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UPDATED: Teachers to get a 5% raise this summer and 5% next summer

April 30, 2021 4:19 pm

This version of the story includes the cost of the raises to the school district. By the Daily Post staff The teachers union and Palo Alto school district administrators have […]

Palo Alto

In-person high school graduation returning

April 19, 2021 4:34 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer High school seniors will get a “good solid graduation” this year, Superintendent Don Austin said, after the district last year replaced the traditional […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto schools may reopen sooner than expected

February 25, 2021 2:25 pm

This story was first published in this morning’s print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at […]

Opinion

Opinion: Reopening schools isn’t as easy as it might sound

February 6, 2021 11:20 am

This was originally published on Jan. 25 in the Daily Post. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Last week I wrote about the irony that scientists could produce a Covid […]

Palo Alto

School board gets an earful over plan to bring students back to school

November 11, 2020 1:24 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Teachers, students and parents called in last night (Nov. 10) to express their disapproval of the Palo Alto school district’s plan to bring […]

Opinion

Editorial: Post’s recommendations for school board

October 11, 2020 12:54 pm

EDITORIAL We were thinking a few months ago that the pandemic would reduce the number of qualified people who wanted to run for local offices this fall. We were worried […]

Election 2020

Profiles of the six candidates running for school board

October 8, 2020 1:38 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Daily Post interviewed the six candidates running for three seats on the Palo Alto school board. Katie Causey Eight years after graduating […]

Palo Alto

School board approves reopening plan over objections of teachers

September 30, 2020 12:25 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board voted unanimously last night (Sept. 29) to a reopening plan that will return students to the classroom for […]

Palo Alto

Proposal calls for schools to reopen between October and January

September 16, 2020 12:39 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto school Superintendent is proposing the district re-open for in-person teaching on the following dates: • Grades TK-1: Oct. 12 • Grades 2-3: Oct. […]

Santa Clara County

New order will let Santa Clara County schools reopen in two weeks, but will they?

September 11, 2020 1:04 pm

BY SARA TABIN AND EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers Schools in Santa Clara County will likely be allowed to reopen in two weeks, but that doesn’t mean that they […]

Palo Alto

School parcel tax will need help if it is to pass, pollster says

July 7, 2020 11:06 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto School Board tonight (July 7) voted unanimously to ask voters in November to extend the current $836-per-parcel tax for another […]

Palo Alto

School board considering November parcel tax vote — amount would stay the same

July 6, 2020 9:27 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto School Board will meet Tuesday night (July 7) to decide whether to ask voters in November to extend the current […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto schools hit with a financial double whammy

May 29, 2020 7:20 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto Unified School District budget is facing a double whammy from COVID-19: At the same time the district is losing some of […]

Palo Alto

School probably won’t be normal next fall, superintendent says

April 28, 2020 7:57 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer School is unlikely to return next fall as normal, Palo Alto Superintendent Don Austin said yesterday during a Webinar. He said district officials […]

Palo Alto

Paly, Gunn graduation will likely take place in December

April 27, 2020 7:23 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Graduation for high school seniors in Palo Alto will likely take place in December because of concerns about mass gatherings spreading the coronavirus, […]

Palo Alto

School district switches to pass/fail for this semester

March 25, 2020 4:35 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Unified School District announced today that all grades will be switched to credit/no credit for the semester. The announcement came after […]

Palo Alto

School board flip-flops on teacher housing

November 7, 2019 6:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school trustees have done a U-turn on teacher housing. In February, the school board voted unanimously to make sure the 35-acre […]

Santa Clara County

Fiery words from supervisor over Stanford development negotiations

September 25, 2019 7:00 am

By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese yesterday (Sept. 24) accused the county’s top administrator, Jeff Smith, of “running a rogue operation” when it came to […]

Opinion

Opinion: School board, don’t squelch public input

September 10, 2019 7:00 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor My column today might seem too wonky, but please follow along. I’ve got an important point to make. I think it’s safe to […]

Palo Alto

School administrator who left PAUSD for health reasons joins county ed office

August 30, 2019 9:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A top administrator in the Palo Alto school district who announced he was leaving the district because of health problems began a new […]

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Pay raise proposed for Palo Alto school superintendent

June 10, 2019 7:30 am

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto school Superintendent Don Austin, who is about to complete his first year on the job, is up for a $9,000 a year raise […]

Palo Alto

County’s power over Stanford to help school district is limited

May 30, 2019 8:00 am

Editor’s note: The Santa Clara County Planning Commission will be meeting tonight (May 30) at Palo Alto City Hall to hear from the public about Stanford’s expansion plan. Specifically, the […]

Palo Alto

School board praises new pay plan for top administrators

May 30, 2019 7:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night praised a proposal by Superintendent Don Austin to reform the way top administrators are paid that […]

Palo Alto

School board considers raises for top dogs tonight (May 28)

May 28, 2019 9:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board tonight (May 28) will be discussing five-digit increases to the base salary ranges for top administrators, but Superintendent […]

Palo Alto

Top dogs in the school district are up for big raises

May 27, 2019 7:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board Tuesday (May 28) is set to consider increasing salaries for top administrators by between $17,900 and $62,000 per […]

Palo Alto

School principals get ‘me too’ raises after they threaten to unionize

May 18, 2019 9:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board voted Tuesday (May 14) to give principals and managers the same raises that teachers negotiate — which was […]

Palo Alto

Dauber lashes out at Simitian, says supervisor killed deal between district and Stanford

May 16, 2019 5:30 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board member Ken Dauber slammed Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Joe Simitian Tuesday (May 15) for “killing” Stanford’s […]

Opinion

Opinion: Stanford asks for a second chance

May 15, 2019 8:00 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Louis Brandeis, who was on the Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939, was famous for saying that sunlight is the best disinfectant. I […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto school business chief resigns after 9 months

April 25, 2019 9:37 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Another top administrator in the Palo Alto school district is leaving: Chief Business Officer Jim Novak will retire this summer after nine months […]

Opinion

Opinion: Questions and answers about whether PAUSD should take the Stanford offer

April 22, 2019 5:46 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When you’re in a difficult negotiation and feeling pressured, sometimes the best decision is to say “no.” That would be my advice to […]

Palo Alto

City starts moving toward a business tax to fund Caltrain crossings

April 22, 2019 5:41 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto has started laying the groundwork for a business tax on the 2020 ballot, as the city searches for funding […]

Opinion

Editorial: School board should drop the lousy Stanford deal

April 19, 2019 10:41 am

Editorial opinion of the Daily Post (Originally printed in the Post on Wednesday, April 17) The Palo Alto school board needs to drop the side agreement it’s made with Stanford […]

Palo Alto

Teachers in line for a raise and a bonus

April 18, 2019 1:26 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A year after the Palo Alto teachers union refused to return a 3% raise that the school district handed out by mistake, the […]

Palo Alto

Stanford, PAUSD make a deal over educating kids who will come from campus expansion — Updated

April 15, 2019 6:28 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford leaders announced yesterday (April 15) that they have offered the Palo Alto school district $138.4 million — or about $3.46 million per […]

Palo Alto

Accused boy allowed to participate on Gunn robotics team for 12 hours a week — read the judge’s ruling

March 26, 2019 5:36 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A judge ruled today (March 26) that a Gunn High School junior who sexually harassed a teammate on the school’s robotics team can […]

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