Tag: Hoover High School

  • Tweet City Heights: Budget Proposal Threatens CalWorks, Schools

    By Megan Burks Governor Unveils Budget Plan, Puts Schools in Voters’ Hands Gov. Jerry Brown released his budget proposal yesterday with a dire warning for schools: if voters don’t agree to raise taxes in the fall, he’ll call for an automatic cut of $4.8 billion to public education. His proposed ballot initiative would ask to…

  • 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…

  • SD Unified Seeks to Build Trust With School Closure Meetings

    By Kyla Calvert Communities around San Diego are learning which city schools could be closed. San Diego Unified leaders will present their proposals and get community feedback through November. San Diego Unified expects it will have to cut at least $58 million from its budget next year. The district is considering closing or consolidating up…

  • Field Guide: What School District Woes Mean for City Heights

    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 School Cluster \ˈskül\ \ˈkləs-tər\ n. A group of schools that have similar needs and feed into the same high school. Performance Improvement \pə(r)-ˈfȯr-mən(t)s\…

  • Kids Who Grew Up In SDSU Shadow Come to Campus as Freshmen

    By Kyla Calvert Out of the 4,000 San Diego State University freshmen who have just wrapped up their first week of classes, a very small group can say what Jessica Hernandez and Christian Castro do about their classmates. “It was pretty nice having a familiar face nearby,” Hernandez said of her first few days on…