SCHOOLS & KIDS Today: Effects of Tinsley transfer program School desegregation: A Stanford researcher will discuss the effects of the Tinsley transfer program at a special meeting of the Menlo Park City School District board at... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 28, 2011 at 9:55 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2011 at 11:49 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Martinez wins third spot on Sequoia high school board The Elections Office has confirmed victory for Olivia Martinez, one of two incumbents who ran for re-election to the board of the Sequoia Union High School District.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park school foundation fundraising in high gear Submitted by Allison Leupold and Theanne Thomson, co-presidents of the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Sequoia race: Olivia Martinez moves into third place Olivia Martinez, one of two incumbents who ran for re-election to the board of the Sequoia Union High School District, has displaced her fellow incumbent Lorraine Rumley for t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 16, 2011 at 1:14 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2011 at 11:04 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Today: Changes to child safety law announced If your child is under 8 years old or shorter than 4'9", California's child safety law now requires a backseat child restraint for car trips. Failure to comply can rack up a $... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 16, 2011 at 12:33 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2011 at 12:38 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 'Youth of the Year' finalists speak out Words like "perseverance" and "sagacious" peppered the speeches of eighth-graders vying to be named "Youth of the Year" last week in a competition of the Boys & Girls Club of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 15, 2011 at 10:27 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2011 at 10:55 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Judge dismisses suit over Lehman losses A San Francisco judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 12 San Mateo County school districts against the county seeking to recover about $20 million in losses due to the 2008... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 13, 2011 at 9:08 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 15, 2011 at 5:41 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New charter high school makes a pitch A proposed fifth charter high school in the Sequoia Union High School District would be modeled on Big Picture Learning, a network of more than 100 charters.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Community college bond measure fails School bond construction measures have had an easier time of it since 2001, when state Proposition 39 lowered the threshold for passage to 55 percent (from the normal two-thir... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 9, 2011 at 10:34 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 15, 2011 at 12:58 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo College students arrested in thefts Two Menlo College students were arrested this week after a security guard said he saw them stealing backpacks at neighboring Menlo School in Atherton.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Six Performances Only of "Stage Door" in the PAC Fresh-faced and hopeful, with school behind them and home miles away, Big Life Decisions loom large for the resident actresses of a New York City boarding house as they strive... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lyn Napel, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Oct 31, 2011 at 1:50 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 8, 2011 at 9:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Voter Guide: Community college bond measure Measure H on the Nov. 8 ballot asks voters in the San Mateo County Community College District to approve a $564 million bond measure to upgrade facilities on the campuses.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Teacher, district reach settlement framework Update of story posted earlier: A Menlo-Atherton High School math teacher, who sued the Sequoia Union High School District on grounds of discrimination, has reached a fr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 25, 2011 at 12:33 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 26, 2011 at 10:23 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Saturday: Memorial for teacher at La Entrada A memorial service will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, for Jason Picetti, the La Entrada Middle School teacher who died Oct. 13 at age 42 after a long illness.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS M-A teacher, school district settle dispute Menlo-Atherton High School algebra teacher Manuel Delgado has settled out of court with the Sequoia Union High School District in a dispute over teaching assignments and clas... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 19, 2011 at 12:50 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 2, 2011 at 9:22 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Contractors contribute $75,000 to bond measure campaign for community college district UPDATE: The campaign for Measure H, a $564 million bond measure on the Nov. 8 ballot for the San Mateo County Community College District, received contributions totaling $251,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 18, 2011 at 6:08 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2011 at 6:08 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Contractors contribute $75,000 to bond measure campaign for community college district UPDATE: The campaign for Measure H, a $564 million bond measure on the Nov. 8 ballot for the San Mateo County Community College District, received contributions totaling $251,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 18, 2011 at 12:14 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2011 at 2:20 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Voter Guide: Community college board Seven candidates are running for three open seats on the governing board of the San Mateo County Community College district in San Mateo County, which includes Canada College... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 18, 2011 at 12:10 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2011 at 12:10 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Teacher Jason Picetti dies after four-year battle with ALS Jason Picetti, who taught math at La Entrada School in Menlo Park until illness forced him to retire, died peacefully early this morning (Oct. 13) at Kaiser hospital in Santa ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 13, 2011 at 8:02 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2011 at 1:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Voter Guide: 'Achievement gap' issue in school election This fall is decision time for voters, with three seats open on the five-member board governing the Sequoia Union High School District. The district is home to Woodside, Menlo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 13, 2011 at 2:25 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2011 at 10:08 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Football: SHP can't hold on to its perfect season Sacred Heart Prep junior quarterback Jack Larson took one final lunge toward the end zone as the clock expired on Sacred Heart Prep's 44-30 setback to visiting Terra Nova in a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 10, 2011 at 2:40 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2011 at 2:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park school burglar sentenced After pleading no contest to burglary charges in connection with local school break-ins, Jaime Maldanado, 20, was sentenced Thursday to 16 months in county jail, with credit f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 7, 2011 at 12:12 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2011 at 9:40 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Ladera school site likely to go to highest bidder In a move that surprised the Ladera community and officials of the private Woodland School, which leases the former Ladera School site, school district officials have indicate... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 5, 2011 at 1:45 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Meg Whitman to help fund Summit Public Schools, other charter schools Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO and the 2010 Republican nominee for California governor, will help fund 10 new charter high schools on the Peninsula, a charter school organizatio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Sep 21, 2011 at 1:51 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 26, 2011 at 5:27 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Remembering Coach Parks The following information was published in the Almanac's print edition, with photos by Michelle Le.
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