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SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pleasanton school board to hold equity workshop

The Pleasanton school board is set to participate in an equity workshop during a special board meeting on Thursday, which...

Original post made on May. 4, 2023
Last comment by Michael Austin , on May 4, 2023 at 4:37 pm | 2 comments | 1344 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Ex-principal sues PUSD alleging harassment, retaliation over disability

A former school administrator is suing the Pleasanton Unified School District and Village High School principal Heather Pereira...

Original post made on Apr. 20, 2023
Last comment by Susana Lopez-Krulevitch, on Apr 20, 2023 at 1:11 pm | 3 comments | 6316 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Foothill golfer reflects on CIF State Championship

Last year Foothill High golfer Brandon Knight caught fire at the right time, winning the CIF State Championship by a shot....

Original post made on Apr. 11, 2023
Last comment by Ornithology, on Apr 11, 2023 at 9:03 pm | 1 comment | 1301 Views

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PUSD Superintendent Haglund highlights accomplishments, obstacles in State of the District speech

Superintendent David Haglund delivered the 4th annual State of the District speech where he spoke about students struggling...

Original post made on Mar. 13, 2023
Last comment by Jimmy The Jet, on Mar 23, 2023 at 7:45 am | 7 comments | 3433 Views

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Pleasanton teachers plead with district to reopen contract negotiations on compensation

After a month of teachers pleading with officials during public meetings, the Pleasanton Unified School District and the...

Original post made on Mar. 7, 2023
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Mar 14, 2023 at 7:52 am | 27 comments | 6211 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Around the Valley: The right priorities

The first priority of a school district is the safety of the students. Or at least it should be. A pattern shows this is...

Original post made on Feb. 21, 2023
Last comment by Erika, on Feb 21, 2023 at 9:39 pm | 1 comment | 2059 Views

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Pleasanton council adopts 2023-31 Housing Element

The Pleasanton City Council signed off on its 2023-31 Housing Element during Thursday's special council meeting after making...

Original post made on Jan. 31, 2023
Last comment by PtownRes, on Feb 2, 2023 at 10:39 am | 4 comments | 4082 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOLS SPEECH CONTEST -- $21,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

The Pleasanton chapter of Lions Clubs International, the largest service club organization in the world, is hosting a Student...

Original post made by Pleasanton Lions Club on Jan. 30, 2023
There are no comments yet. 593 Views

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Social media video shows altercation involving Pleasanton Middle School students outside city library

A video posted to social media of a youth, later identified as a Pleasanton Middle School student, punching and stomping...

Original post made on Jan. 25, 2023
Last comment by keeknlinda, on Jan 27, 2023 at 1:50 pm | 7 comments | 17589 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

An appropriate education

For Betsy and Jamison Cummings, their daughter's education means everything. But as 13-year-old Piper looks to her future...

Original post made on Jan. 15, 2023
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Jan 26, 2023 at 9:02 am | 25 comments | 5260 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Guest Opinion: The responsibility of local control

At its December council meeting, Pleasanton relinquished another chance for local control by voting against a compromise...

Original post made on Jan. 12, 2023
Last comment by GretaThumb, on Jan 18, 2023 at 5:17 pm | 11 comments | 5608 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

No distinguished elementary schools in Pleasanton

Wonder what happened to PUSD elementary schools. Although I don't expect every school to show up -- it would be good to know...

Original post made by AD on Jan. 10, 2023
Last comment by Former PUSD Family, on Jan 15, 2023 at 12:02 pm | 4 comments | 1107 Views

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PUSD's Measure I clinches victory with better than 57% of the vote

After nearly two weeks of counting eligible vote-by-mail ballots, Pleasanton Unified School District's $395 million Measure...

Original post made on Nov. 23, 2022
Last comment by LanceM, on Dec 13, 2022 at 2:03 pm | 5 comments | 3648 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Swalwell says parents shouldn't be the ones making educational choices for their children

Rep. Eric Swalwell, MOCKED the notion of PARENTS MAKING MAJOR DECISIONS IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. "Please tell...

Original post made by Nicki on Nov. 16, 2022
There are no comments yet. 614 Views

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Pleasanton Unified's Measure I pulls ahead, now 1.12% above threshold needed to pass

Pleasanton Unified School District's Measure I has broken the threshold of votes needed to pass as it looks to become the...

Original post made on Nov. 16, 2022
Last comment by SHale99, on Nov 18, 2022 at 4:24 pm | 7 comments | 4465 Views

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Measure I - There are Inconsistencies

There are many things about the Pleasanton Unified School District’s Measure I $395,000,000 bond that are bothersome. There...

Original post made by KathleenRuegsegger on Oct. 15, 2022
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Nov 3, 2022 at 1:58 pm | 38 comments | 1696 Views

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Campaign finances show thousands spent on City Council, PUSD candidates

Election Day is just around the corner and soon Pleasanton will have at least one new council member on the City Council,...

Original post made on Oct. 30, 2022
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Oct 31, 2022 at 5:59 pm | 3 comments | 614 Views

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Valley View Elementary principal resigns after just a few months on the job

Valley View Elementary principal Julie Plaisance has announced her resignation after she was hired in late May -- meaning...

Original post made on Oct. 21, 2022
Last comment by Calvin Moulthrop, on Oct 21, 2022 at 11:10 am | 1 comment | 5527 Views

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Meet the Pleasanton school board candidates

The Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees will be seeing two new faces after this election cycle is over --...

Original post made on Oct. 15, 2022
Last comment by Rose M, on Oct 16, 2022 at 1:35 pm | 1 comment | 4609 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Right time for another Pleasanton school bond?

Pleasanton residents will be voting on a school bond measure in November for the third time in the last seven years. But...

Original post made on Sep. 30, 2022
Last comment by Jon A, on Oct 14, 2022 at 5:04 pm | 50 comments | 5821 Views
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