California Test Scores Inching Up, But Wide Achievement Gap Remains
For the second year in a row, California students’ test scores have inched up so…
California Voters Will Weigh 100-Plus School Funding Measures in November
Californians in November will weigh billions of dollars’ worth of ballot measures for low-income housing,…
Opinion: We Need Real Change to Improve California’s Public Schools
It is a moral stain on our state that we continue to fail millions of…
Opinion: California Schools Face a Bleak Financial Future
A team of researchers managed by Stanford University and PACE — Policy Analysis for California…
California’s Spending on Prisons vs. Schools Emerges as Election Issue
In a departure from its usual pattern of campaign giving, the union representing California’s prison…
Mayor Hands Out Backpacks to Needy Students in Barrio Logan
Hundreds of elementary students in Barrio Logan — some of them homeless — received backpacks…
Realtors, Mayor’s Nonprofit Provide Backpacks for School Children
San Diego-area Realtors and Mayor Kevin Faulconer distributed backpacks and other supplies Friday to students…
Opinion: San Diego’s Last All-Girls High School is Challenging Educational Boundaries
Today, education is as challenged as it has ever been to prepare students for a…
Opinion: California Faces Crushing Pension Debt That Only Tax Hikes May Solve
California’s two immense public employee pension funds this month reported investment earnings higher than their…
California’s Teacher Pension Debt Swamps Many School Budgets
California’s public schools have enjoyed a remarkable restoration of funding since the bone-deep cuts they…
San Diego Coastkeeper, Port of San Diego Launched Free Climate Science Lessons
A set of bilingual water and climate science lessons available for use in local schools…
Feds Charge 37 Alleged Gang Members Following Yearlong North County Probe
Federal indictments unsealed in San Diego Wednesday charged 37 alleged gang members with heroin, methamphetamine…
Overnight Snowfall Closes Schools in 5 Mountain Districts
A winter storm that dumped several inches of snow on San Diego County’s mountain communities…
Wacky Weather in East County Mountain Areas Disrupts Classes
Several school districts in the East County mountains cancelled classes or pushed back start times…
