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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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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