School busses parked at Mountain Empire High School on March 5, 2025 in Pine Valley, Calif. / Ariana Drehsler for Voice of San Diego

This has been quite a week for our education reporter Jakob McWhinney.

San Diego Unified is officially banning cell phones. A school board president has decided not to run for a second term. And the biggest news: The Trump administration froze billions of dollars in education grants, which has some local districts scrambling.

This week on the show, McWhinney broke down just how much money is at stake for San Diego County school districts. Hint, it’s a lot.

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