A story we published is getting a lot of buzz this week.
For six years, we’ve compiled and analyzed school data to help San Diego families make the best choice for their children. We do this in partnership with UC San Diego Extended Studies Center for Research and Evaluation. You can find all the data and other helpful articles in our, “A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools.”
We have articles on after-school care and other programs. We also have school performance data for more than 700 schools in San Diego. But one very important metric in the guide is our income vs. test score figure.
Here’s how it works: We take the percentage of students at each school who qualify for free and reduced-price meals to project how we’d expect a school to score on state tests. We used the number of students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals because that’s the best indication available of a school’s community poverty level. From there, we bring in the school’s test scores to determine where they stand within that projection. Schools with scores of “0” are performing exactly as well their poverty level would indicate, while schools with scores above “0” are doing better and schools with negative scores are doing worse.
Our education reporter Jakob McWhinney explains in a new piece why this metric is special. His story, and our metric, are getting national attention.
Here’s what they are saying: “This is such a smart way to move the conversation forward… honoring the fact that poverty matters, but reminding all of us that poverty is not a learning disability. Some schools are developing readers with success regardless of demographics. Let’s find them & learn from them,” one person said on X.
Read more about the metric here. McWhinney also put together a sort of guide to the guide. He summarizes all that the guide has to offer families. Read about our guide here.
On the note of celebrating success: McWhinney is working on an new monthly column that will examine the biggest issues in education — and how San Diego educators are adapting to approach them. It’s going to be very good. I’ll share more deets later, but wanted to give you a little bit of chisme. 😉
The Other Buzz
OK, we also stirred up buzz with another story. This time it had to do with the mayor’s office. Grab some cafecito and let me catch you up.
After the devastating Jan. 22 storm, our reporters spent days with flood survivors. MacKenzie Elmer wrote about a local man who helped unclog a drain. She also followed up on the city’s claims that they could not clear canals in advance. Juan Estrada covered a protest held by the flood survivors who demanded answers. Lisa Halverstadt uncovered that although residents asked the city to clean a canal by their homes, the city determined it was low priority.
Our Will Huntsberry reported that more than 1,000 people were displaced — and that was likely an undercount. He also spent hours and days talking to flood survivors.
In doing that, he found that something was growing among them: distrust.
Huntsberry reported that although the flood waters had receded, a crisis of trust was ripping through the streets. Some residents felt local government had not done enough to prevent the disaster or aid residents during and after the storm.
This graph in his story really hit me: “As [Anna Ramirez] made these trips back and forth, different neighbors kept calling for help. A pregnant woman’s belly was fully submerged. Someone else held a baby up above their head. Ramirez helped multiple people back to safety. Her and another neighbor pulled one person out of their window, because the doors wouldn’t open.”
After our story published, the mayor’s team felt there was crucial context missing. They provided us some stats and responses to the piece. You can read that here.
More Chisme to Start Your Week
- I moderated a mayoral candidate debate for the Community Budget Alliance on Saturday. Here’s a recording of the debate.
- The San Diego Water Authority is exploring selling some of its de-salter water to Orange County. It’s an interesting pursuit, and MacKenzie Elmer has all you need to know about why they want to move forward and what it means for the region. Read that story here.
- In her latest Sacramento Report, Deborah Brennan reports that there’s a fight brewing with a bill proposed by Assemblymember David Alvarez and the Port of San Diego. Read that here.
- ICYMI: Lisa Halverstadt has that 101 on Proposition 1. She explains what it could mean for San Diego County. Read the explainer here.
- And a San Diego Unified school board member on teacher layoffs: they are coming. Read more here.
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