Education Matters

At the end of a marathon 10-hour school board meeting, held Feb. 17 and ending at nearly 1 a.m. on Feb. 18, San Dieguito Union High School District trustees put aside earlier contentiousness and came together, more or less, to address the over-crowding at San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas.

The inability – or refusal – of the San Dieguito Union High School District to allow students residing near San Dieguito Academy to attend their neighborhood high school has failed families.

The recent racist, homophobic and antisemitic vandalism at San Dieguito Union High School District schools was horrifying and wicked.

Several years ago, I sat on a 20-member board and still recall one teachable moment.

The list of toys audience members thought were targeted for girls and which for boys was disheartening.

The special part about Comic-Con Special Edition, held Nov. 26-28 at the San Diego Convention Center, was the ability to move around without the usual crush of humanity present at regular Comic-Cons.

Critical Race Theory – people either love it or hate it. But what is it?

Revisiting decisions made by voters is never a good idea.

A data-driven presentation on the benefits of transitional kindergarten (TK) was provided to the five local Basic Aid districts last month by North County community member Allison Trent.

After all the tumult at the San Dieguito Union High School District – with the appointment of new board member Ty Humes, the resignation of Superintendent Robert Haley, and the appointment of interim Superintendent Lucile Lynch – my hope was that the community would give the district some breathing room to regain its footing and engage in a fresh start.