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Education Desk: Dec. 26, 2012
December 26, 2012
“His explanations explanatory of explanations explained was interminable,” Abraham Lincoln once said of his political rival Stephen Douglas. He could...
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Marathon Meeting Launches Cultural Revolution at SCUSD Board
December 19, 2012
Last week’s 7-hour standing-room-only Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) board meeting brought to mind many clichés, foremost among them,...
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Santa Clara Unified School District’s Solar Energy Program Is a Money Saver
December 19, 2012
What do Millikin Basics+ Elementary School, Buchser Middle School, the Wilson Education Options campus and Peterson Middle School have in...
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Wilcox High School Junior Chosen to Study Climate Change in Bangladesh
December 12, 2012
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...
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Santa Clara Education Desk
November 21, 2012
SCUSD: Out With the Old, In With the New Following what was likely the most contentious school board election in...
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Girls Achieving in Non-traditional Subjects Reach for the Stars
November 7, 2012
Girls Achieving in Non-traditional Subjects (GAINS) is a 12-year-old program of the Santa Clara Unified School District to encourage young...
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Westwood Burglary Leaves Students Without New Technology and Funds from Fundraiser
November 7, 2012
On Friday morning, October 26th, a targeted burglary at Westwood Elementary left students without 10 new iPads and one MacBook...
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Braly Elementary School
October 31, 2012
Braly Elementary School held its annual Halloween Happening event on October 26. Students came dressed up in costumes – from...
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Ponderosa Holds Halloween Happening
October 31, 2012
Ghouls and princesses took over the playground area of Ponderosa Elementary School on October 26 as the school hosted its...
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Community Remembers Teacher Carol Ragsdale at Dedication Ceremony
October 24, 2012
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”...