Ana Tintocalis
Education ReporterAna 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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The San Diego County Office of Education reports roughly 500,000 surgical masks will be distributed to county school districts in hopes of curbing the spread of swine flu -- and more supplies are the way.
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Groups of San Diego County parents are uniting behind an education reform strategy that could earn California $700 million of federal stimulus grants. -
San Diego State University received a record-breaking number of undergraduate applications for the fall semester. However officials say a vast majority of those applicants will be turned away. -
The union representing California State University faculty says San Diego State is a prime example of how officials are squeezing out students to make the CSU a more elite institution.
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San Diego County public school students posted slight gains on a state physical fitness test compared to last year, but the majority are still considered out-of-shape.
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San Diego's winter homeless shelter opened today in the same downtown location as last year. That came despite objections from residents and business leaders. A giant reinforced tent now sits on an empty lot on the corner of 16th Street and Island in downtown San Diego's East Village.
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