Former S.D. School Superintendent Shares Thoughts on New School Board

By Ana Tintocalis / Education Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published December 17, 2008 at 6:21 AM PST

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

It's been almost a year since former San Diego school superintendent Carl Cohn stepped down as the district's education leader. His abrupt departure surprised the school community because he had a ye

Former S.D. School Superintendent Shares Thoughts on New School Board

It's been almost a year since former San Diego school superintendent Carl Cohn stepped down as the district's education leader. His abrupt departure surprised the school community because he had a year left on his contract. Superintendent Terry Grier has since taken his position. Cohn still lives in San Diego and has managed to stay away from the media spotlight. KPBS Education Reporter Ana Tintocalis recently sat down with him to talk about San Diego's recent school board election in which three of five trustees have formed a new board majority.

Ana Tintocalis

Ana Tintocalis was a member of the KPBS radio news team from 2001 to 2011. She first served as a as a producer for "These Days" (now "Midday Edition") and then later as the station's education reporter. After graduating from California State University, Long Beach with a journalism degree, Ana began working as a field reporter and anchor at KLON Radio 88.1 FM in Long Beach, covering breaking news in Orange and Los Angeles counties. During that time she also freelanced for other print and broadcast news organizations, such as Metro Networks, the Associated Press, and Santa Clarita Our Times. In 2001, Ana traveled for more than three months in Cuba where she produced a radio series focusing on the street music in Havana. Upon returning from her journey, Ana freelanced as a reporter covering court cases for the Antelope Valley Press, a newspaper based in Palmdale, California.

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