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 full-day program is open to all kids who turn four by Sept. 1. -
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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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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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