Letters to the Editor
Letter from Dr. Christine Koltermann
Dear Editor, In the face of decreases in state funding for public education, over the past eight years Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has laid off dozens of teachers, counselors, psychologists, administrators, library clerks,...
Letter from Karen Hovey
As a parent of a SCHS graduate and a graduating senior, I have appreciated the variety of education options available to my children through SCUSD. It’s unfortunate that district children are having many of these...
Letter from Jim Curylo
Editor, Vote NO on Measure A. Stop paying teachers for doing a poor job. Tell the union that we’ve had enough....
Letter from Michelle Philips
I live in the section of Sunnyvale (east of Wolfe Road) where students attend Santa Clara Unified schools. Over the years I have been very pleased with the education that my children have been receiving...
Letter from Rich Solis
Santa Clara Weekly, please except my apology for my mis-statement in issue fifteen. It is my hope that you will print the below letter in next weeks issue. Again please except my apology. I want...
Letter from Patty Picard Tracy Pope
Santa Clara Unified School District students have suffered enough in the state’s financial crisis. Over 10 years, the district has cut $35 million. Class sizes have increased, elementary music was eliminated, counseling services were reduced,...
Letter from Judie Ram
As a concerned Santa Clara Unified parent, “MEASURE A” MUST PASS! The ‘09 parcel tax measure did not pass! Instead, our district has experienced years of downward spirals in property taxes, money that had been...
Letter from Karen Hovey
t’s unfortunate that Mr. Solis did not do his homework before writing his errant letter against Measure A and SCUSD. In 2009 the parcel tax measure did NOT pass, and thus the millions, that Mr....
Letter from Steve Van Dorn
The Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce and Convention-Visitors Bureau strongly supports Measure A-a parcel tax to provide much needed funding for the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD). As the advocate for the Santa Clara...
Letter from Anne Marie Weiss
Remember the good old days? Gas was $.99/gallon, bread was affordable, and the state of CA did not siphon funds from our budget to repair THEIR mismanagement? Times have changed. Santa Clara Schools have utilized...