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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Two ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon were set on fire this week. Officials say hundreds of ballots were destroyed. -
With funding from the state, county and city, a former extended-stay hotel is becoming an affordable apartment building. -
It’s been nearly 50 years since the county and city of San Diego bought Cowles Mountain. A hike-a-thon is underway to raise money for park maintenance and programs. -
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Staff and volunteers will knock on more than 200 doors between Thursday and Saturday to ask residents about their physical and mental health. -
The program is meant to safely transition people back to living in communities after prison time and inpatient treatment.
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A group of Americans, including San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and representatives from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Wednesday joined farewell ceremonies in China for two giant pandas coming to San Diego this summer. -
Search-and-rescue teams looking for a hiker who got lost on Black Mountain over the weekend found a body believed to be that of the missing woman Monday. -
Marine life off the Los Angeles coast may still be impacted by the effects of a long-disused DDT dumping site.
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