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The Palo Alto School Board unanimously green lit two new advanced math courses for high schoolers on Tuesday, addressing long-standing concerns from students about a lack of on-campus accelerated math classes. If approved by administrators at Palo Alto and Gunn high schools, Multivariable Calculus/Linear Algebra Honors
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or will complete BC soon, say they need another math course to challenge themselves academically. They also students who complete the BC course want to take such classes without havcan take the multivariable class at near- ing to commute off-campus and sacriby Foothill or De Anza colleges as part fice time for extracurricular activities. However, the multivariable class of a dual-enrollment program. The inclusion of a Multivariable was met with pushback from Palo Calculus class was heavily pushed for Alto High School teachers, including this year by Palo Alto High students the school's own internal education and parents. Many students, who have [See MATH, page 19.]
Up to schools to offer courses and Introduction to Proofs Honors will be offered in the 2026-27 school year. The courses are considered to be foundational for pursuing advanced STEM-related degrees and careers. The courses would be the highest math classes available at both schools, following AP Calculus BC. Currently,
2025 Palo Alto school board member Rowena Chiu s A ‘No Kings’ protest on El Camino Real in Palo Alto Fired San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus
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This year, the Daily Post had a plate full of stories, from the removal of a county sheriff and controversy over wokeness in the schools to proposals for taller buildings and Google’s decision to drop its plans to build housing. Here’s a list of the major stories in the Daily Post circulation area, which spans from Belmont to Mountain View and includes some 700,000 people.
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TESLA TIME-OUT: California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Muskled company has been misleading consumers about the technology’s capabilities. The potential 30-day blackout of Tesla’s California sales is the primary punishment being recommended to the state’s DMV in a decision that found the automaker had engaged in deceptive marketing practices by using the terms “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” to [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
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1. SHERIFF OUSTED: The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors WhyChristina do we advance removed Sheriff Corpus from office in October 2025 due $200,000? to allegations and findings that she misused public funds, retaliated against subordinates and violated conflict-of-interest laws, particularly [See TOP, page 6]
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