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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Advocates say some of San Diego’s most popular tourist attractions need roof, electrical and plumbing repairs. -
The full-day program is open to all kids who turn four by Sept. 1. -
Where to move more than 3.5 million pounds of nuclear waste is still a key barrier. -
Officials in Mexico said they expect to finish construction at the San Antonio de los Buenos Wastewater Treatment Plant by the end of September. -
The request comes after Jacumba received two placements earlier this summer. -
The California Coastal Commission has approved the city’s permit application, allowing for a new safe parking site and – eventually – two 300-bed temporary shelters.
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The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education has fired Superintendent Lamont Jackson. -
"We have a robust gun-safety toolkit. San Diego is leading the way in utilizing that safety toolkit to proactively prevent violence." -
The blaze erupted about 3:30 p.m. Monday on the westbound side of the freeway, near McCain Valley Road in Jacumba, according to Cal Fire.
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