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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San Diego Unified granted Superintendent Cindy Marten emergency powers to response to coronavirus outbreak -
If schools at Chula Vista Elementary School Districts close, a spokesman said one plan being considered is "distance learning," or online learning from home. But this arrangement can raise additional challenges. -
A magnitude 6.9 on San Diego's Rose Canyon Fault could damage 100,000 homes, cause widespread road and bridge failures and make parts of Mission Bay sink about a foot, according to a newly released report. -
Measure M, the school bond to raise property taxes to build affordable housing and modernize classrooms in Chula Vista, appears not to have enough votes to pass Tuesday night. -
Incumbent Mara Elliot held on to an early lead in Tuesday's primary election against two challengers in the race to be the City Attorney of San Diego. -
With 350,000 ballots still to be counted countywide, Measure P, which asks Poway voters to approve a $448 million bond measure that would help Poway Unified School District rebuild its facilities, is so far failing.
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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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