Category Archives: High school reform

External evaluator

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
Today’s story regarding the federal government’s decision to deny SUSD fourth- and fifth-year funding for its high school reform grant. What were all the components that went into the decision? It’s hard to say because the U.S. Department of Education was lousy about answering questions I posed, even though I first contacted them Tuesday. But a [...]
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Costly fizzle

By Roger Phillips | Published: June 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Friday paper has a story about Stockton Unified’s latest ill-timed loss of funds. It follows by about two weeks a story on how the district has to restore Title I funds that were deemed to have been misspent. It’s not the kind of news you need when your budget is repeatedly being bludgeoned by [...]
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Visits to small high schools in San Diego

By Roger Phillips | Published: November 15, 2009 | Comments closed
After sitting in a conference room for about six hours last Sunday at the beginning of a conference for journalists about small high schools in San Diego, we hit the road Monday and Tuesday to visit three schools. Following are some details, anecdotes, photos and videos. KEARNY HIGH, San Diego Unified This school is in its eighth [...]
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Odds and ends from a small schools conference

By Roger Phillips | Published: November 12, 2009 | Comments closed
Small schools and high school reform were on the agenda Sunday through Tuesday at a conference in San Diego hosted by the Education Writers Association. Fifteen reporters and bloggers from around the United States, plus one from Canada, attended the conference, where a wide range of educators spoke on different aspects of small school reform. [...]
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