Education

One of the hallmark events of the year in Los Gatos is the Los Gatos High School graduation ceremony, which takes place on the iconic front lawn along Main Street. With preparations beginning weeks prior, and a cleanup that happens in the ensuing days...

Following the resignation of controversial former superintendent Bill Sanderson on Oct. 22, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District has been taking steps to rebuild relationships. During their Nov. 12 meeting, board members voted unanimously to name Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Heath Rocha acting...

As I ask Dyuthi Boinepalli, a 15-year old at Saratoga High School, about the uptick in Artificial Intelligence usage on campus and how it affects curriculum. She looks at me and smirks. “I'd answer that, but it’s not loading,” she said, referring to how...

Kevin Buchanan sat in his office overlooking the front lawn as the rain faded into blue sky just before noon on Friday. Last month, the 64-year-old Los Gatos High School principal broke the news to the school community that this year will be his final...

On the 143 acres that make up West Valley College campus, there is a single building that houses the College of Adaptive Arts (CAA). Last week I arranged a tour with Nicole Kim, the executive director at CAA. As she welcomed me in, I...

It’s featured the Beatles, John Philip Sousa, Led Zeppelin and Booker T. Washington, and on April 14, around 185 Los Gatos High School students joined the ranks of people who have graced the stage at Carnegie Hall, during the 2023 Harmonic Convergence Concert. The Italian...

With all the hubris of a startup founder, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, took to the stage in March to launch Ed the chatbot. He told parents and students it had “the potential to personalize the educational journey at a...

On Nov. 28, the Santa Clara County Board of Education unanimously approved the selection of Donald Rocha as the provisionally appointed trustee for Area 3.  Trustee Area 3 includes the Cambrian, Campbell Union, Luther Burbank, Moreland, Union and Campbell Union High School districts and a...

Los Gatos High School Principal Kevin Buchanan felt helpless on the third day of the 2021 school year. It wasn't the typical first-week-back chaos. Instead, Buchanan was sitting on the ground, cradling the body of a student—watching their face turn white, their body clammy,...

When College of Adaptive Arts first opened its doors in 2009, it was just one class of 12 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities looking for an outlet to express themselves.  Fifteen years later, the school has exploded into a hub for adults of all...