As the June primary approaches, the four contenders for District 5’s City Council seat are sharpening their political...
Bosworth: San Jose Unified School District should rethink closure plans
I am a San Jose Unified School District elementary school parent, and I am grateful for the excellent education my daughter is receiving. I am concerned the district’s school consolidation proposals by the Schools of Tomorrow Implementation Committee have not accounted for the negative impacts that closures have on all students. At the March 10 meeting, the committee finalized its recommendation of option 8. This option was intended as a compromise plan with smaller impact than prior proposals, closing fewer schools than originally proposed. However, option 8 does not actually have a smaller impact because it shifts many boundaries at...
