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Pleasanton board trustees will decide the fate of a popular PUSD Early Education Center this Thursday which also would cut support for teen momsPleasanton board trustees will decide the fate of a popular PUSD Early Education Center this Thursday which also would cut...
Original post made by Dave on May. 17, 2021Last comment by Nick, on May 20, 2021 at 12:46 am | 2 comments | 1239 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
DId you move to Pleasanton for the good schools?If among your factors for choosing to move to Pleasanton included the very good, highly rated schools here, you may have...
Original post made by Nicki on Nov. 19, 2020Last comment by Flightops, on Nov 23, 2020 at 2:38 pm | 2 comments | 1220 Views
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Rotary Club of Pleasanton Gives $61,000 to Local StudentsThe Rotary Club of Pleasanton awarded $41,687 to 11 local high school students and $20,000 to 8 local college students. This...
Original post made by [email protected] on Aug. 13, 2021Last comment by David Pascualy, on Aug 16, 2021 at 12:39 pm | 1 comment | 1219 Views
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Hats off to PUSDI just want to say that I am very impressed with PUSD. When the school closed I requested a computer for my child. I got...
Original post made by Wendi on Mar. 19, 2020Last comment by Ptown Mom, on Mar 21, 2020 at 11:31 am | 4 comments | 1211 Views
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Oakland students; well deservedNews story tonight on Oakland students putting in work to clean and organize their library so they can access the books....
Original post made by Pleasanton Parent on Mar. 27, 2018There are no comments yet. 1198 Views
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Foothill PTSA/Eddie Papa's Restaurant Week FundraiserThis year more than ever Foothill PTSA needs your support. We have partnered with local favorite Eddie Papa’s for our first...
Original post made by Foothill High School PTSA on Sep. 25, 2020There are no comments yet. 1175 Views
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Foothill High Students Awarded Rotary North ScholarshipsReflecting their outstanding academic performance, school activities and community service, three graduating seniors from...
Original post made by Jim Brice on Jun. 26, 2021There are no comments yet. 1143 Views
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Time for school district to ask what if?From Tim Hunt’s blog Uploaded: Dec 17, 2019 The Pleasanton school board, at its final 2019 meeting, heard a report...
Original post made by Kathleen Ruegsegger on Dec. 19, 2019Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Dec 20, 2019 at 8:46 am | 2 comments | 1074 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No distinguished elementary schools in PleasantonWonder 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, 2023Last comment by Former PUSD Family, on Jan 15, 2023 at 12:02 pm | 4 comments | 1039 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD return to school options; lack of accountabilityPUSDs options don't seem to address how the teacher / student instructional hours are going to be accounted for. The...
Original post made by Pleasanton Parent on Jun. 22, 2020There are no comments yet. 1026 Views
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Waiver possible to reopen Pleasanton Schools???I read that there is a possibility of our superintendent of obtaining a waiver to re-open (partially re-open?) our schools....
Original post made by Helen on Sep. 19, 2020There are no comments yet. 957 Views
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CPC Danville offers Four $3,000 College Scholarships to High School SeniorsCPC Danville, a community church in the San Ramon Valley, is offering college scholarships to four graduating high school...
Original post made by FOR the Valley Staff on Mar. 3, 2022There are no comments yet. 956 Views
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Pleasanton Unified School Board Meeting- opening planI'm interested to hear what people thought about hte school board meeting and the paln, or lack of, for reopening... To...
Original post made by DC on Oct. 9, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Oct 9, 2020 at 2:19 pm | 1 comment | 946 Views
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Tri-Valley Retired Educators' ScholarshipFuture Teachers Scholarships awarded to Mackenzie Hoffman, Sadie Brown, Sarah Delp and Olivia Hardesty. The Tri-Valley...
Original post made by Claudia Wanlin on Aug. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 661 Views
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Swalwell says parents shouldn't be the ones making educational choices for their childrenRep. 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, 2022There are no comments yet. 543 Views
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Campaign finances show thousands spent on City Council, PUSD candidatesElection 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, 2022Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Oct 31, 2022 at 5:59 pm | 3 comments | 516 Views
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PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOLS SPEECH CONTEST -- $21,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLEThe 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, 2023There are no comments yet. 498 Views
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Go Green Initiative Hiring Local College GradsPleasanton-based nonprofit, Go Green Initiative, is hiring local talent! We are hiring staff for projects in Pleasanton...
Original post made by Jill Buck on Aug. 4, 2022There are no comments yet. 405 Views
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