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Milpitas Unified School District accused of retaliation after Pomeroy principal’s demotion

This past March, Nichol Klein, who served as principal of Marshall Pomeroy Elementary School for nine years, was demoted by the Milpitas Unified School...

MUSD launches final phase of Innovation Campus with new groundbreaking

It seems like just yesterday when The Beat covered the first phase of Milpitas Unified School District’s historic groundbreaking of its Innovation Campus. But...

How Randall World Languages School built a thriving garden

At Randall World Languages School (1300 Edsel Drive), there is a lush and peaceful garden, bursting with endless possibilities for learning, play, and exploration… The...

Messages to the future: MUSD buries time capsule of present-day artifacts

On September 19, the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) held a ceremony to bury a time capsule into the ground of the Innovation Campus...

Marching forward: Milpitas High NJROTC program rebuilds, recruits, and rises

Milpitas High School’s (MHS) ​​Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) program is still going strong.  Last year, the Beat reported that the program was...

Rancho Middle School art teacher Jim Coulson retires after 25 years

Jim Coulson isn’t sure what he’s going to do with all his ties. For over two decades, he’s been greeting his students at the...

MUSD middle school students recognized for their STEM work in MAGIC program

When Ira Pramanick observed that young girls were often discouraged from pursuing STEM, she decided to do something about it. Ira started the More Active...

Redefining Education: Milpitas High School Extension at the Innovation Campus prepares students for the future

Imagine walking into a high school classroom where the students are relaxed, focused, and deeply engaged in their work.  Imagine it’s a space where endless...

Milpitas teachers demand fair salary increase

Milpitas teachers and classified staff members came out full-force to the Milpitas Unified School District’s (MUSD) March 11 board meeting to demand a fair...

Forward-thinking Education: MUSD celebrates Phase 2 completion of Innovation Campus in Milpitas

In a momentous event held last Friday (Sept. 20), the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) proudly unveiled Phase 2 of its much-anticipated Innovation Center,...

How the Weller PTA is making a positive impact

Article sponsored by Milpitas Charity Bingo.  When Milpitas resident Emerald Rubio’s kids were attending Joseph Weller Elementary School, she found herself wishing to get more...

Milpitas receives $2.9 million grant for enhancing pedestrian safety around public schools

The City of Milpitas recently got awarded $2.9 million in federal grant money, to put toward pedestrian safety and car crash reduction near the...

Milpitas High School Class of 1974 celebrates milestone 50th reunion

The Milpitas High School (MHS) Class of 1974 held its milestone 50th reunion at the end of August. Out of a class of 237 graduates,...

State of Milpitas Unified School District 2024

OVERVIEW During the 2023 - 2024 school year, the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) continued to make significant strides to meet the needs of all...

Milpitas High School students teach crochet skills to seniors

For over a year now, the Milpitas High School Crochet club has been running the Crochet and Crafts Program at the Barbara Lee Senior...

Milpitas Unified School District receives $820K grant for enhancing career pathways for students

In a win for the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD), the district was awarded $820,000 in grant money from the Golden State Pathways Program...

MHS students plan Hackathon in Milpitas to empower others through coding and collaboration

On Saturday May 25th, the first-ever “Milpitas Hacks” event will be happening in Milpitas from 7:30am to 9:00pm.  The event was co-founded by Milpitas High...

Curtner students qualify for World Finals in Odyssey of the Mind competition

Three teams of students from Curtner Elementary School (located at 275 Redwood Ave. in Milpitas) qualified to compete in Odyssey of the Mind’s World...

Zanker PTA position statement on primary PE changes at Zanker Elementary School

Zanker PTA strongly believes in the following: The school “must provide environment, resources, and structure that will enable each child to be a successful...

New Performing Arts Center set to open at Milpitas High School in August 2025

At the end of January, the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) broke ground on a new Performing Arts Center at Milpitas High School (MHS),...

Milpitas Unified School District awarded $1.5 million grant for Innovation Campus

At January 9’s Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) Board of Education meeting, Chief Business Officer and Assistant Superintendent Wendy Zhang announced that MUSD had...

Minh Ngo elected as MUSD Board President, Kelly Yip-Chuan as Vice President

At this past Tuesday’s Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) Board of Education meeting, a nomination process was held to elect board members into new...

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