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PUSD Discovery Program Being Eliminated-W/O Any DiscussionCan someone explain to me why the Discovery Program at Walnut Grove was just eliminated, yet parents just got a matter of...
Original post made by WG on Mar. 30, 2012Last comment by Bird Parent, on Apr 3, 2012 at 11:21 am | 37 comments | 254683 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How Can The School Board Violate The Brown Act?Editor's Note: To clarify, this post is from a recipient of the email, not from Bowser, and is only a portion of the email....
Original post made by I Was There on Nov. 12, 2013Last comment by Leadership at $2.31/hour?, on Nov 16, 2013 at 10:53 am | 63 comments | 52852 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton teachers agree to pay cut to reportedly save district nearly $4.6MIn a statement released by the Association of Pleasanton Teachers, president Trevor Knaggs announced that teachers made a...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2010Last comment by What about our kids?, on Feb 24, 2010 at 7:14 pm | 313 comments | 50702 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Presenting the class of 2008Bayley Adams Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4087 posted Friday, June 6, 2008,...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Jun 23, 2008 at 12:12 pm | 3 comments | 43498 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Driving during 1st yearI've heard so many versions of this I just wanted to check with all out there. My soon to be 16 year old will be getting...
Original post made by Mom of new driver on Dec. 10, 2009Last comment by lyndalu, on Dec 13, 2009 at 9:01 am | 11 comments | 35380 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'The Laramie Project' onstage at Amador Valley High tonight through SaturdayAmador Valley High School students will present "The Laramie Project at 7:30 p.m. tonight through Saturday night in the Amador...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2011Last comment by Enzo, on Aug 21, 2012 at 12:11 am | 19 comments | 35323 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Here's the Class of 2012 at Foothill, Amador Valley, Village, Horizon high schoolsHere's the Class of 2012 at Foothill, Amador Valley, Village, Horizon high schools with a complete list of the students who...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2012Last comment by Nancy, on Jun 13, 2012 at 5:17 pm | 12 comments | 32155 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bay Area victims' attorney seeks to oust legendary Pleasanton swim coachAn attorney representing several sexual abuse victims in a lawsuit has demanded the removal of Pleasanton Seahawks coach...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2020Last comment by that's a joke, on Jul 10, 2020 at 7:02 pm | 33 comments | 30803 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Documents detail Walnut Grove principal's ousterJon Vranesh left his office at Walnut Grove Elementary School so quietly on Oct. 25, 2013, that not even the people closest...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2014Last comment by AP, on Jun 13, 2014 at 9:30 am | 175 comments | 30302 Views
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Pleasanton teachers union votes 'overwhelmingly' to authorize strikeAfter months of tense labor negotiations, members of the Association of Pleasanton Teachers 'overwhelmingly' authorized a...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2021Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 17, 2021 at 5:42 pm | 32 comments | 27780 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Congress Prepared to Cut Funding to We The People ProgramsGreetings Community Members, As of this moment Congress has excluded several civic education programs run by the federal...
Original post made by Keldon Clegg on Mar. 13, 2011Last comment by doesnt matter anymore, on Feb 25, 2012 at 2:22 pm | 40 comments | 26091 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board approves modified 'lite' calendarAfter last night's two-hour report and discussion on the approval of a modified calendar option, the school board approved...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Twilight Zone, on Jul 13, 2014 at 10:32 pm | 170 comments | 25976 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board meets tonight on class size cutsThe Pleasanton School Board at its meeting tonight will consider three alternatives to reducing class sizes for early elementary...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2013Last comment by hmmm, on Nov 4, 2013 at 7:57 pm | 36 comments | 25570 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Longtime Amador teacher Eric Thiel diesEric Thiel, a science teacher at Amador Valley High School who had been with the Pleasanton school district since 1985, died...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2017Last comment by Jim brandes, on Jun 9, 2017 at 10:38 pm | 9 comments | 24361 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two Pleasanton school board seats up for grabsTwo Pleasanton Unified School District board seats are up for election this November, and both incumbents, plus one challenger,...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2014Last comment by Go Paige Go Mark, on Aug 11, 2014 at 2:17 pm | 80 comments | 23507 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two school district employees refute investigation detailsTwo school district employees are asking for a public apology from the Pleasanton School District, alleging their reputations...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2014Last comment by Jtjh, on Mar 22, 2014 at 5:01 pm | 165 comments | 23230 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Coronavirus: No new cases at all in county, but PUSD family under precautionary self-quarantineThere remain no confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Tri-Valley, but one Pleasanton student and their family...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2020Last comment by PaulN, on Mar 13, 2020 at 10:18 am | 10 comments | 22864 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: From troubled to trainwreck for Pleasanton school districtThe Pleasanton school board had an opportunity to build back the trust of the public and prove to voters they made a good...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2017Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 20, 2017 at 1:39 pm | 102 comments | 22813 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board declines bid to consider smaller class sizes for 2nd gradeWith their successful campaign for smaller class sizes in first grade behind them, about 10 parents came back to the Pleasanton...
Original post made on May. 30, 2013Last comment by Sharolyn Borris, on May 30, 2013 at 9:57 am | 1 comment | 22595 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school sports face funding challengeFor years the biggest problem facing high school coaches in Pleasanton has been determining who will be the key players and...
Original post made on May. 18, 2012Last comment by Lucia Holman, President Foothill Athletic Boosters, on May 24, 2012 at 9:44 am | 32 comments | 22018 Views
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