Year: 2011

  • School Brings the Family Dinner Table Into the Classroom

    By Megan Burks and Brian Myers One by one, students in Jennifer Garfinkel’s third grade class shuffled into seats around tables set with plates and cutlery. They’re the same classroom tables where students unpacked pencils and paper earlier in the day to work. At noon, the work surfaces become dining tables with a little disinfectant…

  • More Children Of Deported Parents Landing In Foster Care

    By Ruxandra Guidi The New York-based advocacy organization, Applied Research Center, got government data showing the connection between immigration enforcement and child welfare. Among the report’s findings is that at least 5,100 children are currently living in foster care, prevented from reuniting with their detained or deported immigrant parents. “What we found, is that a growing…

  • School Closures Off the Table, But Crawford Consolidation Stays

    Paradise Hills students Joeffry Garcia and Allan Andrada Jr. were first in line for the meeting where trustees were set to discuss the districts financial woes and the possibility or school closures. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson, voiceofsandiego.org By Kyla Calvert   Under a plan approved unanimously by board of education members Tuesday night, San…

  • Immigrant Students Get Crash Course in Being American High Schoolers

    By Kyla Calvert The morning English lesson in Gwen Osgard’s classroom at Crawford High School is coming to an end and 17-year-old Phu Nguyen is practicing reading. Nguyen arrived in the United States from Vietnam in May. So far, she’s liking her classes here more. “Yeah, I like school. It’s good. I’m happy,” she says.…

  • Tweet City Heights: Contested Transportation Plan Gets the Go-Ahead

    By Megan Burks SANDAG Passes Transportation Plan Following Heated Criticism The San Diego Association of Governments this morning approved its Regional Transportation Plan. The plan lays out how the region will spend $200 billion on transportation projects in the next 40 years, and sets the tone for municipalities throughout California as they figure out how…