It seems like it just keeps getting worse and worse for local schools, even those in districts in affluent areas like Alamo, Danville, and San Ramon. With… Read more “San Ramon Valley Schools to Host Community Forums to Discuss the State budget Crisis”
Category: Schools and Kids
Parkmead Elementary 1971: Do You Know Any of These Kids?
Something that made me smile: A kindergarten class from Parkmead Elementary School in Walnut Creek 1971. A friend passed along a photo he received from another friend.… Read more “Parkmead Elementary 1971: Do You Know Any of These Kids?”
Anti-Prop. 8 Candlelight Vigils to be Held Saturday Evening Throughout the East Bay Suburbs
Broadway Plaza, Sunvalley Mall, Todos Santos Plaza, Stoneridge Mall, the El Curtola Boulevard bridge over Interstate 680 in Lafayette. You’ll be seeing demonstrators silently but somberly holding… Read more “Anti-Prop. 8 Candlelight Vigils to be Held Saturday Evening Throughout the East Bay Suburbs”
Ways We Can All Help Kids at Risk of Abuse and Neglect in Today’s Economic Crisis
The recent case of a teenage boy, imprisoned and tortured in his Tracy home, horrified us all. What really unsettled me were news reports that neighbors had… Read more “Ways We Can All Help Kids at Risk of Abuse and Neglect in Today’s Economic Crisis”
Kid Rock and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. at the Center of a Walnut Creek Controversy
Amazingly, yes! It turns out that the two perform and appear in a rock music video, “Warrior,” which is at the center of a Walnut Creek controversy.… Read more “Kid Rock and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. at the Center of a Walnut Creek Controversy”
Local Hero: High school Gay Rights Activist and No. on 8 Advocate Explains What it Means to Her that Proposition 8 Passed
In previous posts, I expressed my disappointment that a very small majority of Californians voted Yes on Proposition 8 last month. But imagine the disappointment you would… Read more “Local Hero: High school Gay Rights Activist and No. on 8 Advocate Explains What it Means to Her that Proposition 8 Passed”
Article You Might Want to Read: Five Ways Schools Can Kill Learning
Kerry Dickinson, a smart, dedicated Danville mother of two, former educational professional, and, as I’ve mentioned before, an advocate for restoring sanity and thoughtfulness to the many… Read more “Article You Might Want to Read: Five Ways Schools Can Kill Learning”
UPDATE: More Children Around the State Need Free and Reduced Price School Meals
In an earlier post, I raised the question of whether local school data on students needing food assistance confirmed a new federal study that poverty is increasing… Read more “UPDATE: More Children Around the State Need Free and Reduced Price School Meals”
Does Local School Data on Students Receiving Free and Reduced Priced Lunches Show Growing Poverty Levels in the East Bay Suburbs?
The other day I wrote a post alerting readers to an article about a federal study saying that poverty is spreading and re-clustering in the suburbs. A… Read more “Does Local School Data on Students Receiving Free and Reduced Priced Lunches Show Growing Poverty Levels in the East Bay Suburbs?”
LOCAL HERO: Danville mom tries to apply sanity to the craziness of our contemporary education system
Kerry Dickinson of Danville is one of my local heroes. She’s smart, dedicated, and passionate about restoring sanity and thoughtfulness to the many debates raging about how… Read more “LOCAL HERO: Danville mom tries to apply sanity to the craziness of our contemporary education system”
Crazy in Suburbia 