Searching for a better way to teach
It was an emotional topic for Terri Craig, a second grade teacher at El Toro Elementary School, who has taught in the district for 35 years.
Kindergartners celebrate 100 days of school
Donned with fruit loop cereal necklaces of 100 pieces and paper hats with the number “100” on them, Jackson Elementary School kindergartners were ready for the task at hand: a day filled with counting to 100.
Assembly, Senate vote to restore statewide school bus funding
The California Assembly voted today to restore $248 million in school bus funding to California public schools. The bill, SB 81, passed by a vote of 60 - 5.
Barrett Elementary takes home the cash
Ford Motor Company and General Mills, two companies that have made supporting education a key element of their business, awarded Barrett Elementary School with 10,000 Box Tops for Education® worth $1,000. And, the Ford Store Morgan Hill also donated an additional $1,000 to the school. In total, Barrett Elementary School received $2,000 from Ford.
Doing more with less
The year was 2007: Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor, Burnett Elementary was still operating and the words "budget reductions" were not something at which Morgan Hill Unified School District staff winced.
Charter School of Morgan Hill to host neuro-educator
Charter School of Morgan Hill will have a special visit Wednesday from Dr. Lee Hoffmann, the founder of Hoffmann Learning Research Institute.
The school budget dilemma: $2 million more cuts
Budget woes are now common for Morgan Hill Unified School District. Yet with larger class sizes, furlough days and a smaller teaching staff, the district is now starting to run out of places to cut.
MHUSD keeping options open for dual-immersion
The multi-purpose room in Nordstrom Elementary Wednesday was filled with parents, teachers and even students interested in learning about a dual-immersion program school, which would integrate 50 percent English speakers and 50 percent Spanish speakers and provide instruction in both languages.
