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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Congressman Scott Peters is facing fellow Democrat Nancy Casady and Republican businessman Jim DeBello in today's primary. -
Students across 10 schools in the South Bay district participated in on-campus walkouts Tuesday, calling the cuts excessive and harmful to the most vulnerable students. -
The potential cuts include more than 200 teachers, counselors and librarians, as well as a complete shutdown of the district’s learning centers, which serve students who don't fit in traditional classrooms. -
The tentative agreement gives teachers a 1.5% raise and doesn't include class-size increases that the district had previously proposed. -
Special education teachers and their aides brought boxes of complaints to the district offices Tuesday that detail high caseloads and a lack of proper training. -
Sara Jacobs, who is running for Congress in the 53rd District, has sent out mailers stating she's “endorsed by California Democrats.” While Jacobs has received endorsements from some prominent Democrats, she's not endorsed by either the state or local party.
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The first order will allow ocean access from city beaches for the above-mentioned activities. Piers, boardwalks and parking lots are still closed to the public, and the order does not include boat ramps or watercraft. It also does not apply to state parks and beaches. It also leaves the decision of beach closures to the cities. -
Los estudiantes de 2 a 18 años de edad podrán recibir desayuno y almuerzo en cualquiera de estos sitios. -
Students age 2 to 18 can get a meal for breakfast and lunch at any of the sites during this period, the San Diego County Office of Education said.
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