voiceofsandiego.org: Schooled... Talks Begin Quietly on Fixing Schools

voiceofsandiego.org: Schooled... Talks Begin Quietly on Fixing Schools

Education, business and community leaders who earlier aired their concerns about the exit of Superintendent Terry Grier are meeting at the University of San Diego today to go over a new study of test scores, finances and employment in San Diego Unified.

They also plan to talk about improving what happens for kids in the massive school district.

It is the first such gathering after Grier departed, signaling that the alarm about the status quo at the school district hasn't disappeared along with the last superintendent. It could be a reawakening for business leaders, who have shied from school matters in the years since Alan Bersin led the schools, though members stress that the coalition also includes educators, community members and parents outside the business sphere.