Joe Hong
Education ReporterJoe Hong covered education stories across KPBS platforms. Prior to joining the KPBS newsroom, he covered three school districts for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. He has written about school finance, negligence in special education, and school board misconduct. Previously, he covered equity issues and historically black colleges and universities for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine based in Fairfax, Virginia. Before a career in journalism, he was pursuing a doctorate in comparative literature at Rutgers University. He pivoted to journalism in 2016 and earned a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017, specializing in investigative reporting. In September 2019, he completed The Data Institute, a two-week workshop for journalists of color taught by ProPublica in collaboration with the Ida B. Wells Society.
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The candidates have different priorities and ideas for navigating the district through the pandemic and the reckoning in racial justice. -
San Diego voters passed two ballot measures that would change the way the San Diego Unified School District school board members are elected and held accountable. -
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters says it’s already received 300,000 more mail-in ballots than it did during the entire 2016 election. -
More than 23,000 students are regularly on campus, yet less than 50 students have tested positive for COVID in the month since the fall quarter began. -
Some parents of special-needs students say they haven’t received the services they hoped for. District officials say they are working to increase services at all schools. -
KPBS Midday EditionMeasure C would change what voting-rights advocates have called an unfair electoral process. Measure D would enable the school board to remove members who commit crimes or acts of serious misconduct.
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The first order will allow ocean access from city beaches for the above-mentioned activities. Piers, boardwalks and parking lots are still closed to the public, and the order does not include boat ramps or watercraft. It also does not apply to state parks and beaches. It also leaves the decision of beach closures to the cities. -
Los estudiantes de 2 a 18 años de edad podrán recibir desayuno y almuerzo en cualquiera de estos sitios. -
Students age 2 to 18 can get a meal for breakfast and lunch at any of the sites during this period, the San Diego County Office of Education said.
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