Tag: SDUSD

  • City Schools Still Face Big Deficit

    Ron Little, chief financial officer of the San Diego Unified School District | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Will Carless When the news came in yesterday that Gov. Jerry Brown would be making far smaller cuts to state education funding than previously expected, there were grins all round at a school board workshop at the San Diego…

  • School Board Braces for Worst Case: Cutting More Than 700 Positions

    By Emily Alpert The school board got a glimpse last night of just how bad things could get for San Diego Unified schools: More than 700 positions would be eliminated. Class sizes would increase in many disadvantaged schools. Schools would be cleaned less often and have fewer counselors and nurses. California is slated to cut…

  • Crawford Students Unite to Stay Divided

    Crawford High School students and teachers are protesting a district proposal that could reverse school reform they say has improved student achievement and behavior. Many gathered in front of the school board meeting Nov. 29 to voice their concerns through chants and a mobile PA system. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San…

  • Math Gap Grows Between Black and White Students in San Diego Unified

    By Emily Alpert The gap between math scores for black and white students in San Diego Unified grew wider on a national exam despite growing attention to math in the school district. It’s a troubling change that school officials are still trying to understand. While 58 percent of white eighth graders scored proficient or above…

  • 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.…