Education

There are 21,466 homeless students in San Diego County K-12 public schools. That’s nearly the population of Coronado. The number has been growing over the past seven years. But not all children counted as homeless are living on the streets, in cars or in other vulnerable places. The numbers are important — a lot of money rides on them — ... Read More »

Trustees and administrators are placing themselves in potential conflict by running political committees in their districts. Read More »

School districts from Fallbrook and Bonsall through El Cajon and the South Bay are asking voters for a total of $1.6 billion in bond money this November. Read More »

Graduate teaching assistants play an important role at universities — giving lectures, grading papers, preparing exams — but federal data show that those working in San Diego earn wages considerably lower than their counterparts in places where the cost of living is much cheaper. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, San Diego’s part-time student workers earn the full-time equivalent ... Read More »

As capital appreciation bonds make a resurgence under new state rules, low growth rates present a risk for local school districts that want to borrow money. Read More »

A scathing but flawed report adds credence to long-standing complaints of financial mismanagement at the San Ysidro School District. Read More »

The federal government doesn’t require school districts to inform the public that they are the subject of an investigation. What's the obligation of school districts to notify the public about these investigations? Read More »

The U.S. Department of Education has closed an investigation after more than 16 months into San Diego Unified School District’s mishandling of a sexual assault at an elementary school. According to documents obtained by inewsource through a Freedom of Information Act request, district officials acknowledged not following district policies and federal law while responding to a parent’s complaint that his ... Read More »

School districts have come to rely on portable classrooms to meet student enrollment, despite some concerns about inadequate ventilation or noise levels. Read More »