Santa Clara County Education Digest

California’s public schools have a numbers problem —and it’s not just that their students don’t score very highly in national tests of mathematics ability.

Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor’s degrees in nursing. That’s setting up another conflict with the California State University, which already offers these bachelor’s degrees.

The California School Dashboard makes it hard for the public to see how schools and districts are performing over multiple years, concludes the report's lead author.

Information about how the state’s K-12 students are performing is located on several sites and is difficult to understand, a new report finds.

The Los Altos Town Crier presents profiles of the three candidates running for two seats on the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District Board in November.

A profile by the Los Altos Town Crier of the six candidates running for two open seats on the Cupertino Union School District Board in November.

A look at some of the over 1,000 homeless students are enrolled in Santa Clara County public schools.

A look at the five local candidates running for seats on the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education.

In the final week of session, legislators are debating whether to give more leeway to public school teachers when to report students to law enforcement. Supporters say disabled and students of color are unfairly disciplined, but opponents say school safety is at risk.

West Valley College announced the launching of its Senior Guided Pathways program of free classes for seniors.

California officials have warned students for years that for-profit schools may make misleading career claims — leaving them with “a mountain of debt” but no job. Still, many for-profit schools remain on the state’s list of recommended job training programs.

Improved video quality and expanded programming are coming soon to Saratoga’s community access TV station channels KSAR15 and. KEDU26.

Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as the governor calls for a crackdown.

Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

In their August 5 meeting, the Los Altos School District approved placing a $350 million bond for upgrades and new facilities on the November ballot.

In a special meeting held with less than 24 hours notice on July 25, the San Jose Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to put a $1.2 billion bond on the November ballot to fund school facility upgrades and build affordable staff housing.

In their July 24 meeting, the San Jose Unified School District Board of Trustees strongly rejected findings from the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury.

A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state.

Small and low-income school officials say the bond measure deal is unfair. The money is allocated through matching grants, so wealthier districts that can raise more local funds will get more money from the state.

Negotiations over how to distribute millions of dollars of property tax revenue between the City of Mountain View and the Whisman School District are at an impasse.

Three out of five seats on the Mountain View Whisman school board are open for election on the November ballot.

The Milpitas Unified School District received a Golden State Pathways Program grant of $820,00 to help prepare high school students to enter the workforce.

The two-day CalMatters Ideas Festival wrapped on June 6 with more than a dozen events examining critical policy issues impacting the lives of millions of Californians.

The Sunnyvale City Council approved $23 million to move forward with construction of a new library in Lakewood Park.

A panel of labor experts at the CalMatters Ideas Festival say California workers should have more access to more apprenticeships that pay more. Barriers still exist, especially for women and low-income Californians.

EdSource reports that police are dispatched thousands of times per school day across California.

The state is directly investing money for low-income students and all newborns to attend college. After two years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance.

After University of California students were arrested or suspended for protests, student workers are striking at three campuses. The Office of President says the strike violates the union contract.

Two major forces are at play: Gov. Gavin Newsom scaled back his promise of increased financial support for Cal State, while university officials agreed to 5% salary increases earlier this year.

The job action starting today at UC Santa Cruz isn’t about pay, but instead is in response to how UC deployed police to clear pro-Palestinian encampments on campuses.

Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the community school initiative with $4.1 billion in grants to connect students and their families to medical care, counseling and other services.

On the night of May 13, students at San Jose State University set up a pro-Palestine encampment of tents and canopies and a posted list of demands.