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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 ... Comment?
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. Comment?
Are teachers exempt from making New Year's resolutions?
... 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 ... Comment?
Bay Area transit agencies working late on NYE
... 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 ... Comment?
Santa left the city with a smile
... 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 ... Comment?
Silicon Valley summer program boosts algebra scores 20 percent
... 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 ... Comment?
Alum Rock Hardware closing after five decades of hard work and service
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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. Comment?
Santa Clara Co.: Vta to Offer Free Bus and Light Rail Service on New Year's Eve
... 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 ... Comment?
... 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 ... Comment?
Learning to cope with the challenge of raising a special-needs child
... 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 ... Comment?
Community rallies behind Halloween attack victims
... 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 ... Comment?
Fundraising Event Planned for Middle School Student Shot in the Head While Trick-or-Treating
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. Comment?
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. Comment?
CALENDAR for the week of Dec. 17, 2009
... 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 ... Comment?
San Jose Unified School District superintendent, to retire
... 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 ... Comment?
San Jose Unified School District superintendent, to retire
... 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 ... Comment?
Struggling Alum Rock district closes school
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. Comment?
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. Comment?
Proposal to close schools protested
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. Comment?
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. Comment?