M.G. Perez
Education ReporterM.G. Perez covers stories on education in the San Diego region, from Pre-K to college and beyond. In addition to a background in journalism, M.G. spent seven years as a teacher with San Diego Unified School District, in classrooms supporting students with mild to severe special needs. Prior to becoming a teacher, M.G.’s extensive career in broadcast journalism included general assignment reporting at KFMB-TV in San Diego, KPRC-TV in Houston, KGO-TV in San Francisco, and WNBC-TV in New York.
M.G. is also an advocate for and an active member of the local theatre community. In January 2017, he founded the San Diego Theatre Connection, a grassroots organization with a mission to promote quality entertainment and raise awareness, donations, and volunteerism for charities. He also served on the organizational committee of the San Diego International Fringe Festival.
M.G. is a native Texan, with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with emphasis in theatre from the University of Houston Downtown. He holds a master’s degree in special education from Point Loma Nazarene University. He currently serves on the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), Pacific Southwest.
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Governor Gavin Newsom's May revision of the state budget includes cuts in education while protecting major TK-12 programs.
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The annual "Peace in Israel" week continues on the campus of UC San Diego. Students with the organization Tritons for Israel are sponsoring several events advocating for Israeli self-determination.
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Three San Diego Unified high schools have advanced to the national Aspen Challenge finals next month with their solutions to community problems.
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A group of UC San Diego faculty said the actions of Chancellor Pradeep Khosla put students in danger.
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A pro-Israel Solidarity Rally was held Sunday at UC San Diego, next to the student encampment supporting Palestinians in Gaza.
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Hundreds of students have rotated through the encampment since they established it just outside the Geisel Library on Wednesday.
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They demanded higher wages, more manageable workloads and increased parental leave.
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The California State University announced Tuesday that it will give all instructional faculty, librarians, counselors and coaches a salary increase of 5%.
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The strike is being held by the California Faculty Association. The union represents roughly 29,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers. The group is fighting for a 12% salary increase.
- Minimum wage violations rise in major California cities, including San Diego
- News watchdogs alarmed by proliferation of ‘pink slime’ sites in San Diego and elsewhere
- What's in and how much is out for education in the revised California state budget?
- Six years after an assessment found a ‘climate of anti-Blackness’ at Southwestern College, what’s changed?
- Mexico’s only tall ship makes port in San Diego