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San Diego's South Bay elementary schools face possible consolidation
Declining enrollment in the South Bay has left parents, staff and district administrators with some tough decisions. The South Bay Union School District may have to consolidate schools and redistribute its students.
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San Diego's South Bay elementary schools face possible consolidation
According to the district, South Bay Union schools lost 44% of its student population in the last 12 years. NBC 7’s Dave Summers explains that parents seem to recognize the need for saving money but struggle with the process.
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Public school enrollment falling nationwide, data shows
More and more, parents are opting America’s children out of public school.
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About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into ‘gun-related lockdown' during last school year
About 15% of teachers say a gun-related lockdown happened once during the 2022-23 school year, and 8% said it happened more than once, according to findings from the Pew Research Center.
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Award-winning actor John Lithgow heads back to school to celebrate the transformative power of arts education in new special
California Live’s Danielle Nottingham sits down with Emmy and Tony-award-winning actor John Lithgow to hear about his latest passion project, “Art Happens Here with John Lithgow,” a PBS special. Plus, see if the beloved actor remembers lines from some of his most iconic roles.
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High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory
A high school teacher and two students are suing Arkansas over the state’s ban on critical race theory in public schools. The lawsuit was filed Monday by the teacher and students from Little Rock Central High School.
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The best and worst paying college majors, 5 years after graduation
Engineer majors earn double that of liberal arts majors five years after college.
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Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error
The U.S. Education Department says it discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this year’s college applications.
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FAFSA delays leave students in financial aid limbo. If you're one of them, here's what to do
Thousands of local students have their backs against the wall, as they keep waiting for FAFSA’s new application to finally get processed. Sergio Flores for NBC 7 Responds, has the latest details.
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FAFSA delays leave students in financial aid limbo. If you're one of them, here's what to do
High school seniors across the country and their parents are frustrated with the delays of the new FAFSA application.
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Reasons behind teacher layoffs in California have been building for decades
School districts in San Diego County and across the state of California are facing the possibility of laying off teachers and staff members.
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Reasons behind teacher layoffs in California have been building for decades
More than 400 San Diego Unified School District teachers and staff have been notified they could potentially be laid off. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea breaks down how this crisis has been building at schools across California for some time.
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San Diego County spelling bee champ attempts 3rd straight win
Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from all around San Diego County are getting ready to test their vocabularies at the 2024 San Diego County Regional Spelling Bee.
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San Diego County spelling bee champ goes for 3rd title
San Diego County middle schoolers will soon go head to head at the regional spelling bee. One of them is hoping to spell his way to the title for the third time, NBC 7’s Shellye Leggett reports.
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Why you should stop texting your kids at school
Parents are keenly aware of the distractions and the mental health issues associated with smartphones and social media, but teachers say they might not realize how much those struggles play out at school.
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Florida school permission slip for reading of African American author's book causes controversy
Parents were raising eyebrows after they were asked by a Miami-Dade school to consent to having their children participate in a book reading by an African American author.
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Meet the man who went viral teaching himself how to read at 35 years old
Get inspired with NBC LA’s Melissa Magee, as she sits down with viral sensation Oliver James who is teaching himself how to read. The 35-year-old took to social media, admitting he never learned to read and wanted to prove that it’s never too late to learn.
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Parents in San Ysidro School District say special education needs more resources
Parents in the San Ysidro School District’s special education program say their students are not receiving all the resources they need — and it could be due to a lack of funding. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada reports on Jan. 8, 2024.
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El Capitan High School senior excels on and off the court
NBC 7’s Shellye Leggett talks to a local high school senior who has been accepted to more than 100 universities.
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This high school senior from Lakeside is excelling on and off the court
Amaya Tone, a senior at El Capitan High School in Lakeside, says she has been accepted into every college she has applied to so far and has been offered more than $3 million in merit-based scholarships.