Avi Tachna-Fram

A Muddled Mystery: Sexual Assault Allegations Roil District

Renee Hoh, Kiran Misner, Avi Tachna-Fram and Shannon Zhao

June 2, 2017

The recent revelation that a Palo Alto High School junior had been convicted of sexual misconduct seems to have split the community into conflicting sides and prompted even some of the most reticent residents t...

District announces weighted GPA decision

Avi Tachna-Fram

May 17, 2017

News

Cries of elation filled a crowded room in the back of the District office as the Palo Alto Board of Education agreed to adopt weighted grades for all future students. The decision, seven months in the making, ...

Weighted GPA saga comes to an end

Avi Tachna-Fram

May 10, 2017

News

Cries of elation filled a crowded room in the back of the District office as the Palo Alto Board of Education agreed to adopt weighted grades for all future students. The decision, seven months in the making...

District tackles budget problems

Avi Tachna-Fram

April 26, 2017

News

After much public discourse as to the proper route to solve Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD)’s $3.9 million budget shortfall, staff have proposed some specific line items to cut. Three potential lis...

District to rename Jordan, Terman middle schools

Avi Tachna-Fram

March 19, 2017

News, Showcase

In a unanimous vote to rename Jordan Middle School and Terman Middle School on March 17, the Palo Alto Board of Education took a step forward in the local community’s effort to resolve the heated, year-long deb...

Looking for path forward with Office of Civil Rights PAUSD re-examines history

Avi Tachna-Fram

February 17, 2017

News

Emotions ran high as community members and the Palo Alto Board of Education discussed whether to repeal a contentious resolution from 2014 criticizing the Office of Civil Rights’ (OCR) handling of the District’...

District seeks additional student input on weighted GPA debate before final decision

Avi Tachna-Fram

February 6, 2017

News

In the latest debate surrounding weighted grade point averages (GPAs), Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) officials convened at Palo Alto High School to hear student opinion on the charged issue. The ...

Palo Altans protest during Trump’s inauguration day

Avi Tachna-Fram

January 21, 2017

News, Showcase

Waving signs with the bold declarations “Not Our President,” “Love Trumps Hate” and “Hands off Medicare, Medicaid”, protesters lined the intersection of Embarcadero Road and El Camino Real, across the street fr...

Paly to add 10 new classes

Avi Tachna-Fram

January 11, 2017

News

Ten new classes are set to appear in Palo Alto High School’s course catalogue in the next two years. Four of five Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education members voiced support for these additio...

PAUSD discusses resolution to protect immigrant students

Avi Tachna-Fram

December 16, 2016

News

Taking action to support immigrant students, the Palo Alto Unified School District (USD) Board of Education discussed a resolution designed to safeguard students from the Department of Homeland security's Immig...

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