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Employment out of college a matter of degree
Some college degrees are better than others when it comes to employment, a recent study shows
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Budget overshadows push for local control over schools
Gov. Jerry Brown’s education agenda is framed by an underlying commitment to hand off more control to local school officials. But school officials want to make sure the money's there.
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Encinitas institute gets Hawaii grant
The University of Hawaii has awarded a $531,400 grant to the Institute for Evidence-Based Change, an Encinitas nonprofit.
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High Tech Fair promotes STEM to students
High tech industry leaders from San Diego will show students the latest real-world applications for science, math and technology during the San Diego High Tech Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Mesa College among fastest growing
San Diego Mesa College is the fastest growing campus among large community colleges in California and the seventh fastest in the nation, according to Community College Week magazine.
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Students test their skills at Science Olympiad
About 1,000 middle school students participated Saturday in the Science Olympiad at Rancho Bernardo High School. The top competitors will move on to a regional event in Los Angeles.
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UC San Diego 11th in Peace Corps volunteers
The Peace Corps mission to develop peace and friendship by sending volunteers to work in developing countries dovetails nicely with the University of California San Diego’s institutional commitment to internationalization and public service.
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Is Sweetwater recall driven by teacher's union?
Sweetwater school board member questions motives of recall backers. Are they tied to the teacher's union?
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Bill would unify school fee complaints
A state lawmaker is trying again to standardize enforcement and complaints about fees imposed on students at public schools — which are supposed to be free under the state Constitution.
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Chinese at Barnard isn’t just for new year
Barnard Elementary, also known as Barnard Mandarin Chinese Magnet School, isn't just any campus. And when it celebrated the Chinese New Year, it drew a crowd that included Superintendent Bill Kowba and a city councilman from Chongqing
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Middle schools facing larger classes
The debate over class size in schools almost always focuses on the earliest elementary grades, due in part to research that shows the youngest students benefit from intimate classrooms. But a proposal to increase the size of middle school classes has caused a stir in SD Unified.
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Peace scholar to deliver lecture
Economist Mary B. Anderson, who will spend 12 days this month as peace scholar in residence at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, will deliver a free, open-to-the-public address from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the institute’s theater.
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10News: Family wants life-saving device at all schools
A piece of equipment saved the life of an El Cajon high school student, and now his family is pushing for all schools to have an automatic external defibrillator (AED) on campus.
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SDSU fundraising campaign reaches milestone
A $500,000 donation from Sharp HealthCare has pushed San Diego State University’s first comprehensive, or campuswide, fundraising effort to the $300 million mark.
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Educators to network on USS Midway
Hundreds of teachers, administrators, parents and community members interested in education plan to meet Thursday aboard the USS Midway to network and share ideas about how to transform and improve public education in San Diego County.
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Open house set for Temecula campus
The Temecula satellite campus of California State University San Marcos has scheduled an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 11.
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Sweetwater legal fees effort fizzles
An effort to have the Sweetwater school district pay up to $1.3 million in legal fees for current and former officials ran into trouble as the idea lacked support from the community and the school board.
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Report questions district P.R. aimed at election
A public-relations consultant paid $250 per hour by Sweetwater school district funds was compensated for gauging potential candidates’ interest in running for seats on the school board, an independent review by former U.S. Attorney Greg Vega has found.
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SD school board takes up budget
The San Diego board of education on Tuesday is expected to vote on a preliminary spending plan that would shape budget talks through June when it must adopt a final budget for the 2012-13 school year.
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Budget jeopardizes kindergarten program
California is raising the age for students to enter kindergarten. But a transitional program aimed at those students who aren't eligible is on the budget chopping block.
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