The Santa Clara County Office of Education launched the Steps to Success campaign last month with the goal of increasing enrollment and attendance in publicly funded preschool, transitional kindergarten and kindergarten programs. The effort was in collaboration with the Los Altos-based Morgan Family Foundation, which provided a grant.
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Proposal to add ethnic studies stirs debate
Public commenters both in favor and against a proposed ethnic studies course turned out to an Oct. 5 meeting of the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees to voice their views.
FUHSD asks voters for parcel-tax extension
The Fremont Union High School District is looking to voters to extend its existing parcel tax, which raises roughly $5 million annually, for eight more years.
The district’s board of trustees placed Measure M on the November ballot, which would renew an existing tax of $98 per parcel of land within the district’s boundaries. The measure requires a two-thirds vote to pass.
Mah draws criticism for use of congressman’s quote in mailer
Courtesy of Sangeeth Peruri
A recent mailer supporting Grace Mah's re-election effort prominently features U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, despite him endorsing her opponent, Melissa Baten Caswell.
A recent campaign mailer urging voters to re-elect Grace Mah to the Santa Clara County Board of Education is sparking backlash and allegations that it misleads voters.
The mailer prominently features a supportive quote from U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, despite him endorsing only her opponent, Melissa Baten Caswell. The flyer includes a picture of Khanna, a Democrat representing California’s 17th District, along with a quote recognizing the work Mah did on Khanna’s diverse educational advisory committee.
LASD delays phased reopening for older students
Graphic by Ryan Molinari/Special to the Town Crier
The Los Altos School District announced Monday night (Oct. 12) that the return of students in second grade and up will be pushed back.
On the same day the Los Altos School District brought its youngest students back to campus, district officials announced that it will be delaying the return of all subsequent grade levels.
Los Altos School District resumes in-person instruction for young students
Zoe Morgan/Town Crier
A group of first-graders head into class at Oak Avenue School this morning (Oct. 12).
This morning (Oct. 12), Oak Avenue School Principal Kimberly Attell stood at the front of the campus, greeting parents and students – from a distance – as they arrived.
