Tag: Education

  • 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…

  • Tweet City Heights: Catching Up on San Diego Schools Trouble

    By Megan Burks ‘Schools on the Brink’ Special to Air Next Week Speak City Heights partner voiceofsandiego.org and NBC7 San Diego will air a weeklong special called “Schools on the Brink” starting Monday at 6 p.m. on NBC7. The series will trace the San Diego Unified School District’s financial troubles as it flirts with insolvency.…

  • Field Guide: Looking at Public Safety

    By Megan Burks [Editor’s Note: Field Guide is a weekly email bringing you the news, explainers and action items needed to navigate your changing community. Click here to subscribe.] FIELD GUIDE TOOLBOX Violent Crimes by Neighborhood (2011) Azalea/Hollywood – 11 Castle – 48 Cherokee Point – 28 Chollas Creek – 16 Colina Del Sol –…

  • 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…