Education

  • SCCOE Awarded Preschool Pay for Success Grant

    SCCOE  SAN JOSE, CA – On Thursday, December 22, the U.S. Department of Education announced more than $3 million in grant awards to eight government organizations for Preschool Pay for Success feasibility pilots that will support innovative funding strategies to expand preschool and improve educational outcomes for 3- and 4- year-olds....
  • Community Members Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarships

    University of Phoenix Presents Three Scholarship Awards at the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley 27th Annual Ball University of Phoenix recently presented full-tuition scholarships to three women, during the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley’s 27th Annual Ball. The recipients were selected for demonstrating the desire to help improve their...
  • Hour of Code: From Nor Cal to So Cal

    Stratford School’s 8th Graders Mentor Preschoolers In Virtual Classroom Storytelling/Coding Project  On Friday, December 9th, preschoolers at Stratford School’s Melrose campus in Los Angeles used video conferencing to connect with 8th graders at the San Jose Middle School campus. These two classes came together in a virtual classroom collaboration,...
  • Popular Kids Can Help Curb Bullying

    Colleen Logan NAPS  Contrary to previous research that suggested that as students’ popularity increased so did their bullying behavior, many parents may be surprised to learn the results of a recent study from Princeton, Rutgers and Yale Universities. It found that popular kids who publicly stand up against bullying...
  • Discussion On DACA & Undocumented Students

    Saratoga, CA – West Valley College will sponsor a discussion on undocumented students and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) this Wednesday, December 7, at 2:30 p.m. in the WVC Campus Center. Leading the discussion will be Bill Ong Hing, director of the Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic...
  • Coding Classes for Teens & Children Now Offered at Libraries

    Partnership with Hour of Code to Increase Learning Accessibility of Important Coding Skills for Santa Clara County Children SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – Computer coding, a system of signals representing letters or numbers which are then transmitted electronically to a computer to complete a task, is becoming increasingly important...
  • Tips to Land a College Scholarship

    StatePoint If you are college-bound or already enrolled, experts say it’s worth investing the time to investigate scholarship opportunities — even if you think you may not be eligible for most opportunities. According to a recent study, more than a third of college costs in the U.S. were covered...
  • Board of Education recognizes student winners

    SCCOE SAN JOSE, CA – As part of the recent civic engagement initiative launched by the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) and its partners, students had the opportunity to participate in a video contest to tell their story of how they are being civic-minded and getting others...
  • Defensores celebran el pase de las Propuestas 55 y 58

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dos iniciativas sobre educación, llamadas Propuestas 55 y 58, pasaron abrumadamente el martes Noviembre 8, 2016, para deleite de muchos defensores de la educación. La Propuesta 55 amplia 12 anos mas un impuesto a los ricos para destinar unos 8 billones...
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