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  • SDSU Retention Rate on the Rise

    By Kyla Calvert   More than 88 percent of last year’s first-time freshman returned to San Diego State University this fall. The percentage of first-time freshman coming back for a second year has risen each of the last three years. The three-year-old Early Start program is one reason why. It’s meant to give students who…

  • Event: Food Access in City Heights

    By Adrian Florido What makes it hard for low-income immigrant and refugee communities of City Heights to access nutritious food? What can be done about it? And more importantly, what is being done about it? On Saturday, Nov. 12, join us for a discussion on the barriers and solutions to healthy food access in San Diego’s most…

  • School Brings the Family Dinner Table Into the Classroom

    By Megan Burks and Brian Myers One by one, students in Jennifer Garfinkel’s third grade class shuffled into seats around tables set with plates and cutlery. They’re the same classroom tables where students unpacked pencils and paper earlier in the day to work. At noon, the work surfaces become dining tables with a little disinfectant…

  • More Children Of Deported Parents Landing In Foster Care

    By Ruxandra Guidi The New York-based advocacy organization, Applied Research Center, got government data showing the connection between immigration enforcement and child welfare. Among the report’s findings is that at least 5,100 children are currently living in foster care, prevented from reuniting with their detained or deported immigrant parents. “What we found, is that a growing…

  • School Closures Off the Table, But Crawford Consolidation Stays

    Paradise Hills students Joeffry Garcia and Allan Andrada Jr. were first in line for the meeting where trustees were set to discuss the districts financial woes and the possibility or school closures. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson, voiceofsandiego.org By Kyla Calvert   Under a plan approved unanimously by board of education members Tuesday night, San…