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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Father Joe's Villages hosted a Christmas Eve meal service Tuesday for people who are homeless. -
A $3.5-million grant will help restore the habitat along the creek and provide the residents of park-poor City Heights with more open space. -
As Jonathan Hunt, librarian for the San Diego County Office of Education, looks back on the year and the decade, he says books for younger audiences have become more willing to address difficult topics. -
As the Metropolitan Transit System’s board considers putting a half-cent sales-tax increase on the November 2020 ballot to fund improvements to public transportation, one student says bus fare should be free for students up to the age of 24. -
KPBS Midday EditionFor some students, school meals are a lifeline. What happens during the holiday break? -
Students, parents and community members can now report suspected child abusers with a few taps on their smartphones.
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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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