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GAIS is at it againThe profit making "non profit" GAIS school has applied for another use permit revision. It seeks to place three so-called...
Original post made by X. Lieu on Feb. 21, 2008Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 21, 2013 at 1:43 pm | 38 comments | 6683 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park City School District board leaning toward March parcel tax electionThe board of the Menlo Park City School District is leaning toward putting a parcel tax measure on the ballot in March, but...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2016Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 12, 2016 at 1:49 pm | 37 comments | 5236 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas district says it's working hard to diversify teaching staffParents concerned about the lack of diversity in the teaching staff of the Las Lomitas school district heard this week about...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2016Last comment by Act NOW!, on Jun 18, 2016 at 11:41 pm | 37 comments | 11561 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board ponders budget, parcel tax choicesMembers of the governing board of the Menlo Park City School District continue to struggle with how to balance the district's...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2016Last comment by Barbara Wood, on Nov 29, 2016 at 5:19 pm | 36 comments | 7818 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Parcel tax a wise investment in community's futureOur Menlo Park City district schools are outstanding for a reason — this community consistently invests in our common...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2017Last comment by Interested Observer , on Jan 25, 2017 at 11:46 pm | 35 comments | 6477 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park: Special ed director faces ousterA battle is brewing over the pending dismissal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education at...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2013Last comment by lessons learned, on Mar 13, 2013 at 9:29 am | 35 comments | 10446 Views
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Las Lomitas parents pepper high school district superintendent in forumHad public comment been darts, Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent James Lianides would have had puncture wounds...
Original post made on May. 14, 2013Last comment by Educator, on May 20, 2013 at 9:27 am | 35 comments | 13430 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woodside High student attacked after posting her support for Donald TrumpA Woodside High sophomore said that after she posted on social media her support of Donald Trump for president, she was...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2016Last comment by Belle Haven Resident, on Nov 10, 2016 at 7:40 pm | 35 comments | 14752 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Meg Whitman to help fund Summit Public Schools, other charter schoolsMeg Whitman, former eBay CEO and the 2010 Republican nominee for California governor, will help fund 10 new charter high...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2011Last comment by Do Her Fair Share", on Sep 26, 2011 at 5:27 pm | 34 comments | 7027 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Why district opposes proposed charter schoolThe county Board of Education is currently reviewing a petition for a new charter school in the Sequoia Union High School...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2008Last comment by Josh, on Dec 11, 2008 at 7:10 am | 34 comments | 7521 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: What kind of school district will its new superintendent lead?I like adventure. And when the Menlo Park City School District board put my potential appointment as the district's next...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2016Last comment by Train Fan, on Oct 25, 2016 at 7:24 pm | 34 comments | 11366 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Proposed administrator pay bump, new position raise teacher concernsSome Las Lomitas Elementary School District teachers are concerned about a proposal on the school board’s March 13 agenda...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by LLESD teacher , on Mar 15, 2019 at 7:26 am | 34 comments | 10532 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Burnetts won't face charges for underage drinkingTwo parents won't be prosecuted for alleged underage drinking at a party held in their Menlo Park home on Nov. 25, the San...
Original post made on May. 16, 2012Last comment by Menlo Voter, on May 24, 2012 at 4:41 pm | 33 comments | 11472 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas district parents want a more diverse teaching staffParents in the Las Lomitas Elementary School District say something needs to be done about the fact that they have only 9...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2016Last comment by Heather Hopkins, on May 8, 2016 at 1:03 pm | 33 comments | 10200 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Classroom divide: School district, teachers face push-back on technology in the classroomJohn Davenport was a chalk-and-graphite kind of teacher, but when the Portola Valley School District started offering laptops...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by elle, on Mar 27, 2011 at 5:12 pm | 33 comments | 12945 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Deadline for filing arguments on school parcel tax measuresThe deadline is fast approaching for submitting an argument for or against the two parcel tax Measures A and C proposed by...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2016Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Feb 19, 2016 at 9:44 pm | 32 comments | 5546 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School boards expected to oppose Menlo Park residents' attempt to change school districtsResidents of the 31 homes on O'Connor Street in Menlo Park who are attempting to transfer from the Ravenswood City School...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2015Last comment by More to it, on Apr 15, 2015 at 11:50 am | 32 comments | 9241 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fight on its hands: School district asks voters to approve two parcel taxesFor decades, voters in Menlo Park and Atherton have reliably approved every school finance measure put before them. Now,...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2016Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Apr 15, 2016 at 3:53 pm | 32 comments | 10009 Views
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Superintendent Ken Ranella to retire in JuneKen Ranella, superintendent of the Menlo Park City School District, will retire effective June 30, he announced in an e-mail...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2011Last comment by And also ps, on Jun 16, 2011 at 6:18 pm | 31 comments | 9906 Views
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Menlo Park: New east-west bike route trial moves forwardWho knew that a proposal to add some white paint on some roads could induce at least 20 people to wait through hours of...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2017Last comment by dana hendrickson, on Apr 30, 2017 at 10:53 pm | 31 comments | 8943 Views
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