 No shortage of housing at SDSU
 LAURA EMBRY / Union-Tribune
San Diego State freshman Danielle Pavlecic prepared flash cards for her Chemistry 100 class in her dorm room at Chapultepec Hall on campus. A month into the new school year, demand for dorm rooms has dwindled. There are 250 vacancies in university-managed housing, which is at 93 percent capacity.
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High school district taps institute on ethics
Character education program gets started
EAST COUNTY, Oct. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
East County's largest school district has introduced a character education program that aims to reduce cheating and other bad conduct by promoting ethical behavior.
“What you allow, you encourage,” said ethics expert Michael Josephson, who is working with the Grossmont Union High School District on the Character Counts program. “It's about helping kids form better values, make better choices.”
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LOS ANGELES, 10:45 a.m. Oct. 6 (AP)200 USC students sickened by stomach virus: The number of students sickened by a contagious gastrointestinal virus at the University of Southern California has grown to about 200.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., 12:23 a.m. Oct. 6 (AP)
Despite costs, healthy school lunches on the menu: The buffet offers a variety of pizzas, with whole wheat crust, organic toppings and hormone-free cheese. The salad bar includes some greens and vegetables grown without pesticides in a nearby garden.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Challenges, controversy stir real interest in races: Campaigns for community college board elections aren't known for getting the pulse racing. They usually draw about as much excitement as water district races.
Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Virtual high school may 'open' next month: SAN DIEGO – A virtual high school will open in San Diego this year to serve a growing number of students who want to get their education online and off campus.
IMPERIAL BEACH, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Prop. X would give schools repair funds: Campuses in the South Bay Union School District have an image problem. They don't look like they're crumbling at a time when voters have to decide whether to pay more taxes to fix them.
Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Parent, two incumbents squaring off over two positions: San Dieguito Union High School District is one of the highest performing in the state, but the next school board will be focusing on several areas of improvement.
NORTH COUNTY, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trustees pose questions on La Costa land proposal: NORTH COUNTY – San Dieguito Union High School District trustees have gotten their first look at a proposal from La Costa Valley residents to restrict how the district uses vacant land off Calle Barcelona.
ESCONDIDO, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Candidates offer their vision for education in San Pasqual: The San Pasqual Union School District is a single-campus district serving about 550 kindergarten through eighth-grade students and 30 preschoolers.
Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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SAN DIEGO, 10:16 a.m. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
S.D. Unified to launch virtual high school: A virtual high school will open in San Diego this year to serve a growing number of students who want to get their education online and off campus.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Maric College is now named Kaplan College: Kaplan Higher Education has renamed all 11 of its Maric College campuses Kaplan College, including its San Diego and Vista campuses. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Coolidge Trust grants big endowment to UCSD: LA JOLLA: The University of California San Diego has received an endowment of more than $500,000 to support learning opportunities for seniors.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., 10:04 a.m. Oct. 2 (AP)
Colleges scramble as investment fund is frozen: An investment fund that serves about 1,000 colleges and private schools partially froze withdrawals this week amid the credit crunch, forcing colleges to develop new plans to pay bills.
Oct. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Enrollment increases at schools again: San Diego public schools have seen a modest bump in student enrollment for the second straight year, breaking a downward trend that has plagued other large urban districts in California.
Oct. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State money to help four districts raise test scores: The California Department of Education has announced that it will distribute $1.5 million among four local school districts to be spent on reforms at campuses with low test scores.
Oct. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
S.D. Unified pushes Prop. S for fix-it funding: A decade ago, the Padres were on their way to the World Series, home prices were skyrocketing and Proposition MM was a household name – thanks to unprecedented cooperation among teachers, parents, business leaders and a newly hired superintendent.
Oct. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
3 districts put bond measures to voters:Three East County school districts are asking voters in their areas to support bond measures that would raise property taxes but upgrade school facilities for decades to come.
Oct. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
College hires firms to probe complaints: SAN MARCOS:
Palomar College has hired two legal firms to conduct fact-finding investigations of employment-related complaints.
SAN DIEGO, 7:22 p.m. Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Area's public schools enjoy bump in enrollment: San Diego public schools have seen a modest bump in student enrollment for the second straight year, breaking a downward trend that has plagued other large urban districts in California.
Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
UCSD still an economic generator: UC San Diego remains an economic powerhouse in San Diego and beyond, even as other parts of the economy weather hard times, according to a study released by the university yesterday.
10:00 a.m. Oct. 1 (AP)
Campaigns differ on how to help with college costs: The price of college continues to surge, and financial aid isn't keeping up. The Wall Street meltdown has hammered the stock market and college savings. And a college degree is ever more essential for finding a good job.
SAN DIEGO, 10:25 a.m. Oct. 1 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)S.D. school enrollment rises by 705 students: Enrollment in the San Diego Unified School District is up by 705 students this fall, totaling 132,814 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, it was announced Wednesday. Enrollment grew for a second year in a row, despite predictions the district would lose about 500 students this school year, according to the SDUSD.
LA JOLLA, Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Scientists worldwide teaming up for project: A $30 million grant announced yesterday enables The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla to create the world's only center dedicated to the “neutralizing antibody” approach, a promising way to develop an AIDS vaccine. The five-year, 60-member project is funded by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, a large philanthropy in New York.
Sept. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Devotion to students (not just hers) pays off: OTAY MESA – Patty Blome reaches out to students at San Ysidro High whether they are in her class or not.
SAN DIEGO, Sep. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Two seats open in district faced with cash crunch: Coping with insufficient state funding and managing bond money wisely are among the dominant topics in the San Diego Community College District board race.
POWAY, Sep. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pair of incumbents face 3 rivals for school board: POWAY
– Already years ahead of the state's main goal for academic performance, the Poway Unified School District doesn't seem complacent with its success.
VISTA, Sep. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Six candidates agree that English learning is priority: VISTA
– The Vista school district, where six candidates are competing for three seats on the school board, has made gains in academic achievement but still faces big challenges.
CHULA VISTA, Sep. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Association honors Southwestern journalism professor: CHULA VISTA – Southwestern College journalism professor Max Branscomb received this year's lifetime achievement award from the San Diego chapter of the California Chicano News Media Association.
Sept. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
School board race draws 7 candidates running for 2 seats: RAMONA – Seven candidates are competing for two seats on the Ramona school board. Bob Hailey and Chris Smith, the two incumbents whose terms are up, are not seeking re-election.
Sept. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Academic practices at Preuss questioned: More than nine months after an audit found extensive grade tampering at the nationally acclaimed Preuss School on the UCSD campus, a new report raises questions about some of its academic practices.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., 1:42 a.m. Sept. 25 (AP)
University of Ill. virtual campus flounders: An $8.9 million online campus launched by the University of Illinois nine months ago has had disappointing enrollment and fewer course offerings than expected, but the man who created it isn't giving up.
SAN DIEGO, Sep. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
District all but severs ties to back-to-school conference: SAN DIEGO – The San Diego school district has all but severed its ties to a high-profile community education conference that for 11 years has offered workshops, health screenings and supplies to parents and children – the only event of its kind in the city.
NORTH COUNTY, Sept. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Ex-MiraCosta president's $1.6 million settlement is found legal in court: A Superior Court judge has ruled that there was nothing illegal about the $1.6 million settlement bestowed upon former MiraCosta College President Victoria Muñoz Richart.
Sep. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Alex Kajitani: Mission Middle School, Escondido:The first time Alex Kajitani performed rap for his math class, he thought he failed miserably. Kajitani wanted to convey a lesson on adding and subtracting decimals in a clever way the students would remember. Instead, he “got completely laughed at” with his song about “The Itty-Bitty Dot.”
VALLEY CENTER, Sep. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Bill Kvitli, Valley Center Primary School: VALLEY CENTER – Bill Kvitli makes learning fun for his students with his praises and smiles, but he also knows when it's time for discipline. Yesterday, his second-graders at Valley Center Primary School bounced in their seats and shot up their arms to answer reading questions.
CHULA VISTA, Sep. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Five in running for 2 seats on Southwestern's board:CHULA VISTA – Five candidates are running for two seats on the board of Southwestern College, which has had four presidents in a little more than two years and lost all four of its vice presidents in the past 14 months.
Sep. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
2 incumbents, 3 challengers face off in Grossmont races:Control of Grossmont Union High School District's governing board is at stake in the Nov. 4 election. Priscilla Schreiber and Larry Urdahl are seeking re-election. The challengers are Gary Woods, Meg Jedynak and Carroll Boone, all first-time candidates.
Sept. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)UCSD Extension reports record 22,616 enrollment: SAN DIEGO: At least one local institution appears to be benefiting from the sagging economy. SAN DIEGO, 8:57 p.m. Sept. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
More questions about Preuss academic practices: More than nine months after an audit found extensive grade tampering at the nationally acclaimed Preuss School on the UC San Diego campus, a new report raises questions about some of its academic practices.
WASHINGTON, 7:00 a.m. Sept. 24 (AP)
Flu shot season begins with ample supply coming: Far too few Americans get their flu shots each winter, the government is warning as it calls for a record number to line up for inoculations this year – including 30 million more school-age children.
SAN DIEGO, 11:55 a.m. Sept. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDUSD budgets for own back-to-school conferences: The San Diego school district has all but severed its ties to a high-profile community education conference that for 11 years has offered workshops, health screenings and supplies to parents and children – the only event of its kind on the city.
NEWTON, N.J., 5:44 a.m. Sept. 24 (AP)NJ farm flings pumpkins with giant catapult: One New Jersey farm has a special attraction to go with the season's hay rides and corn mazes: giant pumpkin catapult. WASHINGTON, 8:33 a.m. Sept. 24 (AP)
First lady hosts her final National Book Festival: After leaving the White House, the nation's “reader in chief,” Laura Bush, plans to continue promoting literacy through the United Nations and the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas.
Sept. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Siblings among students being welcomed at UCSD: LA JOLLA – Four Mira Mesa siblings who were home-schooled together are among the estimated record 28,561 students who began arriving at UC San Diego yesterday for the fall quarter.
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