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Here's why the San Diego teachers union isn't thinking of striking like L.A. teachers are

Some of the issues that are driving Los Angeles Unified teachers to strike next week apply to San Diego Unified schools too. Like L.A. Unified ... United Commercial and Food Workers Union Local 135. ... read more

How Predatory Teachers Stay on the Job

They may think their child was mistaken. Such was the case for a La Jolla High School student who ... investigations at the school level. Some local union contracts, including the San Diego Unified ... read more

'Cold Hard Truth': Why San Diego County Schools Are In The Red

Four districts — San Diego Unified, Sweetwater Union High ... said the objective isn't always about simply containing special education costs. If a student enters preschool with behavioral issues or a ... read more

California, Michigan educators call for joint action with LA teachers

I fully support teachers striking ... Why do we pay for a union? It’s supposed to work for us, but they don’t. “I think we should all go on strike together with the LA teachers. We’re all facing the ... read more

California’s Teacher Pension Debt Swamps Many School Budgets

“Here ... isn’t the only place in California where teachers are thinking about a show of force. At least half a dozen other local unions fighting for higher wages have held labor actions in recent ... read more

San Diego's next mayor

Three of San Diego’s mayors have resigned in the last 35 years: Roger Hedgecock (R), Dick Murphy (R) and Bob Filner (D). Each time, the city has spent millions for special elections. Isn’t it time ... ... read more

Marijuana industry fights 'stoner,' 'pot' and other words that stigmatizes people

Pat Klaasen of San Diego hears echoes of the nation’s current political climate in the discussions over the word stoner. “Why are people so divided?” Klaasen said. “I think ... like to hear the ... read more

Good Schools for All: The Raging Demand for More Computer Science Education

But schools in San Diego ... schools here have computer science curriculum. Behind that jump in numbers are educators like Art Lopez, a computer science teacher at Sweetwater High School and a ... read more

Public Sector Unions Win Big at the California Supreme Court in Getting San Diego Pension Reforms Overturned

A recent California Supreme Court decision, striking down a San Diego ... Teachers Association. A third was an adviser to public agencies. The final member is an attorney who "worked in his college ... read more

Why “blue state” teachers need their own revolt

Meanwhile, LA temperatures in the spring and fall frequently reach 100 degrees. As UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl told the Nation magazine: "This isn't a red-state ... more progressive teachers ... read more

Outing Lemon Teachers at LAUSD

After years of debate over how to grade teachers and root out the ineffective ones, could a 40-year-old law really settle the matter? In 1969, a San Diego Republican ... and the union fought even the ... read more

Labor Protestors Arrested at Giants Game

That was the message Unite Here Local 2 members and their supporters wanted to send to the San Francisco ... union members and community organizations. Corinne DiGiacomo watched the protest from ... read more