February 14, 2008 RSS feed / Letters

On schools, parents should be less judgmental

Regarding the contentious letters in the Jan. 31 T.O. Acorn , it's understandable that no parent is going to want their neighborhood school to be on the district's list for closure. More...

District told to use all options before closing any school

I'm the parent of child at Banyan Elementary School in Newbury Park. Although Banyan isn't on "the list" for possible closure, I'm deeply concerned for schools in Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) that are. More...

There are better measurements than test scores

Low test scores do not make a school bad. Emotions are running high in our community with the impending school closures. Change is never easy. More...

Changing the criteria a bad move by CVUSD

I'm truly outraged at the school district's decision to change the school closure criteria and to completely eliminate Maple and Ladera from the selection process. More...

Environmental Impact Report is a pack of lies

Regarding "Home Depot environmental document says problems can be resolved" in the Jan. More...

Even among young people, sexism is still alive

My 15-year-old daughter was discussing the election with some friends at school the other day when one of their classmates joined them and said, "I don't really care who wins; I'm not into politics- - except, I don't want the 'girl' to w More...

Let's shoot for civility in school board meetings

According to your article, some people- - presumably parents- - found it acceptable to yell at the Jan. 28 school board meeting. More...

Scores alone shouldn't be the litmus test for school closures

Let's not put each other down to promote the virtues of our schools. We feel strongly about our schools and want the students, parents and staff to be proud of their efforts to bring quality, value added education to students. More...

Special kids deserve special consideration

With all due respect to Deborah Tomlinson of Thousand Oaks, your Feb.7 letter to the T.O. More...

Another rebuttal for Manzanita

This letter is in response to Kriss Hurdle's Jan. 31 letter and to every other Maple parent who continues to bad-mouth our school, Manzanita. I once had those same thoughts as you did. More...

Make no mistake: Traffic initiative is bad for T.O.

The "Right to Vote on Traffic Congestion" initiative that will appear on the June 3 ballot is a cruel deception for Thousand Oaks residents not only because it's an attempt by one business owner- Do-it Center - to avoid competition, bu More...