Tag: Lincoln High School

  • Many Parents Avoiding City Heights Schools

    San Diego Unified School District’s trustees are having a workshop Tuesday to discuss why some schools are having trouble persuading the neighbors around them to enroll their kids. For the sixth straight year, enrollment in district-run schools (not charters) is projected to go down in the 2015-2016 school year. Superintendent Cindy Marten has often talked about…

  • District to Help Teachers Better Connect with Communities In Which They Teach

    Urban schools like Lincoln High can be a more challenging place to teach. Without ongoing support for new teachers, schools are more likely to see teacher turnover. | Photo Credit: Jamie Scott Lytle By Mario Koran Americans have debated the qualities that separate good teachers from the bad for more than 100 years. These days,…

  • The Fine Line Between Gang Policing and Gang Behavior

    Some community members community have likened members of the San Diego Police Department’s gang suppression unit to Stormtroopers or a gang itself. One officer admitted his unit is less connected with the community than it should be, but said it’s moving in the right direction. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego…

  • School Board Candidate Wants to Involve Private Sector in Financial Turnaround

    William Ponder, a candidate for District E of the San Diego Unified School Board and a retired university administrator, talks to KPBS. By Joanne Faryon, Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane and Claire Trageser Two candidates are running to replace Shelia Jackson on the San Diego Unified School Board. One of the candidates for the District E…

  • Pink Slips for Teachers of the Year

    Jonathan Winn. Eric Nielsen. Precious Jackson-Hubbard. Edward Moller. Chris Dier. Jacquilin Magat. Jeff Sabins. Leah Gray. What do all these teachers have in common? They were all named teachers of the year at their respective schools–Crawford High School, Lincoln High School and Bell Middle School–in the last few years. And they all just received notices…