San Diego Union-Tribune
May 21, 2009
Patrick Henry swimmer sets lofty goals after graduation
SAN CARLOS — Some schools offered Brandon Lowe a full scholarship. Others gave the Patrick Henry High senior a chance to be closer to home. Some even provided him with the opportunity to be their No.1 swimmer as a freshman.
San Diego Union-Tribune
May 21, 2009
Seasoned players impart tips, sense of tradition to team
POINT LOMA — Most high school baseball players know about David Wells, who retired two years ago after pitching 21 seasons in the big leagues. Fewer are aware of Don Larsen, who tossed the only perfect game in World Series history in 1956.
San Diego Union-Tribune
May 21, 2009
San Diego school calendar
Tonight: San Diego Cooperative Charter School's Art Night, 5 to 8 p.m., 7260 Linda Vista Road. Free and open to the public. Information: (858) 496.1613.Tonight: Pershing band fundraising dinner and concert, 5 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. concert, Pershing Middle School, 8204 San Carlos Drive. Information: (619) 465-3234.
San Diego Union-Tribune
May 21, 2009
New parks still in play for San Diego despite deep cutbacks | Recreation projects include amenities at Liberty Station
San Diego's city Park and Recreation budget is shrinking by more than $5 million, and its staffing level is dropping, too. But even amid such cuts, the department is expanding its territory.
KPBS-FM
May 20, 2009
Donated Prom Dresses Create New Memories For Homeless, Disadvantaged Girls
Most people consider a high school prom as a rite of passage. But that experience of glitz and glamour is often denied to students whose families are living in poverty.
Voice of San Diego
May 21, 2009
Principals Union Presses Supe to 'Cease and Desist'
A nascent union for principals and managers is pushing back against San Diego Unified plans to change or add different jobs for managers as part of its planned reorganization.
Voice of San Diego
May 21, 2009
New Scores Released for Schools
Data junkies: New test scores are out today. The numbers are derived from a battery of tests last spring and are used to rank schools against each other and against similar schools.
Voice of San Diego
May 20, 2009
An Exit Bonus for Someone Who Already Exited
I found out one more notable name who is taking the golden handshake to leave San Diego Unified -- and this one made me do a double take. Glenn Hillegas, the former principal of one of the most successful schools-within-a-school at Kearny High, is leaving the school district with the deal. The weird part is that he has been working at the local chapter of the Associated General Contractors since last summer.
Voice of San Diego
May 20, 2009
Labor Agreement Slated for School Board Tuesday
A potential project labor agreement between San Diego Unified and construction unions for work on its $2.1 billion facilities bond is slated to be discussed by the school board Tuesday. The meeting agenda lists it as a first reading and does not include a copy of the planned agreement.
Voice of San Diego
May 20, 2009
More Golden Handshakers
The names keep rolling in. Here are more of the folks who will be taking off from San Diego Unified with the golden handshake.
SDNN.com
May 20, 2009
Propositions failed – what now, California?
Five of the six propositions on Tuesday’s special election tanked, as many expected. Whether "Plan B" - laid out by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week - will be adopted is still unknown.
- Region
San Diego Union-Tribune
May 21, 2009
ACLU threatens suit over restriction on school project
RAMONA — The ACLU of San Diego is threatening legal action against Ramona school district officials who told a sixth-grade student she could present a report on gay rights advocate and former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk only to students whose parents had signed a permission slip.
- Opinion
SDNN.com
May 16, 2009
John de Beck: Answers to your questions
Question: In the current budget crisis, why aren’t there any cuts from Special Education?
Answer: People ask me about why we can’t use the high costs of special education to help solve the Current California Educational Funding Crisis often. The answer is simple: Special Education is a civil right.
