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 Port of San Diego expects this season to be the biggest in 15 years, with 700,000 people visiting San Diego on cruise ships. -
About 20% of City College’s students are parents. This year, San Diego City College is joining a nationwide cohort of colleges working to strengthen their support for student parents. -
The decodable books focus on matching letters to sounds, helping kids learn how to sound out new words, rather than guessing. -
After students complete a safety training program, their parents can fill out a form requesting a bike tag from the district. The tag allows students to bring their bikes onto campus. -
The YMCA Childcare Resource Service has relaunched its website to help families find childcare and apply for financial assistance. -
In El Centro, a new SAT testing center will make a key part of college applications more accessible.
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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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