Students test their skills at Science Olympiad
About 1,000 middle school students participated Saturday in the Science Olympiad at Rancho Bernardo High School. The top competitors will move on to a regional event in Los Angeles.
Feb 4, 2012, 5:51 p.m.
UC San Diego 11th in Peace Corps volunteers
The Peace Corps mission to develop peace and friendship by sending volunteers to work in developing countries dovetails nicely with the University of California San Diego’s institutional commitment to internationalization ...
Feb 4, 2012, noon
Is Sweetwater recall driven by teacher's union?
Sweetwater school board member questions motives of recall backers. Are they tied to the teacher's union?
Feb 3, 2012, 1:14 p.m.Bill would unify school fee complaints
A state lawmaker is trying again to standardize enforcement and complaints about fees imposed on students at public schools — which are supposed to be free under the state Constitution.
Feb 2, 2012, 10:33 p.m.
Chinese at Barnard isn’t just for new year
Barnard Elementary, also known as Barnard Mandarin Chinese Magnet School, isn't just any campus. And when it celebrated the Chinese New Year, it drew a crowd that included Superintendent Bill ...
Feb 2, 2012, 1:44 p.m.Middle schools facing larger classes
The debate over class size in schools almost always focuses on the earliest elementary grades, due in part to research that shows the youngest students benefit from intimate classrooms. But ...
Feb 1, 2012, 7:42 p.m.Peace scholar to deliver lecture
Economist Mary B. Anderson, who will spend 12 days this month as peace scholar in residence at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, will ...
Feb 1, 2012, 4:58 p.m.10News: Family wants life-saving device at all schools
A piece of equipment saved the life of an El Cajon high school student, and now his family is pushing for all schools to have an automatic external defibrillator (AED) ...
Feb 1, 2012, 11:42 a.m.SDSU fundraising campaign reaches milestone
A $500,000 donation from Sharp HealthCare has pushed San Diego State University’s first comprehensive, or campuswide, fundraising effort to the $300 million mark.
Feb 1, 2012, 11:31 a.m.Educators to network on USS Midway
Hundreds of teachers, administrators, parents and community members interested in education plan to meet Thursday aboard the USS Midway to network and share ideas about how to transform and improve ...
Jan 31, 2012, 4:35 p.m.Open house set for Temecula campus
The Temecula satellite campus of California State University San Marcos has scheduled an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 11.
Jan 31, 2012, 4:33 p.m.
Sweetwater legal fees effort fizzles
An effort to have the Sweetwater school district pay up to $1.3 million in legal fees for current and former officials ran into trouble as the idea lacked support from ...
Jan 31, 2012, 12:50 a.m.
Report questions district P.R. aimed at election
A public-relations consultant paid $250 per hour by Sweetwater school district funds was compensated for gauging potential candidates’ interest in running for seats on the school board, an independent review ...
Jan 30, 2012, 9:43 p.m.SD school board takes up budget
The San Diego board of education on Tuesday is expected to vote on a preliminary spending plan that would shape budget talks through June when it must adopt a final ...
Jan 30, 2012, 4:28 p.m.
Budget jeopardizes kindergarten program
California is raising the age for students to enter kindergarten. But a transitional program aimed at those students who aren't eligible is on the budget chopping block.
Jan 30, 2012, 3:33 p.m.
One vote on Sweetwater legal fees: No
The voice of John McCann is telling residents of the South Bay school district in an automated call that he opposes using district money to pay up to $1.3 million ...
Jan 30, 2012, 10:56 a.m.
Board members to vote on each other's legal fees
The Sweetwater school board will decide Monday whether taxpayers should foot the bill for up to $900,000 in legal fees — for three of its five members.
Jan 27, 2012, 8:44 p.m.SD college officials react to Obama tuition plan
SD university officials weigh in on the president's higher education affordability plan. Most were supportive, but cautious because details still need to be fleshed out.
Jan 27, 2012, 6:37 p.m.Construction milestone passed at SDSU
Construction of a new student union at San Diego State University passed a milestone Friday with the pouring of its concrete foundation.
Jan 27, 2012, 4:07 p.m.
Sweetwater may release P.R. probe results
The Sweetwater Union High School District board on Monday will consider releasing a report the board commissioned to examine P.R. bills submitted to the district, at least according to one ...
Jan 27, 2012, 12:48 p.m.