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 65 percent of San Diego County high school seniors who took the ACT exam last year scored at or above the national average of 21. Read More »
Nearly 63 percent of all Advanced Placement tests taken by San Diego County high school students in 2017 were passed, allowing them to earn college credits early. 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 »
Congressman Scott Peters asked the state schools superintendent this week to consider giving funding to the San Diego Unified School District for homeless students even though its grant application was missing a signature. The San Diego Democrat sent the letter to the superintendent four days after inewsource revealed that the district was disqualified for a grant that could have provided ... Read More »
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