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  • UCLA: As Suspensions Dropped, California Students Performed Better

    A study out this week suggests school discipline reform is helping to close the achievement gap in California. Out-of-school suspensions have dropped nearly 30 percent statewide since 2011. And researchers with UCLA’s Center for Civil Rights Remedies found many of those districts also saw gains in their Academic Performance Index scores during the same time.…

  • Coalition Wants 100% Enrollment in Safety Net Programs by 2020

    By Megan Burks San Diego labor, faith and community groups gathered Saturday at the County Administration Center to demand the county achieve 100 percent enrollment in federal social safety-net programs by 2020. The group calls itself the Invest in San Diego Families Coalition and it’s drawing on an October study that says San Diego County has failed to…

  • San Diego Unified Expands Halal School Lunch Program

    A Crawford High School student orders a halal chili-lime chicken bowl on campus May 20, 2015. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A San Diego Unified School District program thatbrought halal school lunches to Crawford High School has expanded. The meals meet Muslim religious guidelines and are now being served in five elementary…

  • In Lieu of a Senior Center, City Heights Retirees Form Network of Support

    Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks Twice a month older residents in a hilly, residential section of City Heights meet to play board games. This week, it’s Mexican train, a game similar to dominoes. Each neighbor takes turns hosting a game, while everyone else takes responsibility for snacks. “When…

  • Study Aims to Locate How San Diego Neighborhoods Affect Health

    These three wearable devices will track study participants’ motion and location for two weeks, Nov. 4, 2015. | Photo Credit: David Wagner, KPBS By David Wagner When it comes to where San Diegans live, do wealthier neighborhoods produce healthier people? Or is it more about walkability, proximity to parks, or access to good food? Researchers…