Katie Anastas
Education ReporterKatie Anastas covers education for KPBS News, from preschools and TK to universities and community colleges. Katie has covered school closures, child care shortages, Alaska Native education and statewide school funding issues for Alaska Public Media. In New York City, she reported on a controversial admissions process at the city's elite public high schools.
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The Creative Curriculum uses play, props and reading aloud to help kids build early reading and writing skills. -
Michael Castillo previously managed and trained campus law enforcement at the University of San Diego. -
A new report on youth well-being in San Diego County found that fewer young people are earning enough money to support themselves. KPBS wants to know: How are you making ends meet as a young person in San Diego County? -
Candidates for the role oppose the decision, including Richard Barrera, San Diego Unified’s school board president. -
Changes in state funding, career training opportunities and access to college courses may be helping. -
The board approved a resolution Tuesday that kicks off a review of classroom technology use. Still, some parents say it doesn’t go far enough.
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Nationally, the cost of food has gone up by 25% since the pandemic. After her rent went up by nearly $300 a month, one El Cajon resident says she's eating just twice a day. -
The former school parking lot will "provide a safe place to park and sleep for a minimum of 40 families with children experiencing homelessness" in San Diego. -
A total of 980,458 participants are registered in San Diego to stop everything for a minute to "drop, cover and hold on" at 10:16 a.m.
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