SCHOOLS & KIDS
webcast available from Feb. 24 school board meeting
For all those who were unable to attend... the video recording of last Tuesday's board meeting is now available online at the district's website.
Web Link.... |
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on Mar 1, 2009 at 10:38 pm by Terrence, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Please Remember to Use Gun Lockers in Your Home
Such a tragedy recently. |
Stan |
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on Apr 29, 2011 at 11:34 am by Stan, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Ramon Valley parents contribute $14 million per year?
Today, Tri Valley Herald reporter Tim Hunt states here: Web Link
"In my last column, I misstated the parental cont... |
Wow |
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on Jul 6, 2009 at 8:52 pm by Privatize, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are we a great group of parents?
Ask yourself, are we a great group of parents? When I was growing up in a similar community,(Palo Alto, CA)parents and neighbors got along very well. Although some were Democr... |
Neighbor |
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on Jun 13, 2009 at 11:45 am by PToWN94566, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Deborah Grossman named city's 6th poet laureate
Deborah Grossman, a published author, feature writer and long-time Tri-Valley poet, was appointed last night as Pleasanton's poet laureate for a two-year term through 2011.
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Editor |
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on Jun 26, 2009 at 8:13 pm by RILKA, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The mini tea baggers take down Pleasanton Schools again.
Well congrats to the anti measure E group again for defeating a $98 a year parcel tax in our rich and safe community. As a parent I can see how your egressive committee won su... |
bill |
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on May 7, 2011 at 8:16 pm by Arroyo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If G wins and if G fails.
Will all be forgotten or is this board going to be full of "Ha, Ha, Ha, you lose loser!" or "Told you so we won, child haters!" comments? Will the PW site be almost abandoned ... |
Wondering |
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on May 31, 2009 at 6:23 pm by resident, a resident of the Birdland 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 |
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U.S. education secretary is expected to withhold millions of CA Educational Grant Funds
California threatened with loss of funds if it doesn't use test scores in evaluating teachers
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has sing... |
Teacher |
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on Aug 12, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill High students hear about holocaust from Czechoslovakian survivor
Never again. Holocaust survivor Susan Greenwald told a Foothill High School honors English class that they need to remember the past to prevent it happening again.
Read the ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 11, 2010 at 8:33 am by ThankYou, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Speak for those who are too young to vote
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 3, 2009, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Apr 26, 2009 at 10:30 pm by hmmmm, 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
Censorship of No On Parcel Tax Postings
Wow, it's getting more and more difficult to use the Town Square Forum to share information and offer opinions because the Pleasanton Weekly Staff closes off open discussion b... |
John |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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New Jersey Avoids Layoffs By Freezing Wages
Instead of deferring expenses, PUSD should just to what
Governor Corzine did in New Jersey
Check out the link
Web Link... |
Cesar |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 3:25 pm by Cesar, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Citizens committee to recommend oversight for future bond issues
It took more meetings than originally planned, but a citizens committee formed to look into cash-out refinancing will issue its final report to the school board next month.
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Editor |
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on Aug 28, 2011 at 9:44 pm by Mike, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
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Low income housing here isn't really all that 'low'
While city officials await final approval from Alameda County Superior Court, the Urban Habitat affordable housing coalition and the state's Department of Housing and Communit... |
Editor |
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on Jan 20, 2012 at 2:47 pm by Pete , a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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... |
Editor |
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on Mar 13, 2009 at 2:43 pm by Important to know, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents find $8M deficit hard to swallow
Pleasanton Unified School District is now preparing to make $8 million in reductions to next year's budget, and parents aren't happy about it.
Read the full story here http:/... |
Editor |
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on Feb 10, 2010 at 11:46 am by Another Mom, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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 ... |
Sara |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 2:31 pm by Sara, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD brings back staggered reading programs
The Pleasanton school district is looking back to move ahead, re-instituting a policy of staggered starting times that it had in place 16 years ago. Meanwhile, parents are ups... |
Editor |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 7:52 pm by awesome, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School fundraising efforts planned
Pleasanton schools saw $11 million in cuts in the current year and is projecting about $8 million in cuts for the 2010-11 school year.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Mar 7, 2010 at 8:55 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
LAO 2010-11 Budget Analysis: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education
Here's the California Legislative Analyst's Office report on Schwarzenegger's budget proposals as affects K-12 Education funding. They offer analysis of the proposals and sug... |
Stacey |
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on Feb 28, 2010 at 4:13 pm by Sandy Piderit, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School fundraising efforts taking off
While the Pleasanton Unified School District may be strapped for cash along with other school districts across the state, it seems to have an abundance of people willing to do... |
Editor |
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on Jun 23, 2009 at 3:58 pm by Steve, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Saving Quality Education
Would it be possible, with the 61% that voted yes on G to start a major fund raising effort to raise the money needed to keep the status quo until the budget crisis is over?
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Saving the quality of education |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 10:23 pm by Swami, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How about an expense reduction committee?
PUSD has established a revenue enhancement committee, but the flip side of that is expenses.
Think PUSD should also establish an expense reduction committee that looks at the... |
Another committee |
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on Feb 9, 2010 at 8:46 am by Common sense, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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