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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Right now, as the pandemic rages, districts are barely meeting the need for substitute teachers. The shortage could get worse if more schools open for in-person instruction. -
Since the start of the pandemic, the district has distributed more than 8 million meals to needy students. -
Students described the policy requiring teachers with immunocompromised family members to teach in-person as “immoral,” but experts say it’s technically legal. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn Poway Unified, the transportation department has taken cleanliness to a new level as it promises students safe rides to and from school. -
The outcome for California’s Proposition 15 and U.S. Senate races could determine whether San Diego schools can fully reopen amid the pandemic and avoid a budget deficit next year. -
City Attorney Mara Elliott says she has the bipartisan support to serve the city in this time of crisis.
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Gusty winds are expected in San Diego County Monday and could prove hazardous for high-profile vehicles traveling through mountains passes, according to the National Weather Service.
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