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Middle School Electives Can Launch Self-Discovery, Even Life Paths

January 13, 2013

The Slice – January 2013: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools If grade school is about gaining knowledge, middle school is about gaining choice. Beginning in sixth grade, students are introduced to “The Wheel.” Made up of six-week short courses, and common to all three middle schools…

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High School Electives Are Core

January 13, 2013

The Slice – January 2013: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools What is an elective? It’s not easily defined, according to Palo Alto High School (Paly) Principal Phil Winston, since the Palo Alto School District changed its graduation requirements making some former electives like languages, visual and…

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Palo Alto Partners in Education Foundation Awarded $50,000 Gift from Local Realtor Juliana Lee

December 27, 2012

(December 27, 2012) PALO ALTO, CA – Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE), the education foundation supporting Palo Alto Unified School District schools, [pullquote align=”right”]Download a PDF version of this press release.[/pullquote]today announced that it has been awarded a $50,000 gift by prominent local real estate executive Juliana Lee. Ms. Lee’s donation puts her among…

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The Slice – November 2012

November 16, 2012

[responsive][/responsive] Innovations Helping Palo Alto Schools Feel Personal Being big, while feeling small, is a balancing act for a large public school district like Palo Alto Unified. Our growing student population provides the scale to support a rich array of classes and programs. Being a UNIFIED district enables principals and teachers to coordinate curriculum and…

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Tight-Knit Teams: Fostering Student Achievement and Professional Growth

November 13, 2012

The Slice – November 2012: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools With Palo Alto middle school class sizes growing, how can teachers give students the individual feedback they need to improve future performance and adapt their own teaching style to help? Ask any middle school principal in…

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Big Advancements for Our Littlest Learners

November 13, 2012

The Slice – November 2012: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools How Two Elementary Schools Are Using Imaginative Play, Games and Technology to Cultivate Student Learning with PiE Funds They enter as kinders and exit as fifth graders. And in between those years, our elementary-aged kids are…

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The Not-So-Big High School: Palo Alto’s High Schools Seem Smaller Thanks to PiE-Funded Programs

November 13, 2012

The Slice – November 2012: In Our High Schools | In Our Middle Schools | In Our Elementary Schools Palo Alto’s two public high schools continue to excel in national merit scholar count, test scores, sports championships and science competitions. And they continue to attract new families to the school district. With this year’s 14th-day…

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The Paly Voice: Back to School Challenge Grant Ends

September 18, 2012

The Paly Voice wrote about PiE’s success in earning $300,000 worth of matching grant money in the Back-to-School Challenge Grant for the Palo Alto Unified School District’s 2013-2014 budget. Read the full article.

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Palo Alto Partners in Education Foundation to Raise $4.75 Million for Public Schools

August 7, 2012

(August 7, 2012) PALO ALTO, CA – Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) education foundation today launched its 2012-2013 fundraising campaign to support Palo Alto public schools. [pullquote align=”right”]Download a PDF version of this press release.[/pullquote]In response to ongoing California state budget cuts, PiE aims to give PAUSD schools $4.75 million this school year. The…

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The Slice – April 2012

April 16, 2012

[responsive][/responsive] Movin’ Up: PiE Eases K-12 School Transitions Growing older and starting a new school can be scary for students at any age, from kindergarten to college. At each juncture, Palo Alto Unified School District offers programs and resources – many funded by Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) – to assist kids as they…

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