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“Compton Cookout” sparked outrage, change at UCSD
A racist event at UCSD led to changes on campus. One included a new scholarship that now directly benefits graduates from Gompers Preparatory Academy. Read More »
Former Gompers Preparatory Academy students speak up
Here's what we found after reaching out to hundreds of Gompers Preparatory Academy graduates about their experience at the San Diego high school. Read More »
How we reached out to Gompers’ graduates – a methodology
To pursue inewsource's investigation into Gompers Preparatory Academy, here's how Jaz Twersky and James Douglas reached out to hundreds of graduates. Read More »
Gompers students benefit from relationship with UCSD
inewsource’s initial investigation touched on the relationship between Gompers Preparatory Academy and UCSD, but we wanted to know more. Read More »
Social context plays significant role in Gompers story
Here are some of the societal forces that can affect Gompers’ ability to meet its mission of having every student ready for college. Read More »
Your climate this week
Here are a couple of items of climate news from the last few days you might not want to miss. One is a call by two climate scientists. They want us to spend a little more time contemplating what life on Earth could be like by mid-century: the 5 percent possibility that global warming will be catastrophic by 2050. Imagine ... Read More »
Despite A’s at Gompers, former student talks about feeling unprepared
Currently a freshman at UCSD, Felipe Morfin Martinez talks about how his years at Gompers left him feeling unprepared for college and a career. Read More »
Data, teachers’ allegations undermine Gompers’ college-ready promise
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 »
For many of the 468,000 people on kidney dialysis, star ratings show improved care
Four hours a day. Three days a week. Every single week of the year. That’s how long Steve Brown of Ocean Beach spends in a UCSD Medical Center basement with a plastic tube tethering him to a machine. He’s been doing this without exception for the last nine years. No days off. No time out. “I asked one of the ... Read More »