Tag: SDUSD
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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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Muslim Residents Call for Halal School Lunches
School lunches are back in the spotlight this summer as districts try to comply with new nutrition rules. Meanwhile, Muslim residents in City Heights are calling for school cafeterias to offer foods that fit their religious guidelines. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker and Megan Burks By Megan Burks “Muslim Residents Call for Halal School Lunches,”…
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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…
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Closing San Diego Unified’s Student-Teacher Diversity Gap
By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico White students barely make up 25 percent of the student population in the San Diego Unified School District, but two-thirds of the teachers and counselors in the district are white. That lack of diversity among the district’s teaching staff and management is a concern to the school…
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County Responds to Growing Links Between Childhood Trauma and Health
By Megan Burks San Diego County Health and Human Services Director Nick Macchione sent a letter to his department last week detailing a sweep of training and programmatic tweaks to get his entire staff, and the services they offer, trauma-informed. Put simply, he wants the people who provide food stamp, unemployment, mental health, Medi-Cal and…