San Diego Unified didn't get a $5 million federal innovation grant that would have helped it revamp the way it analyzes data. The grant, which would have spanned from three to five years, would have helped the school district amp up its existing efforts to better track and review data to see what programs are working and how well, bringing financial, staffing and student achievement data together.
Data trouble has been a frequent complaint in San Diego Unified and other school districts: It can be hard to discern whether instructional programs really work because of a lack of
In my story today, I focused on a group of teens who are trying to improve their English at Mira Mesa High this summer -- and wrote some pretty amazing poetry in the process. Last night, I got to check out poems and prose from all six San Diego Unified high schools that hosted summer schools for English learners last night, at a showcase event at Centro Cultura de la Raza in Balboa Park.
There was Ugandan dancing that would make you dizzy, a heartfelt rendition of "Freedom" on guitar, and lots of poetry. I captured a little bit of the event on my phone before it went