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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Gov. Gavin Newsom said the new school year might have to start as early as July because of the pandemic. Meanwhile, San Diego Unified is facing immediate budget cuts. -
A Serra High student, who is on the autism spectrum, said the transition was tricky at first but now he's getting the hang of it. The change was not as easy for other special needs students. -
The county’s largest school district joins others in officially launching “do no harm” distance learning programs. -
Low income ZIP codes, particularly in Chula Vista and National City, have seen significant jumps in cases. Experts say existing health disparities make these neighborhoods particularly vulnerable. -
District officials say continuing distance learning through the summer might be the only way to offset widening disparities. But it could cost more than $50 million.
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As the coronavirus shutters classrooms and disrupts the economy, we're looking for stories that illustrate how the public health crisis is reshaping higher education.
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San Diego Unified School District leaders announced a targeted date of April 12 to allow students of all grade levels to return to the classroom. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the state would move to an age-based eligibility system after vaccinating those now at the front of the line, including health care, agricultural workers, emergency personnel and seniors 65 and older. -
UCSD officials identify two people on campus who were infected with COVID-19 and did not know it.
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