRUSH the Dreams of Low Income DC Students to Receive Quality Education
Our "esteemed" BigGovernment Representative McNerney votes to crush the dreams of low income DC students who were thriving in a quality DC school. Just look at the difference... |
McNerneyCares??? |
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on Apr 4, 2011 at 9:03 am by McNerneyCares???, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel tax opponents speak out at board meeting
For the first time, opponents of Measure E, the parcel tax to benefit Pleasanton schools, have spoken out against it at a school board meeting. Tuesday night, opponents David ... |
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on Apr 2, 2011 at 9:15 pm by Voting no, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Surprised on high district pensions!
I had always thought that school district employees were fairly paid but not highly paid. Then I went to www.CaliforniaPensionReform.com and saw there were 15 employees of ou... |
Jill |
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on Apr 2, 2011 at 8:44 am by comment, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No on E signs - where to get them
Where can I get a No on E sign? Are they available or do I have to take someones Yes on E sign and write No over the Yes.
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Tim |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 10:12 pm by Sam, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Illegal cash-out bond refunding
At the 3/22 PUSD school board meeting, a citizen raised concerns about trusting PUSD with more taxpayer funds (via Measure E parcel tax) because PUSD used an illegal method to... |
PEVC |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 9:31 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer School 2011
I was just looking at the PUSD website. There are no summer classes for Academic Enrichment this year. Only classes for "at-rick for retention" students.
I have a enterin... |
Pleasanton Parent |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 11:02 am by Glenn Wohltmann, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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