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Pleasanton school board to hold equity workshopThe Pleasanton school board is set to participate in an equity workshop during a special board meeting on Thursday, which...
Original post made on May. 4, 2023Last comment by Michael Austin , on May 4, 2023 at 4:37 pm | 2 comments | 1309 Views
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Ex-principal sues PUSD alleging harassment, retaliation over disabilityA former school administrator is suing the Pleasanton Unified School District and Village High School principal Heather Pereira...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2023Last comment by Susana Lopez-Krulevitch, on Apr 20, 2023 at 1:11 pm | 3 comments | 6273 Views
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Foothill golfer reflects on CIF State ChampionshipLast year Foothill High golfer Brandon Knight caught fire at the right time, winning the CIF State Championship by a shot....
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2023Last comment by Ornithology, on Apr 11, 2023 at 9:03 pm | 1 comment | 1284 Views
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PUSD Superintendent Haglund highlights accomplishments, obstacles in State of the District speechSuperintendent David Haglund delivered the 4th annual State of the District speech where he spoke about students struggling...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2023Last comment by Jimmy The Jet, on Mar 23, 2023 at 7:45 am | 7 comments | 3409 Views
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Pleasanton teachers plead with district to reopen contract negotiations on compensationAfter a month of teachers pleading with officials during public meetings, the Pleasanton Unified School District and the...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2023Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Mar 14, 2023 at 7:52 am | 27 comments | 6141 Views
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Around the Valley: The right prioritiesThe first priority of a school district is the safety of the students. Or at least it should be. A pattern shows this is...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2023Last comment by Erika, on Feb 21, 2023 at 9:39 pm | 1 comment | 2042 Views
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Pleasanton council adopts 2023-31 Housing ElementThe Pleasanton City Council signed off on its 2023-31 Housing Element during Thursday's special council meeting after making...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2023Last comment by PtownRes, on Feb 2, 2023 at 10:39 am | 4 comments | 4065 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOLS SPEECH CONTEST -- $21,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLEThe Pleasanton chapter of Lions Clubs International, the largest service club organization in the world, is hosting a Student...
Original post made by Pleasanton Lions Club on Jan. 30, 2023There are no comments yet. 585 Views
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Social media video shows altercation involving Pleasanton Middle School students outside city libraryA video posted to social media of a youth, later identified as a Pleasanton Middle School student, punching and stomping...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2023Last comment by keeknlinda, on Jan 27, 2023 at 1:50 pm | 7 comments | 17531 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
An appropriate educationFor Betsy and Jamison Cummings, their daughter's education means everything. But as 13-year-old Piper looks to her future...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2023Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Jan 26, 2023 at 9:02 am | 25 comments | 5235 Views
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Guest Opinion: The responsibility of local controlAt its December council meeting, Pleasanton relinquished another chance for local control by voting against a compromise...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2023Last comment by GretaThumb, on Jan 18, 2023 at 5:17 pm | 11 comments | 5594 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No distinguished elementary schools in PleasantonWonder what happened to PUSD elementary schools. Although I don't expect every school to show up -- it would be good to know...
Original post made by AD on Jan. 10, 2023Last comment by Former PUSD Family, on Jan 15, 2023 at 12:02 pm | 4 comments | 1101 Views
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PUSD's Measure I clinches victory with better than 57% of the voteAfter nearly two weeks of counting eligible vote-by-mail ballots, Pleasanton Unified School District's $395 million Measure...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2022Last comment by LanceM, on Dec 13, 2022 at 2:03 pm | 5 comments | 3629 Views
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Swalwell says parents shouldn't be the ones making educational choices for their childrenRep. Eric Swalwell, MOCKED the notion of PARENTS MAKING MAJOR DECISIONS IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. "Please tell...
Original post made by Nicki on Nov. 16, 2022There are no comments yet. 604 Views
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Pleasanton Unified's Measure I pulls ahead, now 1.12% above threshold needed to passPleasanton Unified School District's Measure I has broken the threshold of votes needed to pass as it looks to become the...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2022Last comment by SHale99, on Nov 18, 2022 at 4:24 pm | 7 comments | 4444 Views
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Measure I - There are InconsistenciesThere are many things about the Pleasanton Unified School District’s Measure I $395,000,000 bond that are bothersome. There...
Original post made by KathleenRuegsegger on Oct. 15, 2022Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Nov 3, 2022 at 1:58 pm | 38 comments | 1694 Views
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Campaign finances show thousands spent on City Council, PUSD candidatesElection Day is just around the corner and soon Pleasanton will have at least one new council member on the City Council,...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2022Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Oct 31, 2022 at 5:59 pm | 3 comments | 611 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Valley View Elementary principal resigns after just a few months on the jobValley View Elementary principal Julie Plaisance has announced her resignation after she was hired in late May -- meaning...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2022Last comment by Calvin Moulthrop, on Oct 21, 2022 at 11:10 am | 1 comment | 5509 Views
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Meet the Pleasanton school board candidatesThe Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees will be seeing two new faces after this election cycle is over --...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2022Last comment by Rose M, on Oct 16, 2022 at 1:35 pm | 1 comment | 4597 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Right time for another Pleasanton school bond?Pleasanton residents will be voting on a school bond measure in November for the third time in the last seven years. But...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2022Last comment by Jon A, on Oct 14, 2022 at 5:04 pm | 50 comments | 5806 Views
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