Tag: Education
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How Fewer Classes Can Mean More Progress for English-Learners
By Mario Koran and Rachel Evans In 2014, when San Diego Unified released data that showed how many students were on track to meet more rigorous graduation requirements, the numbers felt like a punch to the gut. Districtwide, only 59 percent of students were on track to graduate. The numbers were far worse for students…
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What’s Behind the Lopsided Enrollment Numbers at Hoover High’s Tech Academy
By Rachel Evans At Hoover High School’s Academy of Information Technology, students learn an array of technical skills from website design and coding to software and systems development. Ellen Towers, a teacher who left a career at General Motors, launched AOIT at the school in 2003. The academy has more than 500 graduates. But there’s…
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O’Connor’s Building Getting Facelift to Become Innovative School
Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks A new outdoor eatery is coming to El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego’s mid-city area. Think Crack Shack — a trendy fried chicken restaurant that hatched in Little Italy last November. Patrons order at a window then find seating on an elaborate patio, complete…
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Many Latino, African-American Students Opting Out of AP Classes
By Megan Burks The San Diego Unified School District surveyed its 11th- and 12th-graders this year and found nearly 2,000 students who would do well in advanced placement courses but haven’t enrolled. The high school classes offer college credit and a competitive edge. That gap is more pronounced among Latinos and African-Americans. A third of…
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The District’s Ambitious New Plan to Serve English-Learners
I opened a story last year by zooming in on Ángel Solorzano, a student at Kearny High. Solorzano arrived at Kearny speaking very little English. When he met his new principal, Ana Diaz-Booz, the two communicated in sign language. He was one of 32,000 English-learners in San Diego Unified schools who aren’t proficient in English.…