Category: Featured

  • United Way, SD Food Bank Partner to Preserve Reading Skills This Summer

    By Dwane Brown More than 25 percent of San Diego County fourth graders cannot read proficiently and studies show reading skills are lost over the summer, especially among children who don’t have access to books at home. That’s why two San Diego organizations are joining forces to make a difference. Every summer, the United Way…

  • San Diego Kids More Likely to Get Dental Care Than Others in California

    By Megan Burks A report out today says California is among the 10 worst states when it comes to getting kids in to see a dentist. Researchers with the Pew Charitable Trusts say nearly 60 percent of California children with dental coverage through Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid, did not see a dentist in…

  • Despite Overall Budget Increases, Principals Seeing Less Instructional Funding

    Central Elementary School teacher Cindy Robinson, pictured in 2009, works with students in her kindergarten class. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Lisa Halverstadt Cutbacks are now the norm at San Diego Unified School District but unless you’re a parent or teacher at a school, it can be difficult to gauge the true impact of…

  • AjA’s PhotoCity Class Wraps Up a Successful Year at Crawford

    By Jena Olson It’s the end of the school year and that also means the end of The AjA Project’s PhotoCity program at Crawford High School. Our students have not only created some fantastic pieces about their school and community, but they have also mastered new photography techniques and developed new skills they can use…

  • Sequestration Hits San Diego Refugee Resettlement Agencies

    Habibo, a Somali refugee, writes: “The first day I came to U.S.A. was hard for me. Leave my sister in Kenya. My friends. Airplane. Leaving them forever. Excited We came in San Diego and I was scared. The first day school was scary because I did not see white people before.” | Photo Credit: Habibo,…