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 Trump administration announced Monday that international college students who won’t be attending in-person classes this fall will have to leave the country. University administrators said the surprise move sows confusion amid pandemic. -
The action by the San Diego City Council means voters will decide in November whether the state’s second largest school district should do away with at-large elections. -
A KPBS analysis of more than 9,400 district police records shows that Black youth are up to four times as likely to be arrested or detained as their white peers. -
The move came two days after the release of an audit that revealed evidence of financial fraud by district leaders. The layoffs of teachers, librarians and other staff were made to help close a $30-million budget deficit. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn the wake of hundreds of student testimonies, the school board passed a resolution on Thursday to reform hiring practices and curriculum. -
The report’s findings will be sent to the California Department of Education and the San Diego District Attorney’s Office for further investigation.
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KPBS Midday EditionThree San Diego Unified educators will be honored Tuesday as the school district's 2021 Teachers of the Year following a school year filled with unprecedented challenges. -
KPBS Midday EditionProtesters gathered outside the San Diego Police Department headquarters Wednesday night after video surfaced that appears to show an officer pointing his gun at a young boy during a traffic stop in Hillcrest this week. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia’s public schools could get $6.6 billion from the state Legislature if they return to in-person instruction by the end of March, according to a new agreement announced Monday between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s legislative leaders.
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