Tag: SDUSD

  • City Heights Schools Ahead of the Curve on Teacher Evaluations

    This data revolution is a departure from those semiannual classroom visits by the principal. Reformers say such limited observations and subsequent evaluations have done nothing to boost student achievement. But they’re measures San Diego Unified is holding fast to, according to reporter Will Carless. Its leadership says “value-added metrics” are too risky to employ across…

  • Filner Wants Students to Ride City Transit for Free

    By Kyla Calvert Mayoral candidate and Congressman Bob Filner believes San Diego Unified students should be able to ride the bus or trolley to school for free. He joined other candidates in offering some specifics on what he would do to improve city schools as mayor. A monthly youth pass for San Diego’s buses and trolleys costs $36. That…

  • Getting to Know School Board Candidate Marne Foster

    School board candidate Marne Foster breaks out into Swedish a few minutes into our interview. It turns out she lived in Karlskrona, in southern Sweden, for a year while her mom, a dance program coordinator, ran a course at the local dance school. The experience gave her “the international bug,” she said, driving her to…

  • 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…