Author: Carolyn Schuk
Schools
Santa Clara Education Desk: May 8, 2013
May 15, 2013
At almost every Santa Clara Unified board meeting from mid-December through March there’s been an agenda item about extending the...
Community
Going the Distance to Rebuild Santa Clara’s International Swim Center
May 15, 2013
It was home to the Santa Clara Swim Club and the coach, George Haines, who put Santa Clara front and...
Community
Bill Wilson Center Annual “Building Dreams” Fundraiser Celebrates 40 Years Serving the Community
May 8, 2013
Forty years ago Santa Clara took a momentous step. Its City Council approved a proposal by Council Member Gary Hansen...
City Politics
Council Unanimously Approves ENA for New Entertainment District
April 24, 2013
It didn’t draw as big an audience as Joe Montana’s star appearance at a City Council meeting last year, but...
Schools
Innocent Questions or Fishing Expeditions?
April 24, 2013
Some at the March 28 Santa Clara Unified school board meeting may have been puzzled by a public comment by...
Community
Swim Hall of Fame Hopes to Call Santa Clara Home
April 24, 2013
Santa Clara Swim Club has produced more Olympic athletes, won more Olympic medals, and placed more champions in the International...
Community
Highlighting the Tech Plays That Highlight the Sports Plays
April 10, 2013
Remember the old ad, “Is it live or is it Memorex?” Thirty years ago entertainment technology’s highest aspiration was to...
Schools
Common Core State Standards Focus on Thinking Not Reciting
April 3, 2013
If you have children in a public school, you’ve probably heard something about Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It’s an...
Schools
Education Desk: March 20, 2103
March 27, 2013
Basic Math: Children – Critical Public Services = Declining Academic Achievement If you look at Santa Clara Unified’s 2005-2012 California...
Community
Kiwanis Annual Turnaround Scholarship Fundraiser Aims to Raise $150,000
March 20, 2013
It’s that time of year again. Which time you ask? Time for the annual Kiwanis Turnaround Scholarship fundraiser. The evening,...



