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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 | 8028 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 3005 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 4798 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. 863 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 19712 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 | 6177 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 6139 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 | 1395 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 4191 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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. 824 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 4942 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 1909 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 957 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 | 6198 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 | 5191 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 | 6322 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Vote Yes on Measure J, Sunol's $10.9 million school bondSunol Glen Unified School District has returned to the ballot proposing a $10.9 million bond to pay for a range of construction...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2022Last comment by Resident of Sunol, on Oct 10, 2022 at 1:32 pm | 2 comments | 5909 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district moves forward with second phase of tenant improvements for newly acquired Arroyo Center headquartersThe Pleasanton Unified School District has the keys to the newly acquired district headquarters site in the Hacienda Business...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2022Last comment by Jimmy The Jet, on Sep 7, 2022 at 11:31 am | 1 comment | 3409 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board approves reorganization of technological servicesThe Pleasanton school board approved a reorganization plan earlier this month for the Information Technology Department that...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2022Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Aug 30, 2022 at 7:37 pm | 5 comments | 4000 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tri-Valley Retired Educators' ScholarshipFuture Teachers Scholarships awarded to Mackenzie Hoffman, Sadie Brown, Sarah Delp and Olivia Hardesty. The Tri-Valley...
Original post made by Claudia Wanlin on Aug. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 945 Views
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