Year: 2014
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Pilot Program in City Heights Schools Shooting for Boosted Graduation Rates
Central Elementary principal Liz Duvall says goodbye to students as they leave school for the day. | Photo By Dustin Michelson By Mario Koran When Liz Duvall, principal of Central Elementary school, looks at a list students who are chronically late or absent from school, she notices a concerning trend: Her youngest students, kindergartners and…
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Why San Diego Unified Is Looking to Kindergartners to Boost Graduation Rates
When Liz Duvall, principal of Central Elementary school, looks at a list students who are chronically late or absent from school, she notices a concerning trend: Her youngest students, kindergartners and first graders, make up the bulk of those who miss class most often. Even with the list, however, there’s no way for Duvall to…
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Protesters Gather in Mid-City After Ferguson Decision
Demonstrators gather in City Heights Nov. 25 in the wake of a Missouri grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer who fatally shot a black teenager. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers Following a Missouri grand jury announcement not to file criminal charges against white Missouri police officer Darren Wilson,…
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City to Expand Two-Person Fire Crews, But Could Skip Over City Heights
Jason Hewitt and Steve Vandewalle are part of the Fire Department’s Fast Response Squad based in Encanto. | Photo By Jamie Scott Lytle By Liam Dillon Another San Diego neighborhood might soon have relief for lengthy emergency response times. Mayor Kevin Faulconer is planning to add a second two-person first-responder crew to the citywide fleet,…