Year: 2020

  • Grades Can Only Go Up: New Details on San Diego Unified’s Online Learning Plan

    Grades Can Only Go Up: New Details on San Diego Unified’s Online Learning Plan

    As officials rush to gear up for the “soft launch” of San Diego Unified School District’s online learning plan by Monday, new details are emerging: Grades won’t go down from where students left off and teachers will choose from one of three levels of online teaching.

  • 2020 Census Day

    2020 Census Day

    Today is Census Day! Take 2 minutes to learn some key points of why everyone should participate in the 2020 Census. Make yourself count! http://my2020census.gov

  • It’s Census Day. What Happens Now?

    It’s Census Day. What Happens Now?

      Wednesday may officially be Census Day in the United States, but the Census has actually been in progress since January when the count began in remote regions of Alaska. What are the challenges involved in counting every person living in the U.S., and what is the process in San Diego?

  • Inside the County’s Rush to Amass Motel Rooms

    Inside the County’s Rush to Amass Motel Rooms

    Gov. Gavin Newsom has praised county leaders for rapidly securing thousands of motel rooms for coronavirus patients and vulnerable homeless residents. Yet there’s been widespread confusion about who can access them.

  • Week 4 in the ICU: ‘It Feels Like the Surge Is Happening Right Now’

    Week 4 in the ICU: ‘It Feels Like the Surge Is Happening Right Now’

    COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the county receive only the most limited contact and can only receive visitors in extremely limited circumstances. Nurses like UCSD’s Shannon Cotton are their only tangible connection to the living world.