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Lawsuit filed after teen
struck in crosswalk
on El Camino Real
A Menlo Park family is suing a motorist and a number of public agencies, including Menlo Park and Atherton, for negligence and the "dangerous condition of public property" as... |
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on Aug 30, 2012 at 11:41 am by Peter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Schools: Trying to get in
A tiny neighborhood near Woodside High School is petitioning to be included in the Las Lomitas Elementary School District.
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on Jun 5, 2011 at 6:08 am by Julie, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Heights neighborhood |
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East Palo Alto may sell school land to developer
East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District is in talks to sell or exchange many acres of property -- including its own headquarters -- to an office developer.
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on May 5, 2013 at 9:20 pm by Zip, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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GAIS is at it again
The profit making "non profit" GAIS school has applied for another use permit revision. It seeks to place three so-called "portables" (read: buildings) on site. Two would be p... |
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on Mar 21, 2013 at 1:43 pm by Anonymous, a resident of another community |
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Special education director forced out
The school board approved the removal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education from her job last night (March 12), but not until the defiant dire... |
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on Mar 18, 2013 at 10:39 am by JeffS, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Las Lomitas parents pepper high school district superintendent in forum
Had public comment been darts, Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent James Lianides would have had puncture wounds aplenty after more than two hours on the stage o... |
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on May 20, 2013 at 9:27 am by Educator, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Heights neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Special ed director faces ouster
A battle is brewing over the pending dismissal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education at the end of the school year.
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 9:29 am by lessons learned, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Sep 26, 2011 at 5:27 pm by Do Her Fair Share\", a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Guest opinion: Why district opposes proposed charter school
The county Board of Education is currently reviewing a petition for a new charter school in the Sequoia Union High School District.
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on Dec 11, 2008 at 7:10 am by Josh, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Burnetts won't face charges for underage drinking
Two parents won't be prosecuted for alleged underage drinking at a party held in their Menlo Park home on Nov. 25, the San Mateo County district attorney's office said Wednes... |
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on May 24, 2012 at 4:41 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Classroom divide: School district, teachers face push-back on technology in the classroom
John Davenport was a chalk-and-graphite kind of teacher, but when the Portola Valley School District started offering laptops and technology training for instructors, he not o... |
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on Mar 27, 2011 at 5:12 pm by elle, a member of the Woodside School community |
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Superintendent Ken Ranella to retire in June
Ken Ranella, superintendent of the Menlo Park City School District, will retire effective June 30, he announced in an e-mail to the school community Wednesday night.
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on Jun 16, 2011 at 6:18 pm by And also ps, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Lianides appointed Sequoia superintendent
James Lianides, assistant superintendent and chief business officer of the Sequoia Union High School District, was appointed Wednesday (March 17) by district trustees as the n... |
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on Apr 5, 2010 at 1:32 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Wednesday: School board to discuss M-A lights
The question of lights at the football field at Menlo-Atherton High School returns to the board of the Sequoia Union High School District for a discussion on Wednesday, March ... |
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on Mar 19, 2010 at 6:19 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Preview of budget cuts at Menlo Park school board meeting
What will the next school year look like if the Menlo Park City School District's $178 parcel tax doesn't pass in May? Superintendent Ken Ranella is offering a preview with a ... |
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on Mar 10, 2010 at 10:38 am by 1opinion, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Menlo Park schools 'completely maxed out'
The Menlo Park City School District's Board of Education met Tuesday, April 30, to learn more about options for the future use of its O'Connor School site in the Willows neigh... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 6:21 pm by Diane, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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Mark Box resigns from school board
The superintendent of the Menlo Park City School District is recommending that the school board avoid a costly election and instead appoint a replacement for board member Mark... |
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on Jun 3, 2011 at 12:52 pm by Not our MPCSD, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Charter high school gets off to running start
Ninth graders inaugurating the first school year at Everest (charter) Public High School in Redwood City got to know faculty and staff through a scavenger hunt for facts abou... |
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on Sep 3, 2009 at 9:04 am by district parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Sacred Heart to rebuild its Lower & Middle Schools
Founded in the 19th century, Sacred Heart Schools will offer 21st century teaching and learning for its Lower and Middle Schools students in new state-of-the-art buildings to ... |
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on Apr 28, 2011 at 1:23 pm by peter carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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New school campus: Bond measure on ballot as early as November
Although no formal action was taken, Menlo Park City School District board members agreed on two key issues they discussed last night (May 13): The district must ask voters to... |
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on May 21, 2013 at 10:19 pm by Another TK Parent, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Charter school colleagues honor Diane Tavenner with statewide award
Diane Tavenner, co-founder of Summit Prep and Everest public charter high schools, received a leadership award from the state charter schools association. Photo: She is ... |
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on Mar 21, 2010 at 10:18 pm by Simple Simon, a member of the Oak Knoll School community |
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MP school board OKs teacher layoffs
Teachers in the Menlo Park City School District could start seeing preliminary layoff notices in their inboxes this week. Last night, the school board voted to end nearly 12 f... |
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on Mar 16, 2010 at 10:35 am by Publius, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Bursting at the seams
If closing a school is the hardest decision a school board ever has to make, then the second most difficult is deciding whether to open a new school. Next month, the Menlo Par... |
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on Nov 24, 2009 at 9:41 pm by slight abdominal bulge, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Increased traffic patrol nets at least 200 drivers in Menlo Park and Redwood City
Even with police publicizing stepped-up traffic patrols on Wednesday, at least 200 drivers got tickets in Menlo Park and Redwood City.
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 7:57 pm by Old MP, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Critics say Corte Madera controversy is about teaching style, not technology
Teachers, parents, administrators and others in the Portola Valley School District are sharply criticizing an article in the Almanac's March 16 edition that they say grossly m... |
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on Apr 26, 2011 at 9:39 pm by Anonymous, a member of the Corte Madera School community |
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