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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Carol Durney reintroduced herself to her constituents at an August school board meeting. Her coming out as a transgender woman sparked both outrage and overwhelming support from her community. -
The conservative activist had visited both San Diego State University and UC San Diego in recent years. -
More than half of San Diego County’s first through 12th graders qualify, according to state officials. -
Teachers at Del Rio Academy are using a new curriculum to bring joy and belonging to math class. -
An agreement with the California Department of Transportation gives city crews access to more encampments downtown. But few people are accepting offers of shelter and support services. -
As San Diego State University adds more residential buildings, a draft community plan update for the College Area would allow for more than 18,000 new homes.
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The university received the notification "without warning," and that the federal government has not explained the reasons behind the visa terminations. -
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.
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