Four local elementary schools have achieved top marks with California’s Department of Education. Washington Open in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD), Cherry Chase Elementary in the Sunnyvale School District (SSD) and Murdock-Portal and Chester W. Nimitz elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) were all named California Distinguished Schools this year. … Read more
Learning Mandarin is about culture as well as language for the K – 8 CLIP students at John Muir Elementary School and Joaquin Miller Middle School in San Jose. CLIP (Cupertino Language Immersion Program) is an Alternative School Program of the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD), which includes 23 K – 8 schools (no high … Read more
Every year, the San Francisco 49ers Foundation hands out more than $20,000 in grants to local educators. The Follow Your Bliss Award, inspired by Dr. Harry Edwards, honors local educators “… who lead our future generation with purpose, passion, dedication and love despite uncertainties and any hurdles they may face.” For the seventh year in … Read more
Peterson Middle School was among 293 secondary schools across California that received top marks from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. “This year’s California Distinguished Schools celebration provides us with an opportunity to recognize the hard work of our secondary educators and school staff who help our young adults discover passions and access … Read more
Public schools in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Cupertino have all received recognition by the State of California. Earlier this month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced the 356 California elementary schools selected in the 2023 California Distinguished Schools Program. Santa Clara Unified School District had one school recognized by the state – Milliken … Read more