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MAEGA 40th anniversary dinner Saturday
July 29, 2010 midnight
The Mexican American Education Guidance Association will hold its 40th anniversary dinner/fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Encinitas Senior and Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive.
15-year-old sings praises of summer camp
July 29, 2010 midnight
This time, summer camp lived up to all of its praise. Chris Borst, 15, recently returned from 10 days at the Grammy Foundation’s annual Grammy camp for high school students at the Thornton School of Music at USC.
Colleges' upgrade begins
July 29, 2010 midnight
A combination of new and renovated buildings continues to rise in the San Diego Community College District with funding from Propositions S and N.
Underperforming schools increasing in East County
July 29, 2010 midnight
In recent years, a number of East County schools have been classified by the federal government as underperforming, indicating a failure to meet graduation rates or English or math test score standards established by the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001.
Teen cousins spending summer teaching reading skills
July 29, 2010 midnight
While many teens their age are soaking up the summer sun, East County cousins Audrey and Cassie Isaacson are back in the classroom.
UC San Diego investigating report of another noose
July 28, 2010 9:20 p.m.
UCSD police are investigating a report that a noose was found on campus July 21 suspended from a stairwell in Mandeville Hall.
Winston School holds open house today
July 28, 2010 2:37 p.m.
The Winston School, a college preparatory program for students with learning disabilities in grades four through 12, will host an open house from 10 to 11:30 a.m. today at the campus, 215 Ninth St., Del Mar.
Schools, city stare into abyss
July 27, 2010 10:34 p.m.
The San Diego Unified School District and city of San Diego are struggling to find a way to end chronic budget shortfalls that have plagued them in recent years and are projected to continue into the future.
SDSU campus among 20 most LGBT-friendly
July 27, 2010 9:29 p.m.
Was it the twice-yearly Big Gay BBQs or the Safe Zones ally training or the Queer People of Color Conference or the new minor in LGBT studies?
City schools will test parcel tax on Nov. ballot
July 27, 2010 5:38 p.m.
The San Diego city school board agreed Tuesday to keep a parcel tax proposal on the November ballot, despite misgivings by the board president.
Board president wants to withdraw parcel tax measure
July 26, 2010 2:11 p.m.
Less than two weeks after the San Diego school board voted to put a parcel tax before voters, board President Richard Barrera said he wants to withdraw the November ballot measure.
College district adding classes
July 24, 2010 9:23 p.m.
The San Diego Community College District is reversing a two-year trend of class reductions and adding 1,150 classes for the academic year that begins Aug. 23.
UCSD effort reaches out to Compton
July 23, 2010 11:04 p.m.
From the ashes of the “Compton Cookout,” an off-campus student party meant to mock Black History Month, a Compton reach-out has risen at UC San Diego.
Marines invite educators to some ‘basic training’
July 23, 2010 9:57 p.m.
Sgt. Major Devon Lee stood in the early morning gloom at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, his arms crossed, a smile on his face. “They’re about to get the shock and awe right now,” he said.
Comics valued as link to literacy
July 23, 2010 12:01 a.m.
Comic books aren’t just an extracurricular activity for Deborah Ford, resource librarian for the San Diego Unified School District.
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