Should school board meetings be video recorded?
School board trustees will consider the costs associated with different options for having their meetings recorded and available to the public for viewing, according to the Oct. 18 board of education agenda.
School scores: wild swings
The California Department of Education released its 2011-12 Accountability Progress Reporting on Thursday, revealing a broad spectrum of significant score increases and decreases for the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
Local Scene: Climate mitigation efforts, meditation workshop
Reps announce $1M in funding for climate mitigation efforts
U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will distribute $1 million to Santa Clara and San Benito counties to develop...
Registrar: Ballots are in the mail for Nov. 5 election
Ballots and other information contained in the Santa Clara County vote-by-mail packet will be sent to more than 1.04 million local voters starting this week, according to election officials. The packets for the Nov. 5 general election are being mailed to every active registered...
Student of the Week: Guadalupe Munoz
Each month, the principals of Live Oak and Sobrato high schools choose a "Student of the Week" (two from each high school per month). Live Oak senior Guadalupe Munoz, 18, is this week's Student of the Week. She's also our last Student of the Week for the 2012-13 school year.
ISPs pick up slack as federal broadband program ends
The Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal program that provides internet access to low-income families, has ended after Congress failed to reach an agreement to keep funding it. Over 23 million households—including thousands in Santa Clara and San Benito counties—will no longer receive federal subsidies...
