San Jose City Hall, 801 North First Street, Room
436, San Jose, CA 95110
(408)277-3438
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San Jose City Hall, 801 North First Street, Room
436, San Jose, CA 95110
(408)277-3438
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Thursday,
January 13, 2000 Katherine Thornberry (408)
277-3438
The San Unified
School District was recently honored for its academic excellence by the
national economic development trade publication Expansion Management Magazine. San Jose Unified was the only
district in San Jose to be recognized and it is a national achievement.
“As centers of unique
economic opportunity and vitality, San Jose and Silicon Valley will continue to
require a deep pool of well-educated people to sustain our global
competitiveness,” said San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales. “I am proud that San Jose Unified School District has received
national recognition for its achievements in educating our young and preparing
them for an exciting and challenging future in Silicon Valley.”
The City of San Jose
will recognize San Jose Unified for this accomplishment with a proclamation at
the City Council meeting, Tuesday, January 18, 2000, at 1:30 p.m.
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SJ Unified Recognition
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Expansion Management Magazine does a nationwide survey of 1,500 school
districts and produces what it calls an “Education Quotient,” which in turn is
mailed to 45,000 CEOs, vice presidents, and corporate directors who are seeking
to expand or relocate their businesses. The Quotient is now in its ninth year,
and evaluates school districts in three areas: graduate outcome, including how
well students learn and how many stay through graduation; resources, which
measures a community’s financial commitment to education; and finally the
community’s adult educational attainment and income levels.
“No single factor is
more important to our readers than finding a location with a high quality work
force,” said Bill King, editor. “The Education Quotient provides them with a
way to compare communities nationwide in terms of the quality of workforce they
are likely to encounter should they choose to open a facility there.”
“We are extremely
pleased and proud to receive this national recognition from the economic
development and business community. San Jose Unified is, and will continue to
be, committed to providing high quality education services to the diverse
community we serve,” said Superintendent Linda Murray, Ph. D.
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