SAN DIEGO–(PRNewswire)–Staff and students of Webster Elementary School recently accepted a $5,000 education grant from the Barona Band of Mission Indians. Located in one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods of San Diego, as a Title 1 school, 100% of Webster Elementary School’s students are enrolled in the free lunch program. Unfortunately, the community of […]
San Diego Unified Board approves task force to improve regional cooperation for the protection of students
SAN DIEGO–The San Diego Unified Board of Education have created a task force with representatives from the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, the City of San Diego Attorney, the San Diego Police Department, and various governmental and community organizations, to improve interagency collaboration for the protection of children from sexual harassment and abuse. San Diego […]
UC San Diego Health Earns 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired Recognition
(Newswise)–The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced that UC San Diego Health has earned 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired award as a certified level eight organization. The Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively health care delivery organizations apply core and advanced technologies to improve health and care in […]
California State University honors achievement, perseverance of top student scholars
(Newswise)–The California State University will honor 23 students, one from each campus, who have been selected to receive the 2019 Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. The students will be recognized during the first day of the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting to be held September 24 and 25 at the CSU Office of the Chancellor. The […]
San Diego Workforce Partnership offers program to help students attend class without loans
SAN DIEGO–San Diego Workforce Partnership and UC San Diego Extension have partnered to help students obtain hi-tech jobs without obtaining a loan to attend class. The Income share agreement (ISA) is an alternative way to pay for education where a student receives funding for school, and in exchange, agrees to pay a percentage of future […]
San Diego State University grant funding soars to $148.5
SAN DIEGO–Grant funding at San Diego State University (SDSU) rose 10 percent in 2018-19, reaching $148.5 million—the second-highest amount in university history. The increase demonstrates the university’s continued excellence in achieving support for its research activities, notably in a year that saw a government shutdown and an unpredictable federal budget environment. Some 312 investigators received […]
San Diego Unified kicks off school year with student wellness
SAN DIEGO–More than 100,000 students and some 13,000 teachers and support staff members returned to the San Diego Unified School District Monday morning to kick off the new school year. Superintendent Cindy Marten, School Board President Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, and School Board Vice President Dr. John Lee Evans welcomed students back at the School of […]
CSUSM Receives Nearly $2M To Help Increase STEM Graduates
SAN MARCOS–Cal State San Marcos has received a grant of almost $2 million from the National Science Foundation to conduct research that will help increase the number of students graduating with college degrees in STEM disciplines. The grant of $1.9 million covers five years and was awarded to a group of researchers headed by Dr. […]
San Diego Unified School District Board Of Education Extends Superintendent Marten’s Contract
SAN DIEGO–The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education voted to extend the contract for Superintendent Cindy Marten and approve a new teachers contract, which includes a 3.7 percent pay increase. The teachers contract was ratified this month with 99 percent of the vote by the members of the San Diego Education Association. The […]
UC San Diego Offers Admission To More Diverse California Residents
LA JOLLA–A growing number of California residents continue to gain access to the University of California San Diego. This year, out of 118,372 applications received, the campus admitted 32,016 first-year and 10,829 transfer students for fall 2019. There was a 7% increase among admitted California residents from the previous year, with more than one-third of […]
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