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Pleasanton school board to hold public hearing on proposed agreement with teachers union tonight
The Pleasanton School District has worked out a tentative agreement with its teachers union for the 2012-13 school year and will hold a public hearing on the agreement tonight... |
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on May 9, 2012 at 10:13 pm by Milton, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
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When will the school board meeting be online?
Does anybody know when the August school board meeting will be available online (webcast)? |
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on Aug 31, 2009 at 12:21 pm by Wondering, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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COMMENTARY: Band director Moorefield signs off tonight at Foothill commencement
If you're among the fortunate in the graduation program tonight at Foothill High School, you'll also be among those applauding Bob Moorefield, the school's noted band director... |
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on Jun 16, 2009 at 10:52 pm by Curious, a resident of the Foothill Knolls neighborhood |
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Measure G Oversight Committee Has No Clout
Quoted from the text of measure G:
"an independent citizen oversight committee with a minimum of seven members shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the District to ... |
Ken in South Pleasanton |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 9:14 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Cultivating student success
Degi Haastrup knew for almost 10 years that he wanted to go to Las Positas College. Haastrup is a student from Nigeria, and his older sister attended LPC in the early 2000s th... |
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on Aug 20, 2012 at 9:20 am by Jim Ott, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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OPINION: What's the rush?
Pleasanton has always made crime prevention a top priority, which benefits all that live, work and raise families here.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 4, 2012 at 6:57 pm by Ridiculous, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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SF offers $6 million to help school district meet $113-mllion budget shortfall
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Bevan Dufty Friday announced that about $6 million will be provided to the San Francisco Unified School District to help it mee... |
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on Feb 1, 2010 at 7:52 pm by Lucy, a resident of the Apperson Ridge neighborhood |
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PUSD - Race to the Top
At the upcoming Jan 5, 2010 PUSD Board of Trustees meeting agenda item 2.1 is to approve an MOU contingent upon success in winning a Race to the Top grant. This MOU is include... |
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on Dec 20, 2009 at 12:54 pm by Dark Corners of Town, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Amador vs. San Ramon football game re-scheduled for Saturday
The lights went out Friday night at the San Ramon Valley High School stadium forcing the postponement of the varsity football game with Amador Valley High School.
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on Nov 8, 2009 at 8:06 pm by And, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Catching fire
There was a time last season -- a rather trying time -- which could ultimately be the key to the run the Amador Valley High girls' softball team has been enjoying.
Read the f... |
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on Jun 1, 2012 at 12:23 pm by Amador Grad, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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The Cost of California's Bureaucracy to Education
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"Most K-12 teachers would be shocked to know that the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing actually draws 32 to 33 mill... |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 12:24 pm by Mike, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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S.F. school district sends pink slips to 900 teachers, others
The San Francisco Unified School District's Board of Education Tuesday night approved sending pink slips to more than 900 teachers and other district employees who could be la... |
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on Feb 28, 2010 at 7:28 pm by Kelly, a resident of the Canyon Meadows neighborhood |
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Foothill High hosts 6th annual 'Laws of Life' luncheon
Foothill High School hosted the sixth annual Laws of Life luncheon, honoring students who had done well in the essay and art contests.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Mar 12, 2010 at 7:03 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Getting Down to Facts
This is one of the sites I looked at when the education topic first came up at the beginning of this year.
""Getting Down to Facts" is a research project of more than 20 st... |
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on Nov 25, 2009 at 11:14 pm by Dana, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Walthers out as president of Las Positas College
Kevin Walthers, the popular president of Las Positas College, is looking for a new job just 16 months after the Chabot-Las Positas College Board of Trustees hired him in the s... |
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 10:19 pm by Rick Johnson, a resident of Livermore |
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PUSD and APT negotiation process starting
At the upcoming PUSD Board of Trustees meeting (Oct 27), agenda item 14.2 is for PUSD and the APT to present their initial bargaining proposals in order to initiate formal neg... |
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on Oct 27, 2009 at 6:57 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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10th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni soccer game set for Jan. 5.
Four decades of soccer players from Pleasanton schools will be playing in the 10th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games on Saturday, Jan. 5. A game at noon will fea... |
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on Jan 3, 2013 at 10:05 am by Curt Gordon, a resident of the Heritage Oaks neighborhood |
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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.
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on Apr 17, 2011 at 8:57 pm by Robert, a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community |
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"Pay-for-Play" Academic Programs?
This looked interesting. "A program with extras for students" Web Link
I looked at the article because the beginning introduce... |
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on Feb 8, 2010 at 5:25 pm by Sandy Piderit, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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CORE fundraiser at 11 percent of its goal
It's taken less than a month for the Pleasanton Partnerships In Education Foundation to raise more than $116,000 to help save school programs threatened by state budget cuts. ... |
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on Apr 23, 2010 at 4:24 am by Sandy Piderit, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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New budget offers good news and questions for PUSD
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget contains some positive news for the district, along with a number of questions that will be answered in the coming months.
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on Jan 20, 2013 at 7:13 am by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 6:33 am by Trish, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
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Home Schooling an Option in Pleasanton?
My husband and I moved into Pleasanton a couple months ago and we really love it. The people hear are great. We're not thrilled with the public education system though.
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on Feb 18, 2013 at 6:16 am by Godless, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Birthday yields dog goodies
Kate Bierdeman, a seventh-grader at Hart Middle School, relaxed after her 13th birthday party for 15 friends at Campo di Bocce with the presents -- at her request the guests g... |
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on Mar 18, 2012 at 2:14 am by birthday gifts, a resident of the California Somerset neighborhood |
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Aggrandizement, hazmat, cajolery, circuitous?
Aggrandizement, hazmat, cajolery and circuitous are probably not words in most people's daily lexicon, but they were a breeze for some 30 students tasked with the Walnut Grove... |
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on Jan 30, 2010 at 7:59 pm by Charlie and Muriel Kahsen, a resident of another community |
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