Education
Special Series
SDSU Increases Offer For Mission Valley Stadium Site To $87.7M
- Oct. 29
- By Andrew Bowen, Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh
In a letter delivered to Mayor Kevin Faulconer Monday, SDSU is offering to pay almost $20 million more for the 135-acre site than it offered earlier this month. The new offer of nearly $87.7 million is due to be discussed by the City Council next week.
SDSU Works To Fight Hunger For College Students
- Oct. 25
- By Joe Hong
With 30 percent of students in the California State University system suffering from food insecurity, SDSU's Aztecs Rock Hunger food drive and food pantry help students in need.
Author Uses Poetry To Get Kids To Read
- Oct. 24
- By Maya Trabulsi and Sarah Katsiyiannis
KPBS Anchor Maya Trabulsi and author Kwame Alexander discuss his book “The Crossover,” which was selected as KPBS’s One Book For Teens.
San Diego Author Brings New Holocaust Memoir To Students
- Oct. 23
- By Joe Hong
Rose Schindler’s new book, “Two Who Survived,” tells the stories of family separation, concentration camps and building a new life in the United States.
Vista Unified Superintendent Resigns Amidst Fiscal Turmoil
- Oct. 18
- By Joe Hong
The superintendent of Vista Unified School District resigned last week as the district expects to cut more than $19 million from next year’s budget.
Average Test Scores Improve For San Diego Unified, But Some Achievement Gaps Widen
- Oct. 16
- By Joe Hong
San Diego Unified’s students beat out state and county averages on 2019’s state testing, raising math scores for the fifth year in a row.
Newsom Signs Bill To Set Start Times For Middle, High Schools Later
- Oct. 14
- By City News Service
Under SB 328, school days will begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m., excluding some rural schools and a "zero period" offered before the start of the regular school day.
California Schools May Allow Medical Cannabis On Campuses
- Oct. 11
- By Associated Press
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week he signed the legislation that reverses a current prohibition on cannabis within 1,000 feet of K-12 campuses. School districts will have the final say on whether they will allow it.
Roundtable: Wildfire Risk Leaves California In The Dark
- Oct. 11
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
Utility companies across the state enact preventative power outages amid an escalating risk for wildfires. San Diego State University negotiates with the city council over the purchase price for the Mission Valley stadium site. And, an analysis of crime data from the San Diego Police Department reveals a small percentage of vehicle break-ins result in arrests.
San Diego, SDSU Bickering Over Value Of Mission Valley Stadium Property
- Oct. 10
- By Andrew Bowen
San Diego State University wants to purchase the city's Mission Valley stadium property for $68.2 million. But the city says that number includes discounts that put an unfair burden on city taxpayers.