San Diego School Board 2008 Media & Press

Keep informed on the issues affecting our San Diego schools and the upcoming San Diego School Board election by reading the articles linked below.

May 7, 2008 | Teacher Layoffs Loom Large in School Board Election

When the state handed down a potential $80 million deficit to San Diego Unified School District, Mitz Lee voted in March to issue layoff warnings to nearly 1,000 teachers. Now, that decision could impact her own job security. Read more »

Donna Frye Endorses John Evans for School Board

Donna Frye writes, "As you know, I take my job to serve you and the City of San Diego very seriously.  We have fought many battles together and will continue to fight for what is best for all our citizens..." Read more »

Q & A with John Evans

Our economy suffers when a large portion of our students graduate without 21st century literacy.  Our democracy suffers when our students do not learn to be critical thinkers, but rather robotic test-takers.  As Americans we believe in fairness, but the current achievement gap shows we have a long way to go in creating a level playing field. Read more »

Change on the San Diego School Board Now!

We need to protect our schools from looming budget cuts and layoffs. Read more »

Superintendent of Schools Carl Cohn announces his resignation

With Dr. Carl Cohn's early departure, 2008 is turning out to be the Year of Decision for the San Diego Unified School District. Not only will a new Superintendent be hired in 2008, but three of the five board seats are up for election this year. Voters need to pay close attention, so that they can get a board and an administration that will work together to have a good school in every neighborhood of San Diego. Read more »

No Child Left Behind identifies serious problems; does not always provide solutions

The testing under the No Child Left Behind program has highlighted serious underachievement in some of our schools. However, one consequence of the program can be a lowering of school performance due to the fact that many of the most motivated families will leave. If this continues, such schools could eventually be closed. This could result in the undermining of the concept of the neighborhood school. We need to have a good school in every neighborhood of San Diego if we really want to have the direct parent involvement that is so crucial for children's success. Read more »

Evans declares intent to run for School Board in August

John Lee Evans decided to step up to the plate 15 months before the election to give the San Diego community plenty of time for the discussion of what we want from our public schools. Read more »