Attorney General calls for end to elementary school truancy crisis
Students who miss 10 percent of the school year, or roughly 18 days, are more likely to drop out before graduating high school and become victims and/or perpetrators of a crime, according to Attorney General Kamala Harris’ 2013 report on California’s Elementary School Truancy and Absenteeism Crisis.
Photos: Christopher High School graduation 2022
Christopher High School graduated 334 students for the Class of 2022 during a ceremony on June 9.
District releases billing figures related to charter report
The Hollister School District had been billed $19,200 through October from its contracted legal firm that developed a report detailing “deficiencies” in a charter school petition, according to figures released to the Free Lance.
Election 2020, Gilroy Unified School District: Retired teacher brings inner knowledge of district
As a 39-year veteran of the Gilroy Unified School District, Michelle Nelson knows the very inner workings of the education system. Her vast breadth of work—which included a 12-year stint as the president of the Gilroy Teachers Association—gave her inside information in how the...
