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Central Park Elementary School Receives Donated Piano
September 14, 2016
On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the newly opened Central Park Elementary School received the donation of a used piano from Play...
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Jennifer Lee Wins Santa Clara County Office of Education’s STEM Teaching Award
September 7, 2016
As a child, Santa Clara resident Jennifer Lee imagined being a scientist with a white lab coat and goggles. By...
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Students Make Gains in New Annual State Test
September 7, 2016
In the second year of the administration of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), Santa Clara Unified...
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Schools Desk: Aug. 17, 2016
August 24, 2016
SCUSD Board Decides Against Extending Parcel Tax, Citing Promise to Voters In a sudden change of course, the Santa Clara...
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SIX TIPS TO MAKE A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR
August 17, 2016
Here we go again! It’s time for shiny new shoes, logoed backpacks and bright-eyed kids excited to meet their new...
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SCU’s Lifelong Learners Offer Back-to-School Preview
August 17, 2016
“We don’t ever stop learning,” explains Dr. Dorothea French, professor emerita in Santa Clara University’s History Department and one of...
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National Summer Learning Day
July 20, 2016
National Learning Day is July 14th. It’s intended to spread awareness about the importance of summer learning in helping close...
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Pat Eldridge is SCUSD’s Classified Employee of the Year
July 20, 2016
At the beginning of her career, Pat Eldridge started off as a health clerk before transitioning into her current job...
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Kids Love YMCA Summer Learning Program at Hughes Elementary
July 6, 2016
The 80 first-through-fifth-grade children participating in the YMCA of Silicon Valley’s Summer Learning Program (SLP) at Kathryn Hughes Elementary School...
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Michele Burchfiel is SCUSD’s Administrator of the Year
July 6, 2016
At Mariani’s on May 25, Santa Clara High School principal Greg Shelby and Pomeroy Elementary School principal Tricia Ringel introduced...