Kristen Taketa is the K-12 education reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune. She joined the U-T in 2018 after covering education for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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This year two incumbents are running unopposed, and another is facing just one challenger
District officials hope the attendance contest will reduce chronic absenteeism, which affected a quarter of district students last year
Students will develop the menu, prepare the food and run the business — just about everything but actually drive the truck
Feb. 27, 2024
The free motel stay program for students experiencing homelessness is one of many school initiatives that will end as COVID-19 aid runs out
Feb. 25, 2024
The district intends to cut central office staffing and draw from its reserves. But that could pose other problems.
Feb. 24, 2024
Nearly a month after Jan. 22 floods, some San Diego County schools are still reckoning with recovery
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District alone estimates $10 million to $15 million in damages
Feb. 17, 2024
The highest-paid superintendent leading a school district made almost $430,000; with benefits, his compensation topped half a million dollars
Feb. 4, 2024
The city’s outdated and underfunded stormwater infrastructure has left it vulnerable to the kinds of floods that ravaged southeastern communities last week
Jan. 28, 2024
San Diego city and county officials assessed the damage as some residents picked through soggy belongings and others demanded answers about how water backed up so quickly
Jan. 23, 2024
About $1.2 billion, or 13 percent, of pandemic EBT benefits issued to families of eligible children have not been used
Jan. 19, 2024
The 43-year-old woman was taken into custody without incident in connection with the Thursday night fire on Bradley Avenue in an unincorporated area near El Cajon
Jan. 14, 2024
It’s unclear when the crash occurred or what caused it; the wrecked car was found by firefighters Jan. 7
Jan. 14, 2024
The teachers who sued to stop a transgender student privacy policy must be allowed to return to the classroom Tuesday, a judge said
Jan. 12, 2024
California State University management said Tuesday they will give a 5 percent pay raise, short of the 12 percent the union has called for
Jan. 9, 2024