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Stanford to study bringing ROTC back to campus
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Stanford University is looking into bringing back the Reserve Officer Training Corps nearly 40 years after the program was forced off campus.
District to appeal ruling on classroom banners
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The Poway Unified School District will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that school officials violated the constitutional rights of a high school math teacher when they ordered him to take down classroom banners that referred to God.
5 county schools are low-performers
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Five San Diego County schools were identified by the state yesterday as chronically low-performing, and they could be forced to undergo drastic reforms or shut down.
5 county schools are low performers
Monday, March 8, 2010
Five San Diego County schools were identified by the state yesterday as chronically low-performing, and they could be forced to undergo drastic reforms or shut down.
State lists schools that need to close or reform
Monday, March 8, 2010
California education officials have identified dozens of low-performing public schools that need to adopt major reforms or close entirely.
US education secretary to visit 2nd Ala. school
Monday, March 8, 2010
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has decided to visit a second Montgomery school after a complaint by a veteran black legislator.
Trustees to consider charging for AP tests
Monday, March 8, 2010
The cost of taking Advanced Placement tests needed to get college credit for high school AP classes may no longer be covered by the San Diego school district, under a proposal the Board of Education is set to discuss tomorrow.
Applicants sought for journalism workshop
Monday, March 8, 2010
The 2010 Multicultural Journalism Workshop for high school students is seeking applicants for its free summer workshop in San Diego.
CSUSM creates problem solvers
Monday, March 8, 2010
Dennis Guseman’s goal is to train the next generation of business leaders in North County.
Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin, evolution
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Home-school mom Susan Mule wishes she hadn't taken a friend's advice and tried a textbook from a popular Christian publisher for her 10-year-old's biology lessons.
Vista trustees cut away another $500,000
Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Vista school board Thursday night took a few steps closer toward balancing the 2010-11 budget by narrowing a deficit exceeding $18 million.
Cuts to education protested
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Saray Perez, a junior at El Camino High School in Oceanside, finds it hard to concentrate in her overcrowded classrooms. Dave Thompson, a special- education teacher a few years from retirement, worries what kind of education his granddaughter will have.
Schools grapple with more budget cuts
Saturday, March 6, 2010
East County school districts are facing budget cuts again this year as officials struggle with what they say are ongoing declines in state funding.
Teacher Spotlight: Felipe De La Pena
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Felipe De La Pena had finished the police academy and was looking for a job in law enforcement, but his wife urged him to try teaching instead.
Student Spotlight: Alexander Blank
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Last month, 13-year-old Alexander Blank won first place in the advanced division of the San Diego Winter Scholastic Chess Championship at the San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park. It wasn’t a big deal. Really.
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