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San Diego schools report significant drop in unhoused student tally. Some say it’s not the full story.

by Chloe Wynne January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 Why you can trust inewsource

As classes resume in person, it’s unclear whether all of the students experiencing homelessness have returned to the classroom.

San Diego schools report Black kids, students with disabilities to police the most

by Jennifer Bowman September 27, 2021October 8, 2021

Eastlake homeowners pay millions in Mello-Roos school taxes but money goes elsewhere

by Leonardo Castañeda July 31, 2018February 25, 2019

After audit, San Ysidro freezes life insurance accounts for ex-superintendent and his deputy

by Leonardo Castañeda June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

Zenaida Rosario, a San Ysidro School District teacher, addresses the board at its Nov. 10, 2017, meeting. The district is undergoing a county-mandated "extraordinary audit" that the state is conducting. (Leonardo Castañeda/inewsource)

Picking San Ysidro’s ninth superintendent since 2013

by Leonardo Castañeda March 12, 2018March 11, 2018

San Diego County homeless student count reaches record high. But how real are the numbers?

by Megan Wood February 13, 2018October 30, 2020

Four of San Ysidro’s seven superintendents since 2013 have come from school districts in the East Los Angeles area, including Edward Velasquez (left), Julio Fonseca (middle) and Mary Willis (right). (Velasquez, Fonseca: Megan Wood/inewsource, Willis: Leonardo Castañeda/inewsource)

Why East L.A. educators have been running the troubled San Ysidro School District

by Leonardo Castañeda December 26, 2017August 11, 2020

San Diego schools reported more than 22,000 homeless students enrolled in public and charter schools last year. April 14, 2016. Megan Wood, inewsource.

Trump’s proposed budget cuts worry advocates for homeless students

by Megan Wood April 3, 2017August 5, 2021

Two students walk past the entrance of Emory Elementary, a school in the South Bay Union School District. In 2016, the district reported 20 percent of its students were homeless. Feb. 23, 2017. Megan Wood, inewsource.

The challenge of counting San Diego County homeless students: What is a home?

by Megan Wood February 27, 2017August 11, 2020

The empty lot where Beyer Elementary used to be is visible behind an old school crossing sign. May 26, 2016. Megan Wood, inewsource.

Grand jury finds much to criticize at San Ysidro schools

by Leonardo Castañeda May 27, 2016August 11, 2020