Santa Clara County Education Articles

A new law requires K-12 schools to add media literacy to curriculum for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies. Among the lessons will be recognizing fake news.

A new law requires K-12 schools to add media literacy to curriculum for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies. Among the lessons will be recognizing fake news.

After the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in college admissions, some students are rethinking their school selections. Some colleges are also boosting their student outreach as they seek diversity.

Only 40 percent of California high schools offer computer science classes as California falls behind in technology education nationally. A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers.

The Morgan Hill Unified School District, accused of failing to provide equal resources for male and female athletics programs, has agreed to make substantial upgrades and renovations to baseball and softball fields at Live Oak High School, according to a …

The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) is expanding special education offerings to include services for students in grades 6 and up at its South County Annex in Gilroy. The expansion will begin in early November and will support …

The Berkeley Space Center will launch technological breakthroughs in fields such as astronautics, quantum computing, climate studies and social sciences, in facilities on 36 acres at NASA Ames.

Voices College-Bound Language Academies recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of its new Morgan Hill campus, located at the intersection of Monterey Road and Cosmo Avenue. The new Voices Morgan Hill building will be the charter school …

When Julia Ernsting, now 16, was in fifth grade, she was stressed out with more than just the daily grind of homework and tests. That's because she was frequently traveling up the peninsula to San Francisco to check on an …

California Local enters the world of book publishing with its upcoming book, ‘How California Works,’ explaining the inner workings of this ‘most American state.’

Student workers at the 23-campus CSU system say their pay is low, their hours are restricted and they get no sick pay. They are hoping to join the employees union to fix that.

The new TSP Program guarantees admission to SJSU for students looking to transfer, and can even promise them a spot in their desired major.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal recently established a statewide program to allow qualified applicants to support Cal Fire in its defensible space and home hardening assessment and education efforts, says a press release from the California Department of …

Hate crimes were up 20 percent in California in 2022, with those against transgender, Muslim and Black people increasing especially sharply. But the state is also spending more than any other to combat such crimes, including a hotline, state commission …

California will penalize school boards that ban books based on inclusion of certain groups under a bill the governor is expected to sign into law. But some fear unintended consequences.

More Morgan Hill Unified School District employees—including Live Oak High School Principal Tanya Calabretta—have submitted their resignations from the local district since the last regular board of education meeting.  Administrative employees who resigned from MHUSD in August are Human Resources …

A $12 million grant program to create and expand school-based behavioral health wellness centers in Santa Clara County was approved Aug. 29 by the county Board of Supervisors. Most of the grant money will be awarded to school districts to …

Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts. state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students.