Santa Clara County Education Digest

About 20,000 student assistants at all 23 California State University campuses are coming together for a vote that would create the largest undergraduate student worker union in U.S. history.

Five former California superintendents shared potential solutions for reducing the increasing turnover rate in their profession.

California is removing degree requirements from jobs, but state leaders differ about the right approach.

Districts are trying to create or expand vocational training programs that “integrate” students with disabilities into careers and into society.

The proposal aims to help working artists become arts teachers in elementary schools.

It only took the Mountain View City Council about 10 minutes to consider and approve a deal with the Mountain View Whisman School District to jointly use and maintain school fields.

Families have a lot of questions right now about how much help they’ll get paying for college—questions that financial aid offices can’t yet answer.

Castilleja School’s effort to rebuild its Bryant Street campus received a boost when the City Council approved its plan to relocate a three-decade-old public utility easement.

A Cal State systemwide strike secured what more than half a year of negotiations and partial strikes couldn’t: a deal.

Sunnyvale is looking to fill accessibility gaps in existing public transit options for residents to travel around the city, and one ride-share service is taking center stage.

The federal government dished out $88 million in grants to California school districts for electric buses, but San Jose schools lost out.

After UC Irvine-affiliated groups on the platform Discord were targeted by trolls spreading gory images, students banded together to block the attack.

Community college students who have taken two years off can apply to have a limited number of units cleared from their GPA.

Castilleja School, which won the right to redevelop its Bryant Street campus in 2022 despite neighborhood opposition, will return to the public spotlight next week when the city considers its plan to relocate an easement.

The Golden State earned a moderate rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality, showing strength in some areas and weakness in others. Only 12 states earned a strong rating.

We need to have a serious discussion about supporting our education investments with stable revenue.

An ongoing work in progress, the Innovation Campus has benefited from a variety of funding sources.

Santa Clara Unified rang in 2024 with a gold star on their audit but with some unhappy youth sports groups as they passed new facility rental fees.

Sunnyvale residents will vote on a multi-million dollar bond measure to support local school facilities this March.

After months of negotiations, university officials offer a 5% pay raise. The union is seeking 12 percent and plans to strike at the end of January.

Mountain View's bookmobile program is getting an upgrade, transitioning to an all-electric vehicle and putting the city a step closer to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.

The 2024 California Children’s Report Card from an organization called Children Now noted that the state has failed to improve economic disparities for students. The report also dings the state for things like STEM offerings, early intervention and special education.

San Diego Unified School District has received more than $700 million in federal and state relief funds since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with these funds ending, some schools could be facing serious deficits.

The year started with an onslaught of unexpected challenges, from extreme weather conditions to a housing plan that was not on track to win state approval, ending in some difficult negotiations with a local school district.

Two-thirds of community college students in California admit to struggling to meet basic needs. The California Community Colleges’ Student Ambassador Program has empowered more than 50 students to act as resource guides to help them.

“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.

Emery Unified took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.

Students in the MTC mentor program are from vulnerable populations who have significant stressors in their lives that impact their mental health and social and school engagement.

Construction is officially underway on the new Laurelwood Elementary School campus.

Silicon Valley International School, a private school known for its bilingual immersion programs, is preparing to expand its footprint in Palo Alto with plans to build a second campus on East Meadow Circle.

In a report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, researchers instead lay out a plan for what society might do to improve adolescents’ interactions with social media.

The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.