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8 hrs ago | KCBS

Union Officials Take Issue with SJ Merc Editorial

A recent San Jose Mercury News editorial claims that competition among schools in San Jose's Alum Rock School District is working, but the district's teachers' union objects to the paper's conclusions: In the editorial, the San Jose Mercury News claims that competition from several public charter schools is what's driving positive changes in the ...

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Sat Jan 02, 2010

KGO

Bay Area transit agencies working late on NYE

Several Bay Area transit agencies are offering extended or free service on New Year's Eve and into to the early morning hours of New Year's Day.

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Thu Dec 31, 2009

Examiner.com

Are teachers exempt from making New Year's resolutions?

Of course not! Nobody is exempt from making a New Year's Resolution. Yes, teachers are not exempt from making New Year's Resolutions even as we require our students to write an essay on what their New Year's resolutions are.

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Tue Dec 29, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Editorial: Despite school closing, Alum Rock provides good choices

Several hundred parents protested when the Alum Rock Union School District in East San Jose decided earlier this month to close under-enrolled Pala Middle School.

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Mon Dec 28, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Silicon Valley summer program boosts algebra scores 20 percent

Valley eighth-graders who attended a four-week summer class aimed at preparing them for algebra improved in math proficiency by 20 percent, the class's sponsor has reported.

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Sat Dec 26, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Alum Rock Hardware sadly closing after five decades of hard work and service

For decades, Alum Rock Hardware could help with fixing clogged sinks, torn screens, broken windows and botched wiring.

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Thu Dec 24, 2009

Milpitas Post

Calendar for Dec. 24

Rock your new year Ring in 2010 with a celebration at the India Community Center on Thursday, Dec.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Learning to cope with the challenge of raising a special-needs child

Adrian Hurtado, 6, photographed October 8, 2009, has been diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder , and lives in a crowded, chaotic houselhold, so he's had trouble concentrating on his school work.

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Thu Dec 17, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Fundraiser for family of San Jose boy, 12, shot on Halloween

A 12-year-old San Jose boy shot in the head during a gang attack on Halloween has recently emerged from a coma and the Alum Rock School District community is holding a fundraiser for the student's family Saturday outside a Mexican grocery store.

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Wed Dec 16, 2009

Milpitas Post

CALENDAR for the week of Dec. 17, 2009

Ballet Folkl rico Milpitas presents "Feliz Navidad" Ballet Folkl rico Milpitas will present "Feliz Navidad," a celebration of Mexican folk dances and arts and crafts activities.

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Sat Dec 12, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Unified School District superintendent, to retire

When San Jose Unified School District Superintendent Don Iglesias spoke up at a regularly scheduled school board meeting Thursday night, no one in the room expected him to announce his retirement.

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Fri Dec 11, 2009

KGO

Oldest school in Alum Rock District to close

Parents in San Jose are reacting with anger and sadness to the decision by the Alum Rock School Board to increase class sizes and close the oldest school in the district.

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Thu Dec 10, 2009

ABC7News

Alum Rock parents, teachers protest cuts

Things could get tense at a school board meeting in San Jose. The Alum Rock District is facing tough spending decisions and teachers, parents, and students are doing all they can to stop any more cuts.

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Fri Dec 04, 2009

Burbed.com

Affordable house near SJ Country Club Golf Course

Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Sq. Ft.: 1,280 $/Sq. Ft.: $312 Lot Size: 9,375 Sq. Ft. Property Type: Detached Single Family Style: Cottage/Bungalow Stories: 1 View: Green Belt, Mountains, Golf Course Year Built: 1946 Community: Alum Rock County: Santa Clara MLS#: 80945416 Source: MLSListings Status: Active This listing is for sale and the sellers are accepting ...

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Editorial: San Jose police response to Halloween shooting is gratifying

The Halloween night gang attack on two boys, just 12 and 13 - one still in critical condition - outside a shopping center in San Jose's Alum Rock neighborhood sent shock waves through the city.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

San Jose community focused on Halloween gang attack

As a 12-year-old boy lay gravely wounded from a shooting on Halloween night, his neighbors plan to press public officials for answers and a strong response at a public meeting Monday night in East San Jose.

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San Jose Mercury News

Herhold: The purgatory of San Jose Police Chief Rob Davis

San Jose Police Chief Rob Davis speaks as city council member Nora Campos, left, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, right, and community leaders look on during a press conference at the Alum Rock Youth Center in San Jose Thursday Nov.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

History bubbles up at Alum Rock Park

The carnival-like atmosphere of San Jose's Alum Rock Park is gone, but visitors can still experience the mineral springs that caused such a commotion in the early 1900s.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

KCBS

Windfall for Open Space Authority

The Santa Clara County Open Space Authority is suddenly $30 million richer. That's because only 25 percent of Santa Clara County property owners eligible to receive a $130 refund applied in time to get their money back.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Examiner.com

End gang violence in San Jose neighborhoods

After a series of gang-related violence in San Jose, the last being the Halloween tragedy at Story Road and Hopkins St., there is now a clamor from all sectors of the community, to end violence in the neighborhoods.

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