SCHOOLS & KIDS
Village High principal taking new job in Cupertino
Principal Greg Giglio is leaving Village High, the district's alternative school, after seven years at the helm to take a position as principal at a Cupertino high school in J... |
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 10:59 am by LMK, a resident of the Ironwood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Underage Drinking Halloween Parties this weekend
Halloween Parties by teens this weekend in Pleasanton is a hot topic on the MySpace pages and FaceBook pages today. Chatter such as what parent is buying the alcohol is very s... |
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on Feb 5, 2009 at 7:45 pm by Katie, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Survey under way for new parks, recreation plan for Pleasanton
A survey group commissioned by the city of Pleasanton has started a telephone survey of residents to seek input on a new comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Susan ... |
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on Dec 1, 2012 at 9:42 am by Spudly, a resident of the Laguna Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
C.O.R.E.
How many of you know how the C.O.R.E. funds will be allocated?
I was under the impression that if I gave $150 per child at either the elementary or middle school level th... |
Tapped out |
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on May 28, 2010 at 4:38 pm by Dark Corners of Town, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD budget cuts again?
We all realize that the budget crisis at the state level will impact our schools. We watched the PUSD board meeting tonight and massive cuts will hit the district. Massive l... |
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on Nov 27, 2008 at 7:29 pm by grammar checker, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Want to Be Informed www.pleasantonparceltaxinfo.com
The more I've been reading about the parcel tax on the blogs, the more old PW stories I read, the more I have to agree,
Measure G is No - No Good for what's wrong with P... |
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on Apr 17, 2009 at 10:34 am by Mary, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Change is Not always for the best
So many changes in the last three years are causing divisiveness and inequity at our little school. Decision makers at Sunol school continue to make poor choices when it come... |
A voice unheard |
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on Dec 10, 2009 at 7:18 am by Drusilla (aka)kawigurl, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Now there are 3 in this year's school board election
Jeff Bowser, who ran unsuccessfully for the Pleasanton school board two years ago, announced Sunday that he will try again in what is becoming a highly competitive race to fil... |
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on Aug 18, 2010 at 8:20 am by Campaign Funds, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
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School Budget Cuts - an alternative
An idea:
There is going to be a huge impact on our schools because of school budget uncertainty in CA.
Current Proposed Reductions: 75 jobs lost for $5,356,148 in budge... |
Simple Solution |
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on Feb 2, 2012 at 7:57 pm by Guy, a resident of the California Reflections neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New Deputy Superintendent -- PUSD Spends Prop 30 Money on Administrator Raises
Well, the ink isn't dry on the election officials certifying the results of Prop 30 passing. Already, in secretive fashion as usual, PUSD is doling out the taxpayers' money o... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 11:46 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measure G in the lead, but currently doesn't have necessary two-thirds majority
Early results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters has the parcel tax measure in the lead with 58.4 percent (6,199 votes). With 23 of 42 precincts completed, 41.6 perce... |
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on Jun 13, 2009 at 5:54 pm by No was the right vote, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hundreds mourn death of Amador freshman at church service last night
More than 800 students, teachers and others packed the sanctuary of Valley Community Church last night for the memorial service for Evelyn Gonzalez, 14, an Amador Valley High ... |
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on Mar 2, 2010 at 8:00 am by JMF, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows 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 ... |
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on Jan 6, 2010 at 4:22 pm by success, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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PUSD may restore programs and positions
The Pleasanton school district is looking to undo some of the cuts it made earlier this year after better-than-expected budget numbers from Gov. Jerry Brown's May budget revis... |
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on Jun 5, 2011 at 7:32 pm by yet another resident, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Opportunity School
Did anyone understand what Opportunity School was????? |
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on May 2, 2011 at 7:11 pm by another mom, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school board to launch search for new superintendent in October
The Pleasanton school board, already beleaguered by multi-million-dollar cutbacks in state aid for the current school year, will take on another challenge in October when it s... |
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on Aug 30, 2009 at 12:22 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Controversy continues over Obama's 10 a.m. video talk to students today
Controversy over President Obama's scheduled 10 a.m. address this morning to the nation's school children continued over the Labor Day weekend including here in Pleasanton whe... |
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on Sep 19, 2009 at 3:40 pm by Patriot Liberal, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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School cuts have human faces
Sixteen teachers and 45 classified employees will either be losing their jobs or have their hours cut again under the proposed 2010-11 budget from the Pleasanton Unified Schoo... |
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on Jun 11, 2010 at 8:47 pm by a reader, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board backs two competing education funding bills
The Pleasanton School Board decided Tuesday night to hedge its bets and back both competing education spending plans up for a vote in November.
Read the full story here http:... |
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on Sep 15, 2012 at 11:59 pm by Mike, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bill to ease firing teachers on sex related issues blocked
LA teacher charged with 23 counts of lewd acts on a child. LA district wants to terminate him, but the CTA union has made it a very lengthy and costly dismissal process, which... |
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on Jul 14, 2012 at 1:40 pm by Ed, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
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http://positivelypleasantonschools.org/
A friend sent me this. Interesting how the teachers say there is no political agenda. Really? This is not an attempt to promote the work you do and make a parcel tax more like... |
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on Aug 2, 2010 at 11:07 pm by Critic, a resident of the Canyon Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where to get the most immediate and accurate results on Measure G?
OK, I voted, and did it the old fashioned way at Walnut Grove. Now I want the results as soon as possible and accurately of course. I'd surprised to see it (on TV) on the news... |
Frank Trigg |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 7:38 am by Not the end of the world, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why cut sports?
What can we do to convince the school board not to cut coaches? |
George Peters |
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on Apr 4, 2008 at 9:07 pm by ts, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Save Pleasanton Schools - campaigning with fiction?
Save Pleasanton Schools posted a video of a KPIX news clip at the top of their home page. And on Sunday e-mailed a link to that clip to all of their supporters.
This news c... |
tax revolt 2 |
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on May 15, 2009 at 3:54 pm by Jim, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Need a math tutor for my 6th Grade child
My daughter needs a math tutor. She is in 6th grade and is currently in pre algebra class. Does anyone have a recommendation? I need someone who is patient because she is a b... |
Pre Algebra Help |
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on Oct 18, 2010 at 8:55 am by momof2, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |