SCHOOLS & KIDS
VOTE YES ON G - Help our schools.
I urge you to vote Yes on G. You will be happy with the outcome. :) |
Unclehomerr |
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on Jun 2, 2009 at 9:52 am by NO ON G, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School fees illegal?? Could it be??
ACLU Sues California Over School Fees
Written by CA Political News on September 12, 2010, 11:34 AM
ACLU Sues California Over School Fees
by Emily Alpert, vocie... |
unclehomerr.. |
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on Aug 26, 2011 at 8:40 am by I never, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Was this a Pleasanton principal??
[If not, shudda been!]
School Principal "Regulations/Focus/Results"
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unclehomerr.. |
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on Sep 2, 2010 at 8:14 pm by one of \"those\" teachers from another district, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Expanding the lexicon..
If a person has a WH-ite American mother and a bl-ACK Kenyan father.. why would he be called 'African-American' as a racial identifier??
I propose a new word which woul... |
unclehomerr.. |
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on Sep 1, 2010 at 9:00 pm by Pleasanton Mom, a resident of the Apperson Ridge neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How many employees does it take to teach a kid??
Things one learns by listening to the radio...
The United States Department of Agriculture has more employees than there are farmers in the US.
Makes me think of the ... |
unclehomerr.. |
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on Jun 19, 2009 at 12:33 am by Farmer Tom, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Real Reason Xmas/Holiday/Winter Break is when it is
California Teachers Union negotiated a contract adopted ( ratified?) by Pleasanton Unified School district that demanded 3 Mondays in a row off, encompasing New Years and Chri... |
UnderTheBus |
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on Dec 16, 2011 at 7:29 pm by Grandma, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Union Eat Their Young!
Unions eat their young!
Pleasanton's teachers union is no different, The teachers that did not receive pink slips are willing to let their newer peers be sacrificed rat... |
Unions eat their young! |
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on May 8, 2009 at 11:52 am by Katie, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Happy Furlough Days!
Summer vacation starts early in Pleasanton. What a joke.
Pay cuts do not equal time off from the job. You can slice it anyway you want...time off from work should be unpaid... |
Unpaid Furlough days = 5 day weekend |
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on Jun 7, 2010 at 7:28 pm by Nice but, a resident of the Avila neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Were your kids unsupervised last night?
If you have a child who was at a party/sleepover last night in the Mohr Ave/Sutter Gate/McHenry Gate area, you may want to have a conversation with the supervising (or lack of... |
Unsupervised Kids??? |
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 4:22 pm by Neighbor, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hearst Elementry Shut Down due to MOLD, the Day before start of school!!
Hearst Elementry Shut Down due to MOLD, the Day before start of school!!
This makes NO sense at all to find elevated levels of mold, ONE day prior to the start of school an... |
Upset and Concerned Parent |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 6:43 pm by toxicmoldtruth, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What is the job of the School Board President?
I went online to the PUSD website to see what the job of School Board President is. Since the three men on the school board did not think Valerie Arkin was ready to be Board ... |
Upset Voter |
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on Jan 6, 2010 at 4:22 pm by success, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Use your Common Sense
Everyone heading to Foothill HS around 7.30am knows there will be a long line of cars heading towards the 4 way stop at Muirwood. It's just expected now and most people are pa... |
UseCommonSense |
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on Dec 9, 2011 at 5:17 pm by UseCommonSense, a member of the Foothill High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador vs. Foothill boys in NCS final Saturday, but . . . .
Congratulations to the boys varsity volleyball teams at Amador and Foothill. They will meet Saturday in the NCS finals at Amador.
But, there's a catch. Foothill's senior ... |
Volleyball fan |
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on May 23, 2010 at 9:14 am by A Person, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are our elected officials for our kids or for the unions?
Californians who care about public schools have something to cheer about. Pushed by President Obama's Race to the Top competition and by grass-roots parent efforts, lawmakers ... |
Voter |
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on Jan 20, 2010 at 9:56 am by resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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... |
Wanting facts |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:51 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where can I donate money for music?
I want to make a donation to a fund that will help bring back the wonderful elementary strings and band program that we have here in Pleasanton. We have award winning program... |
Wanting to Donate |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 5:47 pm by Jill, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Children's Music Performance
Approx. fifteen local children from the ages of 5 yrs and up will be performing musically at the Pleasanton Public Library on NOVEMBER 7TH from 4 pm to 5 pm. Admission is fre... |
Warren Darmsted |
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on Oct 25, 2008 at 8:47 pm by laaaa...., a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California teachers pension plan has $64 billion deficit
Good report out by CalSTRS (California Teachers Retirement System), available at: Web Link... |
watching |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 1:01 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador High School Clubs
Does anyone know how kids are notified about when and where the various high school clubs meet? I can't find any information regarding that on the Amador website. Thank you. |
Wendy |
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on Sep 3, 2010 at 8:20 am by mom, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Middle school boy sings Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi'-Youtube
He made me cry! |
Wendy |
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on May 13, 2010 at 9:33 am by jessica, a resident of the Avignon neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measure G Consulting Firm-Who Paid For It?
In an editorial in The Pleasanton Weekly (June 5, 2009) Jeb Bing writes, "...a mostly quiet opposition defeated a well-financed and organized comapaign run by an outside co... |
Wendy |
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on Jun 15, 2009 at 3:10 pm by Pepe La Pew, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are Young Teachers Better Than Older Ones?
In an editorial in The Pleasanton Weekly Jeb Bing writes, "The tax would have saved the 127 of 148 jobs that are on the line, which includes 108 certificated teachers (some ... |
Wendy |
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on Jun 11, 2009 at 5:12 pm by Sarah, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Split the kids up in High School or not?
I have two children very close in age that fight a lot. Should I send one to Amador (freshman this year) and one to Foothill (freshman next year) to keep some distance betwee... |
Werner Klemperer |
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on Feb 25, 2010 at 11:11 am by sarah, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Discovery Program Being Eliminated-W/O Any Discussion
Can someone explain to me why the Discovery Program at Walnut Grove was just eliminated, yet parents just got a matter of fact letter saying it was ending?
Where were the s... |
WG |
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on Apr 3, 2012 at 11:21 am by Bird Parent, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Good to Great - In our Schools
Several times, School Board Member Chris Grant has referenced the book "Good to Great" when talking about what we need to do for our schools. I wonder if he has actually read... |
What Makes Great |
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on May 27, 2009 at 4:17 pm by Bobby, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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