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The Sweetwater school board voted unanimously Monday night to tighten the rules for when trustees can claim “hardship” and get paid for missing a meeting. Read More »

A Sweetwater Union High School District trustee who asked to be compensated for a board meeting he missed because of a “hardship” was actually in Sacramento lobbying on behalf of his labor union and having dinner with Democratic governor candidate Gavin Newsom. Superintendent Karen Janney recommended the board pay trustee Nicholas Segura the $413.50 he would have received for attending ... Read More »

More than half of San Diego County high school seniors who took the SAT during the 2016-17 school year were considered “college and career ready." Read More »

A former San Ysidro School District superintendent who state auditors say possibly committed financial misdeeds sued a school board member this month for defamation, claiming the trustee ran a “malicious” and “despicable” campaign against him. In the lawsuit, Julio Fonseca, the district’s superintendent for about two years before resigning in September, accused trustee Rodolfo Linares of spreading false information to ... Read More »

The state Franchise Tax Board suspended San Diego Christian College for failing to file a tax return. That means the school can’t legally do business. Read More »

State Senate President Toni Atkins has helped secure the San Diego Unified School District $250,000 to support homeless students next year. Read More »

San Diego Unified wasn’t the only San Diego County school district this year to lose out on thousands of dollars in funding to help homeless students because of a flawed grant application. Read More »

The state superintendent has rejected Scott Peters’ plea to reconsider San Diego Unified's disqualification for $750,000 in funding for homeless students. Read More »