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 San Diego Unified School District board will vote Tuesday whether to rename César Chávez Elementary School. -
Changes in the foster care system have prompted the County to reimagine how to use the campus. -
The district’s current policy allows students to use their phones during breaks and lunch. -
A new law gives California school district boards their first opportunity for a major pay raise in more than 40 years. Boards throughout the region are taking that opportunity, but not without pushback. -
Location, schedule and your child’s readiness for school are all factors to consider when choosing between preschool and TK. -
The district expects 69 people to get preliminary layoff notices this month. Final layoff notices go out in May.
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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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