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 union representing the workers says the university refuses to negotiate certain pay scales and raised health care premiums during bargaining. -
The Kaiser mental health worker strike has entered its 25th week. Meanwhile, a new state report reveals Kaiser still isn’t providing timely therapy, leaving some patients in limbo. Then, we talk about political detachment and the impact it can have on our lives. Plus, the story of two local photographers who are protesting in their own way. -
The California Student Aid Commission extended the state financial aid priority deadline after a delayed FAFSA rollout and privacy concerns for some families. -
The district’s goal is to provide affordable housing opportunities for 10% of its staff by 2035. -
District leaders say the program serves both English-speakers learning a second language and Spanish-speaking students who want to preserve that skill. -
Willo recommends activities and resources based on users’ preferences, from basketball games and camping trips to career fairs and food pantries.
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A group of more than 20 states are suing the Trump administration over efforts to cut Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. -
Federal grant funding that helps employ 30 mental health professionals across the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District will be terminated. -
A government lawyer said the federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S. Judges around the country had already issued temporary orders restoring the students’ records in a federal database of international students maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
- In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
- SCUBA divers volunteer at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
- San Diego Unified is getting rid of some K-8 middle schools
- San Diego City Council to once again consider Balboa Park parking fees
- Elected officials announce proposed ordinance aimed at fed enforcement actions