SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why can't pleasantonparceltaxinfo add or subtract?
They have a headline called "BREAKING NEWS - Federal Stimulus to Avert Cuts" but fail to mention the additional $6.8 - $9 million in state cuts to Pleasanton Unified added to... |
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on May 29, 2009 at 9:35 pm by Pleasanton Parent, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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... |
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on Jan 20, 2012 at 2:47 pm by Pete , a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board President Campaign promise
Following is one of Chris Grant's key campaign promises:
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Fiscal Responsibility-Maintain a Balanced Budget & Reserves, Provide Fiscal Ov... |
Promises, promises |
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on Dec 20, 2009 at 9:05 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Vote No on G!
I will be voting no on G. G is a measure put forth by the teachers union to preserve pay increases in a recession. It is not about preserving education or safety in our school... |
Citizen |
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on Jun 2, 2009 at 8:01 pm by Wow, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Of Note
Help for the hungry
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 2, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Jan 27, 2009 at 9:21 pm by Sam, a resident of the Castlewood 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... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 7:52 pm by awesome, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Eight Reasons Not to Tie Teacher Pay to Standardized Test Results
I don’t want poor teachers but are evaluations based on test scores the answer? This might shine some light on the issue. I might also add that until we have national standa... |
the The |
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on Mar 20, 2010 at 7:15 pm by anonymous, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Budget priorities ratified at school board meeting
San Diego is budgeting based upon looking at what needs to be funded instead of what needs to be cut. If a budget is a reflection of what is valued, this is how it is done. ... |
Stacey |
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on Jan 13, 2010 at 9:14 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss budget at 5:30 today
In a special meeting at the school district office, the school board will conduct a budget hearing at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon and possibly decide to approve items to be suppo... |
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on Mar 3, 2010 at 7:16 am by Don\'t fire til you see the whites of their eyes, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial on K-3 Class Size Reduction
"State should consider suspending K-3 class-size reduction" Web Link
"The question facing our leaders in Sacramento is not whether t... |
Stacey |
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on Jun 19, 2009 at 10:22 pm by Still waiting, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Newspaper - Conflict of Interest?
I know why Jeb is censoring items against the parcel tax and why he is in support of the tax. Jeb's wife works in the office at Foothill High School and she received one of t... |
Mike |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:18 am by Sensibly Save Our Schools, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Obituaries
Dunn B. Mangabay
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 17, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Feb 4, 2009 at 2:38 pm by Rhonda Crozier Snelling, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton's 'other' graduates celebrate, too
While most of Pleasanton's class of 2010 was still getting ready for graduation -- putting the final touches on a speech, thinking about graduation parties or making final pla... |
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on Jun 22, 2010 at 6:20 pm by Greg, a member of the Village High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Electronic map could help at the library
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 11, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:19 pm by Kumar Khasadian, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador again moves to finals in 'We the People' competition
Amador Valley High School is advancing to the championship round of the 2009 "We the People" national finals tomorrow in Washington, D.C., it was announced tonight.
Read the ... |
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 1:02 pm by Steve, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Four from Pleasanton schools receive $100 stipends
Retired teachers from the Tri-Valley are helping out their successors.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, ... |
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on Jan 25, 2012 at 8:28 am by toni, a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent arbitrarily eliminates month and a half of instruction time for primary grades 1, 2 and 3
Pleasanton just sent out an email slashing instructional time for Grades 1 through 3. Pupils in primary grades 1-3 will attend class 45 minutes per day. That means over 7,000... |
Kids Deserve Better |
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on Jun 14, 2012 at 7:50 am by Kids Deserve Better, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
HOW MUCH IS YOUR SCHOOL ASKING FOR?
I was recently at a BBQ with families from different neighborhoods in Ptown. The conversation turned to the subject of school and we ended up discussing school supplies. We ... |
School Supplies List |
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on Aug 15, 2009 at 3:16 pm by School Supplies List, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
CDE press release on Governor's upcoming cuts to public education
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Decries Proposed New Cuts to Public Education Governor's May Budget Revision Cuts Billions from Public Schools
SACRAMENTO – State Superintenden... |
Tony E. |
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on May 16, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
GOOGLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FREEZING TEACHER SALARIES
I did a google search of "school districts freezing teacher salaries," and what I found was page after page of articles about school districts across the country instituting w... |
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on Apr 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Please keep in mind - nearly 62% of voters voted in favor of Measure G!
While this is not the 2/3 majority needed to pass the measure, it does reflect the majority of Pleasanton voters' inclination to support our schools.
In the face of the negat... |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 12:40 pm by alison, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND - THE ELECTION IS OVER!
The election is over folks!
Time for everyone - the Yes and the No people to start working together.
Rehashing the voting results doesn't change things.
Want to support edu... |
It\'s Over |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 12:07 pm by Billie, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher and Management Contributions
The managers have volunteered, for this year, to give salary donations back to the District totaling $40,000. For 2009/10, they have agreed to a 3-day contract rollback and a... |
Tony E. |
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on May 1, 2009 at 9:13 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
S.F. school district lists ways to meet $113-million, 2-year budget shortfall
San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Carlos Garcia proposed several ideas for budget cuts at the district's Board of Education meeting Wednesday night to addre... |
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on Jan 29, 2010 at 4:36 am by Kelly, a resident of the Canyon Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Obama speech to schoolkids
I was surprised there is no thread discussing the Obama speech to schoolkids and (now pulled) suggested lesson plan on "what they can do to support the President." As usual, t... |
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on Sep 7, 2009 at 2:47 pm by Rae, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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