San Diego news from inewsource Journalism for the common good
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 »
Help us request documents from the almost 30 government agencies with Mello-Roos taxes so we can shed light on how you’re taxed and how your money is spent. Read More »
Gompers teachers say grades are inflated and the school's director shames educators who assign failing grades by telling them they are “murdering” kids. Read More »
Schools throughout San Diego lack air conditioning, even as temperatures inside some classrooms go over 90 degrees Read More »
Much has been made of the “personal belief exemptions” parents use to allow their unvaccinated children to attend school. But a movement to delay or spread out vaccines for children is also lowering the county’s immunization rates for kindergarteners. Read More »
Search for conditional and personal belief exemption rates for San Diego schools with at least 10 kindergartners enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year. Read More »
Districts are using a state law called Mello-Roos that allows special districts to charge homeowners thousands per year to build schools, buy buses, even pay for iPads. Read More »
Clark Middle School is shifting how teachers and administrators address disruptive student behavior. The school expels and suspends students at twice the state average. Read More »
inewsource requested attendance information from all 42 K-12 school districts in San Diego County to calculate how much student absences cost districts. Read More »
There are thousands of chronically absent kids in San Diego County schools who together cost their districts millions of dollars in state funding. Read More »