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Board affirms superintendent choice with unanimous voteThe Menlo Park City School District board unanimously approved a three-year contract Tuesday night that will install Maurice...
Original post made on May. 11, 2011Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 16, 2011 at 7:47 pm | 50 comments | 13094 Views
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District raises concerns about school siteOfficials from the Sequoia Union High School District are criticizing the efforts of Everest Public High School to set up...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2009Last comment by concerned parent, on Jun 28, 2009 at 7:40 pm | 50 comments | 9591 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Time to reform Proposition 13How ironic that Silicon Valley, the very center of innovation and creativity envied the world over, is saddled with California's...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2012Last comment by POGO, on Mar 13, 2012 at 9:37 am | 50 comments | 6657 Views
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Lawsuit filed after teen struck in crosswalk on El Camino RealA Menlo Park family is suing a motorist and a number of public agencies, including Menlo Park and Atherton, for negligence...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2012Last comment by Peter, on Aug 30, 2012 at 11:41 am | 48 comments | 9208 Views
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Lots of comments, but no changes on Oak Knoll School projectThe Menlo Park City Council at its Oct. 7 meeting had the unusual -- and frustrating -- role of hearing all about permits...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2008Last comment by truancy officer, on Oct 13, 2008 at 10:12 pm | 48 comments | 7207 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sequoia board revises charter school offerThe board of the Sequoia Union High School District voted 4-1 Wednesday (April 1) to approve a revised and "final offer"...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2009Last comment by Paul Goeld, on Apr 10, 2009 at 2:45 pm | 48 comments | 7907 Views
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Las Lomitas, Woodside High parents sparThere was both faint and full-throated praise for Woodside High School at the May 29 public forum to consider strategies...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2013Last comment by Wow, on Jun 13, 2013 at 5:54 pm | 47 comments | 26709 Views
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Schools: Trying to get inA tiny neighborhood near Woodside High School is petitioning to be included in the Las Lomitas Elementary School District....
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2009Last comment by Julie, on Jun 5, 2011 at 6:08 am | 45 comments | 8238 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Authorities declare Woodside High campus safe after bomb threatInvestigators and a bomb-sniffing dog from the San Mateo County bomb squad have completed their search of the campus of...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2015Last comment by pogo, on Apr 8, 2015 at 9:53 pm | 45 comments | 11085 Views
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School board discusses spending cuts after tax measures failA week after two parcel tax measures failed to gain the needed two-thirds majority in the May 3 election, the board of the...
Original post made on May. 9, 2016Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on May 20, 2016 at 6:00 am | 44 comments | 6279 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools: O'Connor Street transfer request denied by county committeeResidents of Menlo Park's O'Connor Street who want to move their 31 homes from the Ravenswood to Menlo Park school district...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 8, 2015 at 2:25 pm | 43 comments | 7879 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
East Palo Alto may sell school land to developerEast Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District is in talks to sell or exchange many acres of property -- including its...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2013Last comment by Zip, on May 5, 2013 at 9:20 pm | 43 comments | 6490 Views
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Menlo Park bike route plan hits speed bumpPlans to move forward with a one-year pilot program of a bike route on Oak Grove Avenue in downtown Menlo Park will likely...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by Reid Powers, on May 6, 2017 at 11:43 pm | 42 comments | 7779 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School parcel tax election: Backers raise more than $80K for campaignBackers of the March 7 parcel tax measure in the Menlo Park City School District had reported raising more than $80,000 by...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2017Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Mar 5, 2017 at 4:46 pm | 41 comments | 10375 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What are Ghysels and the MPCSD Board up to now?Per the district website, the Board is holding yet another Special Meeting with a Closed Session. The meeting is scheduled...
Original post made by A parent who wants to know... on Jul. 15, 2013Last comment by A parent who wants to know..., on Jul 18, 2013 at 7:38 pm | 40 comments | 8635 Views
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Voting starts Feb. 6 on Menlo Park school district parcel taxVoting by mail or in person at voting centers starts Monday, Feb. 6, on a ballot measure asking Menlo Park City School District...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2017Last comment by Jarrod, on Feb 7, 2017 at 5:36 pm | 40 comments | 8588 Views
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Yes, Daily Post, there is a 'divident'An open note to the MPCSD community, I don’t usually post on the Almanac Town Square Forum. In fact, this is the first...
Original post made by Erik Burmeister on Jan. 27, 2017Last comment by Mark D., on Feb 6, 2017 at 12:25 am | 40 comments | 5844 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford coach, local residents among dozens indicted in college-admissions scandalA Stanford University coach and numerous local residents, including some from Menlo Park and Atherton, are among the dozens...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2019Last comment by Rosy, on Mar 20, 2019 at 6:34 pm | 40 comments | 19968 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Special education director forced outThe school board approved the removal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education from her job...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2013Last comment by onlooker, on Feb 15, 2014 at 4:23 pm | 39 comments | 13324 Views
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Guest opinion: Continue the legacy of supporting our local schools by supporting parcel taxIt's fair to say there is a bit more vigor in political discourse on the San Francisco Peninsula these days. Regardless of...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2017Last comment by Interested, on Feb 21, 2017 at 12:07 pm | 39 comments | 5473 Views
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