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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Staff at risk of losing their jobs at the end of the school year include counselors, special education staff and those who work with English language learners. -
Comienza con un Sueño aims to help sixth to 11th-grade students and their families understand California’s college systems, testing requirements and financial aid opportunities. -
The teachers union plans to protest the planned cuts at schools on Monday. -
San Diego’s unsafe camping ordinance prohibits tent camping in public spaces. To avoid frequent encampment cleanup, some homeless San Diegans are moving to freeways, making it harder — and more dangerous — for outreach workers to reach them. -
Students observing Ramadan generally fast from dawn to sunset. This year, that won’t prevent them from getting school breakfast and lunch. -
They’re calling for a higher cost-of-living adjustment, reduced student-teacher ratios in transitional kindergarten and increased funding for special education.
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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. -
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.
- 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