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  • School Board Braces for Worst Case: Cutting More Than 700 Positions

    By Emily Alpert The school board got a glimpse last night of just how bad things could get for San Diego Unified schools: More than 700 positions would be eliminated. Class sizes would increase in many disadvantaged schools. Schools would be cleaned less often and have fewer counselors and nurses. California is slated to cut…

  • Crawford Students Unite to Stay Divided

    Crawford High School students and teachers are protesting a district proposal that could reverse school reform they say has improved student achievement and behavior. Many gathered in front of the school board meeting Nov. 29 to voice their concerns through chants and a mobile PA system. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San…

  • Math Gap Grows Between Black and White Students in San Diego Unified

    By Emily Alpert The gap between math scores for black and white students in San Diego Unified grew wider on a national exam despite growing attention to math in the school district. It’s a troubling change that school officials are still trying to understand. While 58 percent of white eighth graders scored proficient or above…

  • County Improves Health Care for the Very Poor, But Stops There

    Under a new county program, the poorest of San Diego’s residents will be able to come to health clinics like this one being built on El Cajon Boulevard for regular checkups, not just for emergency care. | Photo Courtesy of City Heights Life By Adrian Florido This year, San Diego County accepted $50 million from…

  • Call This Bike Advocate a Spokes-woman

    Samantha Ollinger recently quit her job as an accountant to focus full-time on advocating for bicyclists in San Diego. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido In 2008, Samantha Ollinger and her husband mounted their bicycles in Philadelphia and pushed off toward a new home in San Diego. They pedaled about 2,000 miles before…