 12 comeback campuses off watch list
 LAURA EMBRY / Union-Tribune
Sweetwater High School students Angel Villegas (left) and Julio Perez worked on a reading assignment yesterday. A dozen local schools received confirmation yesterday that they've beaten the odds and been removed from a federal watch list.
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Most local schools make strides
San Marcos campus test scores go up 59%
Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Grant supports schoolchildren burdened by fear: RANCHO BERNARDO – They say they're doing just fine, but they're not. Rancho Bernardo children who lived through last year's devastating wildfires face stresses they are sometimes unwilling or unable to talk about, but which weigh them down at school like a 20-pound backpack.
11:01 a.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
County schools scoring better, but many still not meeting targets: The county's public schools on the whole are getting better and continue to outpace the state average. But more than half of county schools are still not meeting the state's target for academic performance, California's latest report card shows.
Sept. 4
CSUSM professor's documentary focuses on local gangs: Kristine Diekman is not one to shy away from difficult subjects. Her previous videos have addressed mental illness and mothers on trial for killing their children.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., 7:00 a.m. Sept. 4 (AP)Broads give $400M to MIT-Harvard biomed institute: Billionaire philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad are adding $400 million to a joint biomedical venture at Harvard and MIT. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Christian campus is disturbed by hazing: A hazing incident at Point Loma Nazarene University has triggered the firing of a residence hall director and a formal apology to the victims.
Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
College worker alleges sexual harassment: CHULA VISTA – A student-services assistant at Southwestern College has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against three administrators, including a vice president.
Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Fraud seen in loan program at UCSD: LA JOLLA – At least 13 percent of emergency loans granted through a special program for UC San Diego employees were based in part on fraudulent documents, according to a campus audit that looked at lending over a one-year period. Sept. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU has fewer freshmen to welcome: COLLEGE AREA – For years, Anthony Moore's mother dropped him off at school. Now she'll be going to school with him. NORTHFIELD, Ill., 12:35 p.m. Sept. 2 (AP)
Chicago students skip school in funding protest: More than 1,000 Chicago public school students boycotted the first day of classes Tuesday in a protest over school funding and instead rode buses more than 30 miles north to try to enroll in a wealthy suburban district.
Sept. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
2 plus 2 equals less for schools, families: A shiny red apple for the new teacher? Maybe not in this economy. Many parents have already tightened their belts in the face of inflation and economic uncertainty. Now they are feeling the pinch of leaner school budgets that have been hurt by the rising costs of gas, food and utilities.
Over time, liberal arts grads succeed in business: For a small school with a liberal arts bent, Hamilton College in rural upstate New York does quite well with recruiters, particularly from Wall Street. Goldman Sachs has hired as many as 13 graduates in one year, and there are always several picked for internships and jobs at leading companies like GE.
Aug. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
MiraCosta severance issue goes to judge: Lawyers delivered their arguments in court yesterday over whether a nearly $1.6 million resignation settlement received by former MiraCosta College President Victoria Muñoz Richart in 2007 should be nullified.
Aug. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
College district, faculty union settle salary dispute: A lengthy labor dispute ended last week at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges after the faculty union and the district reached a salary agreement.
Aug. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Judge reverses firing at Grossmont College: A Superior Court judge has reversed the firing of a former Grossmont College physical geography teacher who was accused of asking a female student to show him her bra in exchange for a passing grade.
CHULA VISTA, Aug. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Schools trustee race loses contender: CHULA VISTA – Trina Lopez, who said Sweetwater Union High School District trustee Jaime Mercado advised her to run against him in November, said she is withdrawing from the race and will not serve if elected.
Aug. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ask the candidates: Coronado Unified School District : Coronado schools have a new superintendent, a new pool and new facilities throughout the four-school, 3,000-student district. Three candidates are running for two seats on the five-member board.
Aug. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
'This is every teacher's dream': SAN MARCOS – Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary School is a picture of controlled chaos this week. Crews have been testing fire alarms, washing windows and spreading asphalt while teachers have been unpacking dozens of boxes.
SAN YSIDRO, Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)School district embarks on education overhaul: Having her 7-year-old switch schools didn't make complete sense to Martha Calderon. Judging by the stunned look on her son Marco's face on the first day of school Monday, the switch made no sense to him, either.
Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sparkling fitness complex greets students: EL CAJON – Grossmont College's physical fitness and health complex had been considered the worst facility in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District.
7:14 a.m. Aug. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Local schools to get state money for upgrades, fixes: The State Allocation Board, which decides how to distribute money from California's Office of Public School Construction, has awarded $5.2 million to county public schools for upgrades and emergency repairs.
Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Candidate says he encouraged school board rivals: CHULA VISTA
– Trina Lopez, a South County school board candidate, said longtime high school principal Jaime Mercado is her campaign chairman. That would make sense – except that she is running against him.
Aug. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Schools employee pleads guilty to taking funds: A longtime San Diego city schools employee, accused of stealing $27,000 from a recycling project, pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony charge of misappropriation of public money.
LINDA VISTA, Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
5 who contributed to education earn honors from USD: The University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences will honor five people as Remarkable Leaders in Education at a ceremony in November.
OTAY MESA, Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Shrimp to delay school's opening: The discovery of endangered fairy shrimp on a vacant lot in Otay Mesa will delay the opening of a school for at least a year, San Ysidro School District officials say.
POWAY, Aug. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
About 1,300 fewer kids riding school buses daily after third of routes cut:School bus cutbacks in the Poway Unified district have reduced the number of student passengers by as many as 1,300 a day, officials said as the first week of the 2008-09 year ended.
Aug. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU Greeks told to dry out for 5 weeks:Members of fraternities and sororities returning to San Diego State University for classes will have to liven up their back-to-school bashes in a booze-free manner – at least temporarily.
9:01 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Harvard reclaims top spot in latest U.S. News list: Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years.
Aug. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Back-to-school conference today at Lincoln High: SAN DIEGO: While most San Diego youths are clinging to the waning days of summer vacation, a free conference will be held today to get parents and students back in the school mode.
SAN DIEGO, 12:20 p.m. Aug. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Back-to-school conference set for Saturday: While most San Diego youths are clinging to the waning days of summer vacation, a free conference will be held Saturday to get parents and students back in the school mode.
Aug. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
MiraCosta College rejects grand jury's suggestions: The MiraCosta College board of trustees has decided to notify the county grand jury that it will not implement recommendations the jury made in a May 27 report aimed at improving ethics at five community colleges in the county.
9:01 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
List of U.S. News' top 10 national universities: Top-ranked national universities in 2009 edition of “America's Best Colleges” from U.S. News & World Report (last year's ranking in parentheses).
Aug. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Hearing on school property is put off:
Encinitas Union School District officials have postponed a hearing on a development plan for the old Pacific View Elementary property, just as city leaders have begun eyeing it for a seaside park.
Aug. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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Aug. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Del Mar hires new head of schools: Del Mar school trustees last night unanimously voted to hire the head of the Hermosa Beach City School District as superintendent.
RICHMOND, Va., 9:40 a.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Weak economy spurs growth for community colleges: Two-year community colleges are seeing record enrollment as families squeezed by tough economic times steer high school graduates away from more expensive four-year universities.
SAN DIEGO, 11:30 a.m. Aug. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Petition backs feminist theologian for USD chair: A petition demanding that Catholic feminist theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether be allowed to assume an endowed chair at University of San Diego was delivered to the president and provost offices Thursday morning. RALEIGH, N.C., 1:16 a.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
China hopes to attract more U.S. college students: China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004. NEW YORK, 1:30 a.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
NYC cash-for-tests program shows mixed results: A privately funded initiative that pays students in some New York City high schools up to $1,000 for passing Advanced Placement tests is not making the grade, critics say. Aug. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
District withdraws from technical education panel: CHULA VISTA: Sweetwater Union High School District's board of trustees voted Monday night to pull out of a South County task force on expanding career technical education in South County. Aug. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Hearing is scheduled in attempt to reverse city's hotel approval: OCEANSIDE – A proposed luxury beachfront hotel the Oceanside City Council has eagerly awaited is facing another delay.
Aug. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD revokes invitation to feminist theologian: A University of San Diego decision rescinding a prestigious position to a Catholic feminist theologian has thrust it smack in the middle of a national debate over academic freedom versus adherence to church teachings.
PRINCETON, N.J., 9:00 p.m. Aug. 19 (AP)At Princeton, alumni pride aids No. 1 rank: At Princeton, pride in being ranked No. 1 comes in a rolling wave of orange. There are blazers with orange stripes, orange stars and orange tigers as alumni march through campus at the annual Princeton reunion parade, or P-rade. There are baseball caps, bandanas and visors, bowling shirts, leis and boas, all orange – or at least shades of tangerine, peach and mango. WASHINGTON, 9:02 p.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
Study finds minorities more likely to be paddled: Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year – and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group.
Aug. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Universities turn to Web to recruit new generation: Gone are the days when universities courted prospective students solely through college fairs, direct mail campaigns and high school visits.
FEDERAL COURT, Aug. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Teacher sentenced to prison: A middle school teacher who taught music and history for a dozen years in Tierrasanta had downloaded thousands of pieces of child pornography before investigators identified him through an Internet payment system, prosecutors said.
LOS ANGELES, 12:23 a.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
At inner-city L.A. high, nearly 6 in 10 drop out: Amid the verdant lawn and leafy trees of the tidy Jefferson Senior High School campus, a police officer patrols the grounds and a sign warns that guns are illegal.
ENCINITAS, Aug. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)No restrictions found on deed; 'it was sort of an urban legend': Before closing in 2003, Pacific View Elementary School had been used as an educational campus for more than a century, but there is no requirement that the land remain a school.
WASHINGTON, 3:36 a.m. Aug. 18 (AP)
Back to school: Shaky economy hits kids: Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall. Children will walk farther to the bus stop, pay more for lunch, study from old textbooks and wear last year's clothes. Field trips? Forget about it.
3:01 a.m. Aug. 18 (AP)
Back to school: Education by the numbers: Statistics on U.S. schools. Numbers with an “(x)” are projections.
NORTH COUNTY, Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
MiraCosta may reject grand jury's suggestions: MiraCosta College trustees are considering telling the county grand jury that they don't need to implement most of the recommendations the jury made in its effort to make community colleges act more ethically.
Aug. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU drug cases ending with little fanfare:The buzz started with early-morning raids on apartments and fraternities around San Diego State University on May 6, then built as students were corralled into Cox Arena for questioning.
RANCHO BERNARDO, Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cheating scandal brings expulsion of 2 more students after hearings: At least two more Rancho Bernardo High School students implicated in a cheating scandal last spring have been expelled following disciplinary hearings, according to district documents and officials.
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN, Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Christian school to open satellite campus: Palomar Mountain will have its own school after all. A private Christian school plans to open a kindergarten through eighth grade school on the mountain, filling a void created this summer when the community's lone public school was closed because of budget problems.
Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Official puts stress on career education:Sweetwater Union High School District Superintendent Jesus Gandara has big plans for reinvigorating what used to be called vocational education.
CARLSBAD, Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
High school to postpone opening after endangered birds found: The discovery of two endangered birds on the site of a future high school in Carlsbad will delay the opening of the campus at least a year past the scheduled fall 2011 start date, officials said.
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State exam scores are up for local students: San Diego County students showed gains on the state's latest standardized academic exams, exceeding state averages in math, English and other subjects. But the rising bar of federal standards threatens to diminish those improvements.
CHULA VISTA, Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
3 college trustees boycott over Sandoval agenda item: A proposal to extend a Southwestern College vice president's job through January – which would qualify him for lifetime medical benefits – was rushed onto the board's agenda this week so quickly that the college president wasn't informed.
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-schools chief Cohn named to panel:Former San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Carl Cohn has been appointed to a national panel to advise U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings on updates to the No Child Left Behind law.
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Elections: North County School Boards :Wednesday was the final deadline for filing candidacy papers for school boards and other local races in the Nov. 4 election.
SANTA CRUZ, 8:35 p.m. Aug. 14 (AP)
UC Extension to close two programs: Facing growing decifit, UC Extension will close its Santa Cruz office and with it, two programs that will affect more than 2,000 students.
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Variety of candidates running in school races:Last week was the filing deadline for candidates running in the Nov. 4 election, except in races where an incumbent is not running.
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Land for development sold to SDSU:San Diego State University has taken steps to ensure that it retains control of land needed to a build a housing and retail development at the southern edge of campus.
POWAY, Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Two new principals announced: Two new elementary-school principals are on board in the Poway Unified School District, joining five others announced previously.
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
School spotlight: Sweetwater Union High School District:
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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Aug. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Free emergency radios for schools go unused: Weather radios shipped free to public schools across the country in a post-9/11 safety push have been shunted aside to science classrooms or sit forgotten in closets at many San Diego County schools.
Aug. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Cohn joins panel advising education secretary: Former San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Carl Cohn has been appointed to a national panel to advise Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings on updates to the No Child Left Behind law.
Aug. 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Education leader gets civic honor: For more than 50 years San Diego civic leaders have chosen a “Mr. San Diego” – with a few rare exceptions. There was a “Mr. and Mrs. San Diego” in 1992, a “Ms. San Diego” in 1996 and a “Mrs. San Diego” in 1994 and 2002.
Aug. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Golf great leaves his mark on education: Professional golfer Phil Mickelson never set out to lead the charge for improving math and science instruction at the nation's public schools.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
S.D. Unified hopes hybrid high school hits expectations: The San Diego school district will open a hybrid high school in September in what would be the first in a string of nontraditional offerings designed to prevent students from dropping out while meeting growing demands for alternative education programs.
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