Tag: San Diego Unified
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A New School of Thought on Discipline
Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Mario Koran A report by the Harvard researchers who visited San Diego Unified says it best: The tough-on-crime, zero tolerance policies America used to fight the war on drugs in the past few decades shifted to schools. “Now, with 20 years of experience and insight into how this approach to school…
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SD Unified Joins Other Urban Districts to Improve Outcomes for Boys of Color
By Mario Koran Superintendent Cindy Marten has a message for President Barack Obama: Let’s do this. On Monday, San Diego Unified became one of 60 urban school districts to commit to boosting outcomes for students of color, specifically black and Latino males. The announcement is part an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper that the president…
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What the School Budget Means for English Learners at Hoover – and Everywhere Else
By Mario Koran Parents at Hoover High don’t care why the only teacher at the school assigned specifically to help English learners is going away next year. They care about the impact: They don’t want their kids to be mediocre. Hoover’s new principal, Joe Austin, had only been on the job a couple of months…
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English-Learners Could Get Lost in the District’s Teacher Shuffle
By Mario Koran Up against a June 30 budget deadline, Superintendent Cindy Marten made an executive decision to save money by shuffling teachers instead of hiring new ones. But now that the details are starting to shake out, it’s looking like the move will come at a cost to the district’s neediest students: English learners.…
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City Heights Nonprofit Struggles to Connect With San Diego Businesses
By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh and Amita Sharma Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview with Partnership for Children Executive Director Tad Parzen and United Way of San Diego County President Kevin Crawford. It’s been an uphill battle to get San Diego businesses engaged in a City Heights education initiative. In 2011, City Heights…