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  1. Union Officials Take Issue with SJ Merc Editorial

    Sunday | KCBS

    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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  2. Editorial: Despite school closing, Alum Rock provides good choices

    Tuesday Dec 29 | San Jose Mercury News

    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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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Science / Technology, Opinion

  3. Are teachers exempt from making New Year's resolutions?

    Monday Dec 28 | Examiner.com

    ... management is one of the crucial factors in students' success. Orlando Estioko is a substitute teacher at Alum Rock School District in San Jose. "I noticed that almost all the teaching assignments I've been given has discipline issues. Students talk ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Education Etc.

  4. Bay Area transit agencies working late on NYE

    Monday Dec 28 | KGO

    ... on New Year's Eve. VTA will increase the frequency of light rail service after midnight on the Santa Teresa to Alum Rock line and extend service to 2:20 a.m. at the Santa Clara station in downtown San Jose. Two extra southbound trips will be added ...

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    Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, Santa Clara, CA

  5. Santa left the city with a smileRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 26 | Examiner.com

    ... The 123 Job Corps Centers all over the country are under the Department of Labor. On December 20, 2009, the Alum Rock Elementary School District Union sponsored the "Miracle Holiday Fundraiser" at the Mi Pueblo Food Center Parking Lot at the corner ...

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    Related Topix: San Jose, CA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Non-Profit, Law, Employment / Labor Law

  6. Silicon Valley summer program boosts algebra scores 20 percentRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | San Jose Mercury News

    ... and former superintendent of the Oak Grove School District in San Jose. Entering eighth-graders from Oak Grove, Alum Rock, Berryessa, Franklin-McKinley, Milpitas, Orchard and Sunnyvale school districts attended the program, offered by middle school ...

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    Related Topix: Mathematics, Science, San Jose, CA, Education Etc.

  7. Alum Rock Hardware closing after five decades of hard work and serviceRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 26 | San Jose Mercury News

    Employee Jorge Chavez, left, helps customers Scott Musladin, center, and Brian Pimentel, look for an item in Alum Rock Hardware in San Jose Saturday Dec.

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    Related Topix: San Jose, CA, Home, Home Remodeling, Life, Fruits, Food, Mortgage

  8. Santa Clara Co.: Vta to Offer Free Bus and Light Rail Service on New Year's EveRead the original story

    Friday Dec 25 | CBS 5

    ... on New Year's Eve. VTA will increase the frequency of light rail service after midnight on the Santa Teresa to Alum Rock line and extend service to 2:20 a.m. at the Santa Clara station in downtown San Jose. Two extra southbound trips will be added ...

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    Related Topix: Santa Clara, CA, San Jose, CA, Mountain View, CA

  9. Calendar for Dec. 24

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Milpitas Post

    ... offers education outreach, workshops and support groups designed specifically for families. The CAPA program from Alum Rock Counseling Center is coming to William Burnett Elementary School, 400 Fanyon St. in Milpitas on Thursday, Jan. 7 from 6:30-8 ...

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    Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts, Nate Quarry, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Milpitas, CA, Santa Clara, CA, Home Gardening, Home

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

    Tuesday Dec 22 | San Jose Mercury News

    ... so he's had trouble concentrating on his school work. However, meeting with Nora Gonzalez, a counselor from Alum Rock Counseling Center's Children Services Program, has apparently made a big difference. The Alum Rock Counseling Center's Children ...

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    Related Topix: Kids, Family, Science / Technology

  11. Community rallies behind Halloween attack victimsRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | ABC7News

    ... going to tolerate it, and we're here to help the families of those two young men," said Dolores Marquez with the Alum Rock school district. The 12-year-old who was shot emerged from a coma this week. Four teenagers were arrested in the case and ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, Education Etc.

  12. Fundraising Event Planned for Middle School Student Shot in the Head While Trick-or-TreatingRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | KRON-TV San Francisco

    The Alum Rock School District in San Jose is planning a holiday fundraiser this weekend for a Lee Mathson Middle School student who is still recovering after being shot in the head while trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

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    Related Topix: San Jose, CA, Education Etc.

  13. Fundraiser for family of San Jose boy, 12, shot on HalloweenRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | San Jose Mercury News

    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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    Related Topix: San Jose, CA, Education Etc.

  14. CALENDAR for the week of Dec. 17, 2009

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Milpitas Post

    ... offers education outreach, workshops and support groups designed specifically for families. The CAPA program from Alum Rock Counseling Center is coming to William Burnett Elementary School, 400 Fanyon St. in Milpitas on Thursday, Jan. 7 from 6:30-8 ...

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    Related Topix: Milpitas, CA, Arts, Ballet

  15. San Jose Unified School District superintendent, to retireRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | Mercury-Register

    ... in Santa Clara County retiring this year. Two others - Bob Nunez of East Side Union and Norma Martinez of Alum Rock - have resigned. And Maurice Ghysels is resigning from the Mountain View Whisman School District. At San Jose Unified, half of the ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Santa Clara County, CA, Mountain View, CA

  16. San Jose Unified School District superintendent, to retireRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | San Jose Mercury News

    ... in Santa Clara County retiring this year. Two others - Bob Nunez of East Side Union and Norma Martinez of Alum Rock - have resigned. And Maurice Ghysels is resigning from the Mountain View Whisman School District. At San Jose Unified, half of the ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Santa Clara County, CA, Mountain View, CA

  17. Struggling Alum Rock district closes schoolRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | San Jose Mercury News

    Despite intense debate and the impassioned pleas from the community, trustees of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District on Thursday night decided to close Pala Middle School next year.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Science / Technology

  18. Oldest school in Alum Rock District to close

    Friday Dec 11 | KGO

    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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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Kids, Family

  19. Proposal to close schools protestedRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | San Jose Mercury News

    Despite intense debate and the impassioned pleas from the community, trustees of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District on Thursday night decided to close Pala Middle School next year.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Science / Technology

  20. Alum Rock parents, teachers protest cuts

    Thursday Dec 10 | ABC7News

    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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