Author: Carolyn Schuk
Schools
Santa Clara Education Desk: June 19, 2013
June 26, 2013
At a marathon seven-hour, standing room only SCUSD board meeting on June 13, indignation continued about the resignations of some...
Schools
Santa Clara Education Desk: June 5, 2013
June 12, 2013
New Principals Announced Three new principals were appointed at the May 30 special meeting of the Santa Clara Unified School...
City Politics
Santa Clara City Desk: May 29, 2013
June 5, 2013
Santa Clara Cultural and International Commissions Merge Last week the City Council agreed to combine the Cultural Advisory Commission and...
Schools
Santa Clara Education Desk: May 29, 2013
June 5, 2013
Micromanagement 101 “A regular criticism of local [school] boards is the tendency of board members to confuse monitoring of key...
Schools
Santa Clara Education Desk: May 15, 2013
May 22, 2013
New Superintendent Brings 40 Years of Experience to District Santa Clara Unified School District has a new superintendent, Stan Rose,...
Community
Going the Distance to Rebuild Santa Clara’s International Swim Center
May 15, 2013
It was home to the Santa Clara Swim Club and the coach, George Haines, who put Santa Clara front and...
Schools
Santa Clara Education Desk: May 8, 2013
May 15, 2013
At almost every Santa Clara Unified board meeting from mid-December through March there’s been an agenda item about extending the...
Community
Bill Wilson Center Annual “Building Dreams” Fundraiser Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community
May 8, 2013
Forty years ago Santa Clara took a momentous step. Its City Council approved a proposal by Council Member Gary Hansen...
City Politics
Council Unanimously Approves ENA for New Entertainment District
April 24, 2013
It didn’t draw as big an audience as Joe Montana’s star appearance at a City Council meeting last year, but...
Schools
Innocent Questions or Fishing Expeditions?
April 24, 2013
Some at the March 28 Santa Clara Unified school board meeting may have been puzzled by a public comment by...