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 College Avenue Compact started in 2011 to guide students on a path to college, especially those who are the first in their family to attend. -
The pipeline is part of a water purification system meant to supply nearly half of San Diego’s water by 2035. -
Some LGBTQ+ community members support the plan, while others worry about privacy and a lack of public input on the new camera locations. -
The National Weather Service expects high temperatures to reach 95 to 100 degrees on Friday and Saturday. -
The line at the Adams Avenue store had already wrapped around the block by the time it opened for the day at noon on Monday. -
Some elected officials are calling it a victory for public safety, while homeless service providers say it criminalizes homelessness.
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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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