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Four San Diego County educational programs two from the Poway Unified School District have been named winners of the 18th annual Innovation in Education Awards, presented by the Classroom of the Future Foundation.
The awards honor programs that motivate K-12 students to learn and increase student achievement. Educators apply for Innovation Grants in four categories, and a panel of leaders in the business and education communities makes the selections. This year’s winners are:
Achieve Award ($5,000 grant): An innovative program that is able to measure results or achievements that drive student learning. Winner is the
CyberAegis Team of the Poway Unified School District. The program inspires students to pursue careers in cybersecurity and trains students to compete in and win county, state, and national cybersecurity competitions.
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NOTE: City councils and school boards have begun to reopen their meeting spaces to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public participation is still possible by phone links to the meetings, livestreaming meetings and/or emailing comments. Visit each agency’s website for details, usually found under “Meetings” or “Agendas.”
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The Carlsbad City Council will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday to give final approval to a request for tax relief for Taylor Made Golf Company and Callaway Golf Company. The council will also discuss ways to form an independent redistricting commission. An amendment will be considered to reconfigure Open Space zoning boundaries on the West Oaks property to accommodate emergency access and preserve habitat areas southwest of Palomar Airport Road and Palomar Oaks Way. The council will continue to address its goal work plans; will discuss COVID-19 economic recovery actions; and will hear a presentation by the Palomar Airport Advi
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The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation gave $116,396 in grants to six local nonprofit programs aimed at helping the community in its COVID-19 relief efforts on the road to recovery from the pandemic.
The programs range from providing food to community members in need and helping low-income and homeless folks to offering summer child care to help children catch up in learning before returning to school. The grants ranged from $10,000 to $30,000.
A $10,000 grant went to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce for its Restaurant Recovery Program, called Gift Carlsbad, which provides economic stimulus to restaurants that have been hurt by the pandemic.
The Women’s Resource Center received $15,000 for its Emergency Services COVID Relief program to help Carlsbad community members who need food and face domestic violence and financial insecurity.
UpdatedThu, Apr 29, 2021 at 11:19 am PT
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More than 100 California high schools were ranked top schools by U.S. News and World Report. (Shutterstock)
CALIFORNIA Thousands of public California high schools have been ranked by U.S. News and World Report in the publication s latest analysis of upper school education in the United States, revealing the top schools across the state and beyond.
This year s Best High Schools list ranks more than 24,000 public high schools throughout the country.
Here s where the top 100 California schools ranked among others in the U.S.
(first number is ranking in California, second number is national ranking):
Updated on April 28, 2021 at 5:48 am
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The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation, an affiliate of The San Diego Foundation, announced Tuesday that it has awarded $116,396 to six nonprofit programs supporting COVID-19 pandemic recovery for Carlsbad residents, including food security, homelessness, education and child care. The Carlsbad community has a long road to recovery from the effects of the ongoing pandemic, and we re proud to assist in the recovery efforts through these grants, said Justin Peek, CCF board chair. Especially now, it is important that we come together to bring back the vibrant community we all know and love.
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