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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Somali families in City Heights want the San Diego Unified school board to approve a charter high school that caters to Somali students. But some question whether ethnically-themed schools are a good idea. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.
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San Diego County school districts are submitting the paperwork needed to secure their fair share of federal economic stimulus money for education.
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More than 200 teenage girls in San Diego whose families are struggling economically got free prom dresses over the weekend. Its part of an outreach campaign that comes just as the high school prom season gets underway.
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The economy is forcing many school districts to do more than just teach. They're having to take care of families. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis looked at how the region's skyrocketing unemployment and foreclosure rates are racking up a human cost. -
San Diego County District Attorney's Office is launching a new campaign designed to curb the number of rapes involving alcohol or drugs.
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For families struggling to make ends meet during the recession, making sure their children are doing well in school is an additional struggle. School teachers and administrators in the Imperial Valley are grappling with budget cuts as well as providing food and other social services to students and their families. We'll find out what impact this is having on education.
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