Tag: San Diego Unified School District

  • The Candidates Vying to Replace Jackson on School Board

    San Diego Unified trustees John Lee Evans and Richard Barrera say they will seek re-election to the school board, while trustee Shelia Jackson says she will not. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Will Carless It’s not the easiest job in town, yet at least two people are still lining up to try and become…

  • Schools May Benefit From Redevelopment Ruling

    By Jose Luis Jiménez Richard Barrera sees the elimination of redevelopment agencies as a boon for public education. Not now, but in the future. Gov. Jerry Brown’s current state budget includes about $1.8 billion of redevelopment money, which is being used to help close the state’s multibillion-dollar deficit. That’s why Barrera says the court’s decision…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Crawford on List of Possible Closures

    By Kyla Calvert This week San Diego Unified staff members will start meeting with representatives from 10 of the district’s 16 clusters of schools. The district is hoping that closing or consolidating some of these schools could save about $5 million for the coming school year. A committee of district staff members has been meeting since January…