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Some said they’d otherwise be hanging out at McDonald’s, riding roller coasters at Disneyland, sleeping or watching TV.

Students may not be “ready for college” according to some standardized test results, but that was one of many topics discussed at last week’s regular Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education meeting. Suspensions are at an all-time low this year. The board also voted to change the pay scale for substitute teachers and to ask the state to waive sections of the education code so that the district can sell, lease or exchange two surplus properties.

A self-motivated group of local high school students, calling themselves “STEAM4Students,” has been teaching afterschool lessons for the last three years at various Gilroy elementary schools in a joint effort to improve early childhood development. Co-director Michal Stolarski said the student-created and student-run organization is...

Research reveals that Gilroy could greatly benefit from

Odyssey Theatre Company and students from Gilroy High and

The new superintendent resolved an impassioned standoff among

MORGAN HILL