 Recording project preserves the past
 ANGELA J. CESERE / Union-Tribune
Every family has a story to tell and so far more than 300 recordings have been created by county residents, including Josie (left) and Martha Dominguez, above, as part of "San Diego Stories," a digital collection of personal and historical narrations.
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Universities turn to Web to recruit new generation
Aug. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Gone are the days when universities courted prospective students solely through college fairs, direct mail campaigns and high school visits.
Today, Point Loma Nazarene University posts promotional videos on YouTube. Alliant International University is advertising on Facebook and preparing podcasts for iTunes. One department chair at National University is about to start blogging on at least a dozen social and business networking sites.
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Aug. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Universities turn to Web to recruit new generation: Gone are the days when universities courted prospective students solely through college fairs, direct mail campaigns and high school visits.
FEDERAL COURT, Aug. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Teacher sentenced to prison: A middle school teacher who taught music and history for a dozen years in Tierrasanta had downloaded thousands of pieces of child pornography before investigators identified him through an Internet payment system, prosecutors said.
LOS ANGELES, 12:23 a.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
At inner-city L.A. high, nearly 6 in 10 drop out: Amid the verdant lawn and leafy trees of the tidy Jefferson Senior High School campus, a police officer patrols the grounds and a sign warns that guns are illegal.
ENCINITAS, Aug. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)No restrictions found on deed; 'it was sort of an urban legend': Before closing in 2003, Pacific View Elementary School had been used as an educational campus for more than a century, but there is no requirement that the land remain a school.
WASHINGTON, 3:36 a.m. Aug. 18 (AP)
Back to school: Shaky economy hits kids: Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall. Children will walk farther to the bus stop, pay more for lunch, study from old textbooks and wear last year's clothes. Field trips? Forget about it.
3:01 a.m. Aug. 18 (AP)
Back to school: Education by the numbers: Statistics on U.S. schools. Numbers with an “(x)” are projections.
NORTH COUNTY, Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
MiraCosta may reject grand jury's suggestions: MiraCosta College trustees are considering telling the county grand jury that they don't need to implement most of the recommendations the jury made in its effort to make community colleges act more ethically.
Aug. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU drug cases ending with little fanfare:The buzz started with early-morning raids on apartments and fraternities around San Diego State University on May 6, then built as students were corralled into Cox Arena for questioning.
RANCHO BERNARDO, Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cheating scandal brings expulsion of 2 more students after hearings: At least two more Rancho Bernardo High School students implicated in a cheating scandal last spring have been expelled following disciplinary hearings, according to district documents and officials.
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN, Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Christian school to open satellite campus: Palomar Mountain will have its own school after all. A private Christian school plans to open a kindergarten through eighth grade school on the mountain, filling a void created this summer when the community's lone public school was closed because of budget problems.
Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Official puts stress on career education:Sweetwater Union High School District Superintendent Jesus Gandara has big plans for reinvigorating what used to be called vocational education.
CARLSBAD, Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
High school to postpone opening after endangered birds found: The discovery of two endangered birds on the site of a future high school in Carlsbad will delay the opening of the campus at least a year past the scheduled fall 2011 start date, officials said.
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State exam scores are up for local students: San Diego County students showed gains on the state's latest standardized academic exams, exceeding state averages in math, English and other subjects. But the rising bar of federal standards threatens to diminish those improvements.
CHULA VISTA, Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
3 college trustees boycott over Sandoval agenda item: A proposal to extend a Southwestern College vice president's job through January – which would qualify him for lifetime medical benefits – was rushed onto the board's agenda this week so quickly that the college president wasn't informed.
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-schools chief Cohn named to panel:Former San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Carl Cohn has been appointed to a national panel to advise U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings on updates to the No Child Left Behind law.
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Elections: North County School Boards :Wednesday was the final deadline for filing candidacy papers for school boards and other local races in the Nov. 4 election.
SANTA CRUZ, 8:35 p.m. Aug. 14 (AP)
UC Extension to close two programs: Facing growing decifit, UC Extension will close its Santa Cruz office and with it, two programs that will affect more than 2,000 students.
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Variety of candidates running in school races:Last week was the filing deadline for candidates running in the Nov. 4 election, except in races where an incumbent is not running.
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Land for development sold to SDSU:San Diego State University has taken steps to ensure that it retains control of land needed to a build a housing and retail development at the southern edge of campus.
POWAY, Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Two new principals announced: Two new elementary-school principals are on board in the Poway Unified School District, joining five others announced previously.
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
School spotlight: Sweetwater Union High School District:
Aug. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Student spotlight: Jesus Calles:
Aug. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Free emergency radios for schools go unused: Weather radios shipped free to public schools across the country in a post-9/11 safety push have been shunted aside to science classrooms or sit forgotten in closets at many San Diego County schools.
Aug. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Cohn joins panel advising education secretary: Former San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Carl Cohn has been appointed to a national panel to advise Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings on updates to the No Child Left Behind law.
Aug. 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Education leader gets civic honor: For more than 50 years San Diego civic leaders have chosen a “Mr. San Diego” – with a few rare exceptions. There was a “Mr. and Mrs. San Diego” in 1992, a “Ms. San Diego” in 1996 and a “Mrs. San Diego” in 1994 and 2002.
Aug. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Golf great leaves his mark on education: Professional golfer Phil Mickelson never set out to lead the charge for improving math and science instruction at the nation's public schools.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
S.D. Unified hopes hybrid high school hits expectations: The San Diego school district will open a hybrid high school in September in what would be the first in a string of nontraditional offerings designed to prevent students from dropping out while meeting growing demands for alternative education programs.
Aug. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Appeals court backs home schooling by noncredentialed parents:From Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to a home-schooling mom in National City, a court ruling yesterday reaffirming parents' right to educate their own children in California was greeted as a common-sense decision.
ENCINITAS, Aug. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
School expansion decision delayed: The Encinitas Planning Commission has postponed a decision on a proposed expansion of Sanderling Waldorf School in the Cardiff community.
Aug. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Electoral spotlight shines on 3 races:A San Marcos school board member has made a last-minute announcement she won't seek re-election, and a Poway councilman who has held his seat for 28 years is stepping down.
11:31 a.m. Aug. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Court backs off ruling that restricted home schooling: A state appellate court Friday morning backed off a never-enforced February ruling that severely restricted home schooling in California.
9:38 a.m. Aug. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Court backs off ruling that restricted home schooling: A state appellate court Friday morning backed off a ruling that severely restricted home schooling in California.
Aug. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
33 schools to get funds to increase enrichment:Federal grants going to 33 San Diego County high schools may have administrators asking a question students normally hear only from friends: What do you want to do after school?
FALLBROOK, Aug. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pulled editorial sparks protest: Margaret Dupes, who graduated from Fallbrook High School in June, wanted her last editorial in the student newspaper, the Tomahawk, to leave an impression.
CHULA VISTA, Aug. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Southwestern board puts bond on ballot: South County's November ballot will include a $389 million bond measure for new construction and repairs at Southwestern College.
Aug. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Q&A: Sweetwater assistant superintendent:Karen Janney is an assistant superintendent for the Sweetwater Union High School District. She is coordinating efforts to institute a common school year calendar for all South County public schools.
Aug. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Q&A: Joli Ann Leichtag Principal :Eric Forseth, 53, joined San Marcos Unified School District in 1986 as a teacher at Richland Elementary School. He became principal of that school and was most recently principal at Alvin Dunn Elementary School.
SPOKANE, Wash., 9:41 a.m. Aug. 6 (AP)
Wash. state diploma mill figure gets prison time: A man described as the chief financial operator of a diploma mill in Washington state has been sentenced to three years in prison.
7:09 a.m. Aug. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Encinitas district closes troubled TIP Academy: ENCINITAS: TIP Academy charter school, an experiment in accelerated education for about 280 children in Encinitas, was shut down last night by its sponsor, the Encinitas Union School District.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., 6:17 a.m. Aug. 6 (AP)Clinton honors 43 schools for anti-obesity efforts: Former President Clinton is honoring 43 schools for their anti-obesity efforts, including one that banished candy from its building and another that offers a student fitness club. 7:11 a.m. Aug. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
School district's trustees vote to put bond on ballot: ESCONDIDO: Months of apparent unanimity on a $98 million bond measure for the Escondido Union High School District ended last night with a 4-1 vote as one school board member said he couldn't embrace a tax that wouldn't expire until 2054.
MADISON, Wis., 9:10 a.m. Aug. 4 (AP)
Congress cuts off college aid for sex offenders: Some of the nation's worst sex offenders will no longer be eligible to receive generous educational financial aid packages while they are confined in treatment centers under a bill approved by Congress.
Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Digital textbooks new word in schools: An emerging alternative to the traditional college textbook may lighten students' backpacks and lessen the strain on their pocketbooks.
7:30 a.m. Aug. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Private university system adding a new institution: LA JOLLA: The National University system recently announced the addition of John F. Kennedy University as its newest affiliate, pending final approval by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
EAST COUNTY, Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Compromise ends impasse over bond: East County voters will decide in November on a $417 million bond measure for major high school projects.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)A second chance to fulfill dreams: When Ricki Younn didn't graduate high school in June, he thought he missed his chance to become the first in his family to earn a diploma.
COLLEGE AREA, Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Student volunteers to provide care to the poor: This week, San Diego State University, Monday the world – for Michael Boyajian and Austin Nebeker, anyway.
LAKESIDE, Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
A playground built by volunteers: There's more than strength in numbers. There's also speed. About 250 people in Lakeside proved that Thursday when they built the city's newest playground in less than a day.
Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Court sides with dismissed school administrator: An appellate court this week ruled in favor of David Agosto, a former Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District administrator who is challenging his dismissal, which happened while he was on medical leave.
Aug. 2 U-T SACRAMENTO BUREAU
Charter schools get technology grant: Robotics and other science and technology studies are coming to Escondido Charter High School and its affiliate, Heritage K-8 Charter School, in a big way after the school received more than $100,000 in grant funding.
Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Charter school picks director for program: SAN MARCOS: Bayshore Prep, a charter school with an office on Rancho Santa Fe Road, has hired an executive director to run its 240-student independent-study program.
ESCONDIDO, Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Q&A: Jennifer Walters: Jennifer Walters is in her third year as Escondido Union school superintendent after five years as deputy superintendent of education services.
Aug. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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Aug. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Getting students back on track: OCEANSIDE – By his sophomore year, it was apparent that Carlsbad High School wasn't working out for Chad Weatherford.
Aug. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
College district votes against ethics proposals: The San Diego Community College District's board yesterday voted unanimously to reject every recommendation from a county grand jury looking to make local community college districts more ethical.
Aug. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)High school board supports gay marriage ban: The Grossmont Union High School District went on record yesterday supporting a November initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in California. Aug. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Relationship at college scrutinized: CHULA VISTA – A legal opinion for Southwestern College states that a trustee dating a high-level administrator could create a public image problem but one that could be “negated to some degree” if the trustee recused herself from voting on issues affecting the administrator. Aug. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Iraqi ready for a new challenge: college: MISSION VALLEY – Fadi Shaya was playing catch-up from the day he arrived in California five years ago. He entered eighth grade in El Cajon speaking no English and with almost no formal schooling of any kind.
WASHINGTON, 12:31 p.m. July 31 (AP)
Congress aims to make college costs less costly: The House moved Thursday to make college costs more transparent, and possibly more affordable, in passing the first major overhaul in a decade of the federal higher education act.
July 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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TRENTON, N.J., 7:16 a.m. July 30 (AP)
Feds: No risk to children from synthetic fields: A federal agency says young children aren't at risk for lead exposure from synthetic athletic fields.
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