Local school news, educational institutes’ news reporting in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.
Term limits for elected officials have been a hot topic lately and the Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees debated it at their Thursday, Oct. 12 meeting. Term Limits Board Member Dr. Michele Ryan asked for term limits to be added to the agenda so the Board could explore the topic. The … Read more
Santa Clara Unified is concerned about students’ math scores and has devoted attention to helping students right now. Also, they investigated the costs of maintaining their campuses and sites. Mathematics Concerns The District’s CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress) test scores have taken a dip in mathematics. At the Thursday, Sept. 28 … Read more
“I see neuroscience being used interchangeably with psychology sometimes,” said Ariel Huang, 17, a Santa Clara resident. “But to me, neuroscience is more of a biological study, from brain structure to brain function.” “I’m interested in a lot of different fields of science, and I especially like exploring how those fields interact,” said Maya Sriram, … Read more
High school students from Santa Clara and Sunnyvale have made the 2023 National Merit Semi-Finalists list. According to the National Merit Scholarship Program, more than 16,000 students from across the country were named semi-finalists this year. They represent less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors. Santa Clara Semi-Finalists Noah Woo – Homeschool Ryan Co … Read more
The Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees gets a first look at a plan for a rich and inclusive arts education for all students. They also discuss the last year’s budget and vaccines. Strategic Arts Plan Santa Clara Unified has been on a journey to provide an equitable, comprehensive, and innovative Arts Education. Last … Read more
It’s rather difficult to find a Santa Claran who doesn’t know the name Julie L’Heureux. The native Santa Claran herself has been the head coach for cross country at Santa Clara High School since 1992. L’Heureux additionally took the reins of track and field back in 2004, having pulled double duty ever since. The 1980 … Read more
Students are always at the center of the Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees meetings, but the Thursday, Aug 24. meeting especially focused on student voice and their efforts to help their students through multiple committees. They also touched on student safety and a scary incident at an elementary school. Laurelwood Incident … Read more
A parent at Laurelwood Elementary School has filed charges of assault after a confrontation with a group of individuals handing out flyers outside of the school. It happened on Friday, Aug. 18. According to the Santa Clara Police Department (SCPD), the group Informed Parents of Silicon Valley (IPSV) was handing flyers out to parents as … Read more
Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business celebrated 100 years of educating the world’s business leaders by ringing the bell on finance’s biggest stage. On July 27, Dean Ed Grier had the honor of ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). “Well, one of our alums works on the trading floor … Read more
Santa Clara Unified tasked the Math Pathways Committee to reevaluate students’ math journeys from 6th to 12th grade. The primary goal was to design pathways that would enable all students to pursue AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, or AP Statistics in 12th grade without skipping courses or relying on external educational resources. At the … Read more