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Malware infected computers at San Ysidro School District this month, deleting emails and forcing the district to temporarily shut down part of its systems. Read More »
Education
Trauma and transitions: How San Diego schools grapple with educating refugees
Abed Samadi stood frozen as chaos buzzed around him. Bodies darted back and forth. Yells echoed in the air. But for the sixth-grader who had just moved to El Cajon as a refugee from Afghanistan, this chaos was good. It was fun. It was a giant game of tag. A smile spread across his face, and Abed joined his P.E. ... Read More »
Schools fail lead tests while many states don’t require testing at all
Most states, including California, don’t require schools test to make sure their drinking water is lead free. The San Ysidro School District is spending $24 million to replace drinking fountains, sinks pipes and faucets at three schools after elevated lead levels were found in the drinking water. Read More »
More San Diego high school students taking ACT test. Here’s how they did
The number of high school seniors taking the ACT exam in San Diego has increased more than 25 percent since 2012. Find out how your school has performed. Read More »
Putting iPads and laptops in the hands of schoolkids comes with challenges
Laptops and tablets are becoming an expected part of K-12 education. Districts throughout the county are using different methods to pay for and manage that technology. Read More »
Search how your high school ranks on California AP tests
The state Department of Education updated Advanced Placement test data for schools across the state last month — five weeks after acknowledging it had posted incorrect scores for the 2015-16 school year. inewsource brought the faulty data to the attention of the California Department of Education after comparing results with data provided by the College Board, the national organization that ... Read More »
What’s going on with Sweetwater school district’s iPads? 5 things you need to know
Back in 2012, the Sweetwater Union High School District decided to buy iPads for its students. Since then, it's bought 30,600 tablets. Read More »
Sweetwater school board gives OK to sell iPads the district already sold
The Sweetwater Union High School District has spent millions of dollars in recent years to buy iPads for students and staff. Now the district has started selling the tablets, but the timing of that action raises some questions. Read More »
Sweetwater school district now says it sold off 8,800 aging iPads
The Sweetwater Union High School District has announced it sold almost 8,800 outdated iPads from the district’s student technology initiative. Read More »
inewsource behind the scenes: Mello-Roos and one gigantic map
Here's what it took for inewsource to pull together more than a million parcels and create a super-fast map allowing homeowners to search special taxes. Read More »