SCHOOLS & KIDS How do you plan to vote on state taxes for schools? Have you decided on how you are voting on the upcoming tax measures that say they will help schools? Are you going for Jerry Brown's tax measure (how much of this is really g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by curious, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 26, 2012 at 8:41 pm There have been 78 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2012 at 9:12 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS In case of emergency info for 1st responders My son plays football and baseball in Pleasanton, and over the past several years I've seen not only ambulances drive onto the field, but also a helicopter land to rescue an i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jersey94566, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2012 at 8:22 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board-City Council joint meeting canceled The meeting of the Pleasanton City Council and Pleasanton school board scheduled for last night was canceled just 3-1/2 hours before the public meeting was to start.
Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 24, 2012 at 11:25 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2012 at 9:48 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Enjoying the sunshine Photographer Andrew Graham, 11, and his mom Kaarin took to the Pleasanton Ridge to enjoy the sunny weather Sunday and noted the vultures were doing the same, as they lined up ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 21, 2012 at 5:52 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 1, 2013 at 8:48 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton Middle School raises $9,000 for leukemia research Pleasanton Middle School students raised more than $9,000 in donations before Spring break for leukemia research.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Advertising Vodka to kids at school There has been a blimp flying around Pleasaton today and for the past couple weeks. It's not the Goodyear Blimp but a "Hanger Vodka" Blimp. Why are they flying over the scho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by why?, a member of the Donlon Elementary School community, on Mar 30, 2012 at 1:15 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 1, 2012 at 4:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PUSD Discovery Program Being Eliminated-W/O Any Discussion Can someone explain to me why the Discovery Program at Walnut Grove was just eliminated, yet parents just got a matter of fact letter saying it was ending?
Where were the s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by WG, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 30, 2012 at 10:56 am There have been 37 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2012 at 11:21 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS What's the Real Skinny on Our Children Are Our Future? I'm hearing more and more about this. Web Link
The ads say money stays in the district and is not lost in Sacramento. Too good to be true? O... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by FHS Parent, a member of the Foothill High School community, on Mar 28, 2012 at 2:13 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2012 at 10:48 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 2 Pleasanton school board members receive Masters in Governance certificates Two members of the Pleasanton school board have just completed the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Masters in Governance program.
Read the full story here http://... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 28, 2012 at 8:33 am There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2012 at 10:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton School District Violates State Fee Cap--being sued for charging illegal school impact fees Pleasanton Unified is being sued in Alameda County Superior Court for not granting refunds to individual homeowners who have requested that Pleasanton Unified refund them for ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Another PUSD Lawsuit, a member of the Foothill High School community, on Mar 26, 2012 at 10:20 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 29, 2012 at 9:26 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letters Welcome Walmart
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Has it come to this? Seniors at Foothill High School and their parents were no doubt surprised earlier this month by a letter from John Dwyer, the school's principal, warning that if they didn't f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 23, 2012 at 6:37 pm There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2012 at 2:29 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Dublin High perform in Carnegie Hall Dublin High School will represent the Tri-Valley as one of several Bay Area high schools chosen to perform in the 2012 New York International Music Festival.
Go Dublin Gae... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by dublinmike, a resident of Dublin, on Mar 15, 2012 at 8:09 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2012 at 10:00 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Where can I donate money for music? I want to make a donation to a fund that will help bring back the wonderful elementary strings and band program that we have here in Pleasanton. We have award winning program... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Wanting to Donate, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Mar 15, 2012 at 1:54 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 16, 2012 at 5:47 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton school board OKs early retirement buyout plan Teachers eligible for retirement will be offered an extra incentive to bow out early under a plan approved Tuesday night by the Pleasanton school board.
Read the full story h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 15, 2012 at 8:40 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2012 at 9:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PUSD School Board President-"Sorry Students - I Don't Believe You" Just saw a repeat of the School Board meeting. They reviewed the results of a survey regarding Homework where they'd asked our city's children how much homework they had.
I... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Unbelievable, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood, on Mar 14, 2012 at 11:40 pm There have been 49 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 30, 2012 at 10:03 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Birthday yields dog goodies Kate Bierdeman, a seventh-grader at Hart Middle School, relaxed after her 13th birthday party for 15 friends at Campo di Bocce with the presents -- at her request the guests g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 14, 2012 at 8:36 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2012 at 2:14 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton School Board Planning on Adding New Debt to Offer Golden Handshake Packages The Pleasanton school board tonight, item 14.4 (Web Link) will be voting to authorize an early retirement... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by long time parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Mar 13, 2012 at 10:16 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2012 at 5:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Plesanton school board to consider borrowing from technology fund to pay for facilities plan The Pleasanton school board tonight will look at the possibility of borrowing money from a fund set up with the sale of property -- known as the Sycamore fund -- to pay for a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 13, 2012 at 8:34 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2012 at 9:03 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PUSD cuts 70 jobs A week after the Pleasanton school board voted to slash more than $5.3 million in spending in anticipation of state cuts, the board made it real by eliminating 70 jobs.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS OPINION: To honor its 115th anniversary, PTA needs to tackle school funding Last week, the Pleasanton PTA Council celebrated PTA Founder's Day, marking the 115th anniversary of the national organization and also honoring its three founders that includ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 10, 2012 at 8:10 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2012 at 9:13 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Why Minimum day today for all schools? The PUSD calendar says minimum day for at-risk at grades 1 -5 only for 3/8 and 3/9. And then we find out this week it's a minimum day for all the schools on 3/9? Does anyone... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by curious, a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community, on Mar 9, 2012 at 4:47 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2012 at 9:46 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS A great school with classroom numbers under 24 Sunol Glen is the place my granddaughter attends. It has no plans to go above 25 next year, most classes are around 22-23.
I love this school, its small and wonderful. I... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sharon, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood, on Mar 9, 2012 at 8:43 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2012 at 11:51 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton school board to hold study session on debt service tonight The Pleasanton School Board will hold an hour-long study session starting at 5 p.m. tonight to look at the district's debt service.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 6, 2012 at 9:32 am There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2012 at 10:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS "The (PUSD) Board Failed!" Cries of "The (PUSD) Board Failed!" came from the audience at tonight's school board meeting after the motion to restore reading programs and postpone spending on a master fac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Nomad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2012 at 10:06 pm There have been 59 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:21 am.
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