Tag: San Diego Unified School District

  • ‘Everywhere There’s Violence, There’s Kids’: Healing 44th Street

    Residents on 44th Street continue to meet following the shooting deaths of Rickquese McCoy and Stephen McClendon on June 30. They’ve moved from Rickquese’s grandfather’s courtyard to a space at the nearby elementary school. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks After a double homicide took his grandson’s life last summer, Ricky McCoy Sr.…

  • Parents Show Support for New San Diego Schools Superintendent

    By Kyla Calvert San Diego Unified parents representing neighborhood school clusters, districtwide advisory committees and the charter school that will be housed in the new downtown library said they want to partner with San Diego Unified’s incoming superintendent, Cindy Marten, ahead of Tuesday evening’s Board of Education meeting. The show of support for Marten, currently…

  • ‘Excellence for Every Child in Every School’: A Q&A With Cindy Marten

    By Will Carless Don’t tell Cindy Marten she can’t do something. The City Heights principal has a way of smiling at such a suggestion that conveys confidence, amusement and a touch of cynicism. The 25-year educator, who last week was suddenly plucked from the ranks to lead California’s second-largest school district, isn’t interested in misanthropy.…

  • Car Eases Road to Degree for City Heights Teen

    Thousands of people in San Diego County are working and going to school, hoping that pursuing higher education will pay off in the future. KPBS education reporter Kyla Calvert brings us the story of one such student, whose particularly tough road to a degree just got easier. | Video Credit: Katie Euphrat By Kyla Calvert…

  • Principal Cindy Marten Named SD Unified Superintendent

    Cindy Marten, the newly-named SDUSD superintendent and Scott Barnett, a SDUSD trustee, talk to KPBS about the choice of Marten to lead the district. | Video Credit: KPBS By Will Carless Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español Listen to a KPBS Midday Edition interview with Cindy Marten and Scott Barnett here. Cindy Marten,…