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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...
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Wilcox High School Teams Up with TeenForce
April 24, 2013
The Wilcox High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) has teamed up with TeenForce, a non-profit focused on solving the youth employment...
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Buchser Circle of Friends
April 24, 2013
Every Tuesday at Buchser Middle School in Santa Clara, a group of sixth grade students dine together. While this doesn’t...
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A Decade of Honoring the Arts at Santa Clara High School
April 17, 2013
Santa Clara High School arts teachers and students transformed the school’s small gym into an art gallery April 3 for...
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Common Core State Standards Focus on Thinking Not Reciting
April 3, 2013
If you have children in a public school, you’ve probably heard something about Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It’s an...
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Millikin School Celebrates Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award
April 3, 2013
On March 20, the students at Millikin Basics+ Elementary School wore their blue and white Mustang spirit shirts to show...
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Wilcox Students Perform Well at Regional FHA-HERO Competition
April 3, 2013
Students at Wilcox High School know they don’t need to be cast members on a reality television show, such as...
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Education Desk: March 20, 2103
March 27, 2013
Basic Math: Children – Critical Public Services = Declining Academic Achievement If you look at Santa Clara Unified’s 2005-2012 California...
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Laurelwood Elementary School Celebrates Read Across America
March 27, 2013
The children at Laurelwood Elementary School in Santa Clara had their markers and blank sheets of paper all ready for...
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Education Desk
March 13, 2013
Thursday’s SCUSD Closed Session Not Unusual, says Board President Contrary to rumors, there’s nothing unusual about an item concerning “public...