This story was reported for San Diego News Network on August 31, 2009. San Diego State University students returned to school Monday with 2,000 fewer peers and in the words of former professor Gean Lamke, they are “madder than hell.” SDSU leaders gathered together alongside thousands of students to rally against California legislators and cuts they’ve made to education. Lamke… Read more →
Category: Education
School board passes major labor agreement
This story was reported for San Diego News Network on May 26, 2009. San Diego Unified School District and local unions have reached a project labor agreement for a $2.1 billion project; and the board voted 3-2 for its passage Tuesday evening. The final agreement with the school district and two unions – San Diego Building and Construction Trades Council… Read more →
Local students to walk annual Memorial Day Parade
This story was reported for San Diego News Network on May 12, 2009. Thirteen-year-old Anna G. knew her father served in the Vietnam War, as she was told once by her parents. But, it wasn’t until recently she really learned about his time on the Southeast Asian battlegrounds as a pilot in the Air Force. “He told me that he… Read more →
Local dropouts hard on taxpayers’ wallets
This story was reported for San Diego News Network on April 7, 2009. In the 2006 to 2007 school year, 6,126 students dropped out of high school in San Diego County, which in turn, lightened the weight of taxpayers’ wallets. According to studies conducted by California Dropout Research Project the U.S. loses about $192 billion in income and tax revenue… Read more →