“His explanations explanatory of explanations explained was interminable,” Abraham Lincoln once said of his political rival Stephen Douglas. He could have been talking about Santa Clara Unified School District’s recent round of marathon meetings. Between Dec. 13 and Dec. 18, the board held about 12 hours of public meetings...
Schools
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Last week’s 7-hour standing-room-only Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) board meeting brought to mind many clichés, foremost among them, “cruel and...
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What do Millikin Basics+ Elementary School, Buchser Middle School, the Wilson Education Options campus and Peterson Middle School have in common? Solar...
A four-week, all-expense-paid trip to Bangladesh may not be at the top of your travel list, but 16-year-old Wilcox High School junior...
SCUSD: Out With the Old, In With the New Following what was likely the most contentious school board election in recent memory,...
Girls Achieving in Non-traditional Subjects (GAINS) is a 12-year-old program of the Santa Clara Unified School District to encourage young women to...
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Westwood Burglary Leaves Students Without New Technology and Funds from Fundraiser
On Friday morning, October 26th, a targeted burglary at Westwood Elementary left students without 10 new iPads and one MacBook Pro. Westwood...
Braly Elementary School held its annual Halloween Happening event on October 26. Students came dressed up in costumes – from a ladybug...
Ghouls and princesses took over the playground area of Ponderosa Elementary School on October 26 as the school hosted its annual Halloween...
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“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” This quote...