Tag: SDUSD

  • 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,…

  • New SD School Board Member Sworn In

    New School Board representative Marne Foster | Photo Credit: Will Carless By Will Carless The San Diego Unified School District’s newest school board member, Marne Foster, was sworn in Monday night at an unusually festive school board meeting. Foster, who handily beat opponent Bill Ponder in November’s election, replaces Shelia Jackson as the board representative…

  • Election Results: The Ones City Heights Residents Were Watching

    By Megan Burks Yesterday I visited three polling places in City Heights – Church of The Brethren in Fairmount Park, the City Heights Recreation Center and the Mid-City Police Substation – to talk with voters about which candidates and measures motivated them to get out and vote. Below are the results of some of those…

  • Meet Crawford’s New (and Only) Principal

    Crawford High School student and Media Arts Center San Diego teen producer Jose Uribe interviews his school’s new principal, Ana Maria Alvarez. Alvarez was brought on board to oversee Crawford’s transition from four small schools to a single, comprehensive high school. By Megan Burks Crawford High School students went back to their same campus yesterday,…

  • Teachers Union Deal Explained

    By Will Carless In the latest edition of San Diego Explained, NBC 7 San Diego’s Catherine Garcia and I tackle the tentative agreement between the San Diego Unified School District and the San Diego Education Association, the union that represents local teachers. The deal, which was ratified overwhelmingly by teachers Wednesday, saves the jobs of more than 1,000 teachers.…