Wednesday, November 4, 2009

voiceofsandiego.org: Education... Schools Beset with Problems -- Now What?


voiceofsandiego.org: Education... Schools Beset with Problems -- Now What?:

"Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 San Diego Unified schools added more administrators while losing students in years past. Its teachers were rarely fired or denied tenure. Today, less than half of its high school juniors are meeting the California standards in reading and writing.

Those are some of the facts from a top-to-bottom study of San Diego Unified that ranges from unsurprising to worrisome. The report, paid for by Rod Dammeyer, a local businessman, gives a mixed picture of the tumultuous district. His goal is to mobilize parents and community leaders to seek change in the school district and understand its woes."