Schools

Almost 700 students bade farewell to their middle schools at a

Anna Brolin, a 17-year-old senior at Gilroy High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Interim Superintendent Steve Betando’s recommendation to the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education is to deny Navigator Schools’ charter petition to open an elementary school within district boundaries for the fall of 2014, according to the Board’s meeting agenda for next week. The agenda was posted online Friday afternoon. 

A mountain lion was spotted on the Gavilan College campus Tuesday and officials sent out an alert for students to be careful.

At the end of July and with the new school term less than three weeks away, Gilroy teachers were no closer than they were months ago reaching a contract agreement with the school district, according to Gilroy Teachers Association President Jonathan Bass. “The only update...

Eliot Elementary School teachers face daunting challenges,

Kavi Duvvoori, a Gilroy senior at Mount Madonna college-preparatory school on 491 Summit Road, has received two prestigious awards: The "National AP Scholar" and "AP Scholar with Distinction" from the College Board.

A measure asking the voters for $248 million worth of bonds to upgrade Gavilan College's main campus, as well as its Coyote Valley and San Benito County satellite sites, will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. The measure will require 55 percent voter approval to...