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 San Diego Humane Society’s Community Cats program releases both feral and friendly cats back to their outdoor homes after spaying or neutering them. -
The Catholic Diocese of San Diego has helped cover the school’s deficits in the past, but now that it’s declared bankruptcy, it no longer can. -
Between public transportation, rideshare services and designated drivers, officials said San Diegans have more options than ever to get home safely on New Year’s Eve. -
Some of the portable classrooms at Ramona Elementary School are more than 40 years old. One has a gap in the ceiling. -
Putting land into trust can help tribes preserve cultural sites and develop housing, medical centers and other services. -
The Giving Tree connects students in need to people who want to help fulfill their holiday wish lists.
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The previous 40-bed shelter program will close by June 30, due to redevelopment, with the additional 160 beds coming available during Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1, 2025. -
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said it stopped forward progress shortly after 11 a.m. on a vegetation fire near Bernardo Center Drive and Camino del Norte. -
San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas, chair of the county Board of Supervisors, Friday announced her decision to step down from the board at the end of her term, Jan. 6, 2025.
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