Voice of San Diego
August 5, 2009
Some Stimulus Dollars For School Councils
A sliver of federal stimulus money will go to train school councils in San Diego Unified, foreshadowing a move towards decentralizing decisions in the massive school district. It is the second time the school district has tweaked its stimulus spending plans, reflecting disagreement and uncertainty about what are best -- and legal -- ways to use the money.
Charter School Gets Green Light to Expand
Brushing off advice from San Diego Unified staffers, the school board decided Tuesday night to allow a largely Somali charter school to grow from a K-8 into a high school, concluding that its disproportionate African-American student population was not a good reason to prevent its expansion.
City News Service via KGTV-10
August 4, 2009
Charter Expansion Approved For City Heights School
SAN DIEGO -- Student achievement trumped diversity in a battle over educational goals as the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Tuesday approved an expansion of a charter for a City Heights school that mainly serves Somalis.
KPBS-FM
August 5, 2009
Somali Community Gets Approval For Charter High SchoolThe San Diego Unified school board will allow a Somali charter school in City Heights to expand. That came despite concerns over the diversity of the school's student population.
SAN DIEGO — Biliteracy will now be a priority in the San Diego Unified school district. The school board approved a policy yesterday that makes learning two languages a goal for all district students.
KUSI-TV
August 4, 2009
Also a report on the Morning News.
Turko Files: Reported that SDUSD had refunded the contractor from this story.
KUSI-TV
August 5, 2009
Morning News
Reporter Mike Castalucci visited the summer program at SCPA.
KPBS-FM
August 2, 2009
Apprentices, Zipcodes at Issue in School Labor Deal
SAN DIEGO — A battle wages on over who should get to work on lucrative school construction projects in San Diego City Schools. KPBS Education Reporter Ana Tintocalis takes a closer look at why a controversial labor agreement has landed the district in court.
