Category: News

  • California Parents In the Dark About New School-Funding System

    By Kyla Calvert More than half of California’s public school parents — 57 percent — said they know nothing at all about the state’s new school-funding system, according to a survey released Thursday by California nonprofit EdSource. That new system gives school districts more spending flexibility. But it also requires them to get input from…

  • On School Curriculum: ‘You’re Asking Students to Hate Who They Are’

    By Mario Koran Alberto Ochoa remembers how, as a freshman at a Los Angeles public high school, the vice principal told his class that half of the students wouldn’t graduate. Turns out, Ochoa said, “that’s exactly what happened.” Many of his classmates dropped out, some “survived public education” and made it out with a diploma,…

  • The Fruits of Providing Cash Incentives for Healthy Eating in San Diego

    At the farmers market in City Heights, customers are able to use food stamps to purchase their fruits and vegetables. It’s a helping hand for the customers and a boon for the farmers. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Randy Dotinga Local advocates for the needy have warned for years about “food deserts” in poor…

  • Second Opinion: Will Obamacare Help If My Work Benefits Cost Too Much?

    Doug Blackwood and his wife have a great deal on a rental in Ocean Beach. But their rent is going up in January. The couple hopes to qualify for an Obamacare subsidy that might keep their budget in check. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks Second Opinion is…

  • Why the County Will Lose Half Its Health Funds (And Why It Might Not Matter)

    By Megan Burks The state has given San Diego County two options: Take a clean 60 percent cut in health care funding next fiscal year, or negotiate a smaller, more complicated cut. Either way, the region is poised to lose at least half of the state funds it uses to provide medical care to the…