Tag: Education

  • With Accreditation in Question, Iftin University Prep Elects to Close

    By Kyla Calvert One of San Diego’s 49 charter schools will close its doors at the end of January. The San Diego Unified Board of Education is scheduled to approve that closure Tuesday. It is the second time in less than a year leaders of one of the city’s charter schools has volunteered to close…

  • Mid-City’s ‘Year of Funding’

    A City Heights resident and member of community nonprofit Mid-City CAN advocates for funding during a June 2013 budget hearing. | Photo Credit: Adam Ward, Mid-City CAN By Megan Burks Council district and mayoral elections made 2012 the year of campaign promises in City Heights. District 9 Councilwoman Marti Emerald and former Mayor Bob Filner…

  • Survey Finds Muslim Students in California Are Subject to Bullying

    By Erik Anderson A new survey by the California branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations found that half of the Muslim American students who responded are subject to some form of bullying or bias at school. The survey was distributed by the group to California mosques, and tried to pinpoint incidents of bias-based bullying…

  • SD Unified Scores Go Up On National Exams, But Racial Gap Remains

    By Kyla Calvert San Diego city students are generally out performing their peers on national math and reading tests, known as the National Assessments of Educational Progress, or NAEP, according to results released Wednesday. But a wide achievement gap in the district persists. Every two years, results on national tests of fourth- and eighth-grade math…

  • Students Receive First Dream Act CalGrant Awards

    Javier Silva Ayala, 19, on his way to lunch after a morning class at San Diego State University, Dec. 4, 2013. Silva Ayala is one of 7,469 California college students who immigrated to the country illegally and now receive state-funded financial aid. | Photo Credit: Guillermo Sevilla, KPBS By Kyla Calvert Haga clic aquí para…