Santa Clara County Education Digest

Heiress Paris Hilton is on a mission to shine a light on the "troubled teen industry," a largely unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that is gaining public scrutiny for alleged abuse of vulnerable youths.

Parents raised concerns about the new Kathryn Hughes Elementary School principal at a recent the Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees meeting during public comments.

The move puts the fate of AB 2222 in question, but supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that can help tackle the state's literacy crisis.

Stanford University named business school dean Jonathan Levin as its new president.

Parents and students are voicing opposition to a new middle school schedule which would cut time for electives.

Mission Early College High School was honored by the State Department of Education with the California Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award.

The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District board promoted assistant principal Dave Poetzinger to replace Kevin Buchanan as principal of Los Gatos High School.

Middle Schools in Mountain View are considering a new schedule with one less class to allocate more time for teaching across the day, with a weekly advisory period. 

The superintendent of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District announced their retirement as two lawsuits are pending against the district

After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.

The Morgan Hill Unified School District is facing a multi-million dollar shortfall in budget and announced upcoming reductions of school staffing and other cuts.

As school meal programs expand, school kitchens are experiencing struggles hiring and retaining food workers.

After serving for five years as Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District Superintendent, Nellie Meyer announced plans to retire at the end of the school year.

Mountain View's Mathnasium celebrated its reopening in Mountain View on Pi Day (3-14) with, what else, pies.

An interview with Lucinda Lee Katz, the first grade teacher of the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Lau vs. Nichols.

200 laptop computers were donated to Youth Alliance by AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T, for distribution to Hollister and Gilroy residents lacking "digital basics".

California’s public schools depend on state aid for the lion’s share of their operational income. Two trends – declining enrollment and high absenteeism – are creating financial headaches.

The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has published a new website with information resources for small acreage landowners raising livestock.

A new Performing Arts Center at Milpitas High School begins construction, funded with monies from Bond Measure AA, passed in 2018.

California schools got $23.4 billion in federal pandemic relief money. Low-income schools that got the most may be hardest hit when the funds expire this year.

EdSource asked students at California colleges and universities why they are choosing between online or in-person options.

On one side: Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ advocacy group. On the other side: Protect Kids California, a parents rights organization.

Lawyers representing organizations in property-poor school districts are pressing Gavin Newsom and legislators over a school bond for the November ballot.

At last week’s Alum Rock Union School District board meeting, teachers, parents and students showed up to save Aptitud Community Academy at Goss, a TK-8 public school, after a decision to shut down grades 6-8.

Members of the California Faculty Association approve a two-year agreement that the union and administration hammered out after a strike last month that lasted one day.

One San Jose high school is stepping up its safety measures following threats to students last year. Parents, teachers and officials hope the improvements will be adopted by other schools in the district.

Immigration enforcement lowers students’ ability to succeed academically and negatively affects their overall learning experience.

Teachers and students tap into a native tradition in which art and nature have always been inextricably linked.

By reframing them as mutually reinforcing rather than mutually exclusive, we can transform education for every child.

The state is to implement long-awaited new guidelines in 2025 despite some calls for a year’s delay.

Targeted by the Santa Clara County Office of Education, Bullis Charter School in the Los Altos School District is fighting to retain its charter.

UC Merced will be highlighted on an Amazon Prime show that showcases universities around the world.