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Gilroy

Stunning artwork from Christopher High School students is on display at a number of downtown Gilroy business and will remain through next week as part of a partnership between the school’s art department and business owners. Green Glaze Pottery Studio, 7477 Monterey Road, Leedo Art...

After 13 years under the tenure of Superintendent Colleen

If Santa Clara County’s Covid-19 numbers continue on a downward path, all Gilroy schools will reopen on Aug. 18. The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education on May 6 unanimously approved a plan for a five-day-a-week in-person schedule beginning on the first day of...

Standardized testing for student assessment within the California public education system will be revamped for the 2013-2014 school year after legislation sponsored by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson was approved May 1 by the Assembly Education Committee.

Eighty-five percent of Gilroy teachers voted Oct. 4 to ratify their new contract agreement with their employers that includes a 6 percent salary increase over 18 months, according to a Oct. 5 announcement from the Gilroy Teachers Association. “The agreement was signed on Sept. 18,...

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education has no plans to vote on the internal administrative decision barring choir concerts from being held in churches, despite opposition from dozens of parents and students who call the decision “ridiculous,” “terrible” and a “shame.”

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