Opinion
Editorial: Dauber, Dharap for Palo Alto school board
DAILY POST EDITORIAL Let’s start off this editorial by admitting we made a mistake four years ago when we didn’t endorse Ken Dauber for Palo Alto school board. We were […]
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Jordan leads in fundraising for Palo Alto school board race
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The race for two seats on the Palo Alto school board is raking in sizable contributions, with three candidates raising more than $10,000 […]
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School board considers dumping rule requiring two votes on issues
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board President Ken Dauber says he wants to speed up board meetings by voting on issues after one discussion, rather […]
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Palo Alto is racially polarized, says attorney who wants to change system for electing school board members
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Asians and Latinos are less likely to win seats on the Palo Alto school board because the city is racially polarized, an attorney […]
Opinion
Opinion: School board disregards your right to know
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Has President Trump’s claim that the press is the enemy of the people trickled down to the Palo Alto school board? I wonder, […]
Palo Alto
Neighbors criticize new solar panels at schools
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Neighbors of Escondido and Nixon elementary schools at Stanford gave the Palo Alto school board an earful last night (Aug. 21) over the […]
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Scharff and Holman to run for Hanko’s seat on open space board; new candidate enters Palo Alto school board race
By the Daily Post staff Another Palo Alto council member, Greg Scharff, is running for the seat Nonette Hanko is vacating on the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Board. He will […]
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School board impressed by student representative from Gunn
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A teen who wowed Palo Alto school board members with articulate comments on tough issues is getting ready to leave for Washington D.C., […]
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School board race attracts 2 candidates in their 20s
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The race for two open seats on the Palo Alto school board has two unusually young contenders this year: two school district alumni […]
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Signs go up at Terman changing school’s name to Fletcher
By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto school district has replaced the front metal sign outside Terman Middle School at 655 Arastradero Road to say Ellen Fletcher Middle School […]
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Special education advocate Stacey Ashlund enters Palo Alto school board race
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A software consultant and special education advocate has set up a Facebook page saying she is running for Palo Alto school board. The […]
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Yamamoto controversy may result in committee to discuss diversity, inclusion in the schools
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rattled by a nasty fight over the renaming of Jordan and Terman middle schools, a group that supported the rejected school name Fred […]
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Palo Alto school board may seek bond issue this fall
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After two tumultuous years in the Palo Alto school district, the board on Tuesday (April 24) will consider spending $30,000 to research the […]
Palo Alto
List of school superintendent hopefuls narrowed down to three
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board has narrowed its list of superintendent candidates down to three, but hasn’t made a final decision a week […]
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Godfrey out, Dauber in fall school board race, additional candidate emerges
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board President Ken Dauber will run for a second term in November, while Trustee Terry Godfrey has decided to step […]
Opinion
School board ignored diversity policy while renaming schools
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s bad that the school board removed the names Terman and Jordan from two middle schools in Palo Alto. It’s even worse that […]
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Furor over proposed name for school
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed name for a Palo Alto middle school has stirred up controversy for its evocation of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander-in-chief who […]
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List of possible school names is narrowed down to six
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night ruled out renaming Terman and Jordan middle schools after geographic features of the city, and will […]
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Palo Alto schools to accommodate student walkout to call for gun control
The Palo Alto Unified School District is “applauding students’ commitment to be on the forefront of driving social change” by accommodating those who wish to take part in the national […]
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Teachers give back bonus, school board aims to manage class sizes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After a missed union contract deadline led the Palo Alto school district to pay out $6 million in raises and bonuses to employees […]