Jakob McWhinney, Author at Voice of San Diego

While the degree of correlation between a family’s income level and children’s performance in school has long been known, there’s been frustratingly little progress toward evening the playing field.

Author Archives: Jakob McWhinney

Poverty and Education are Inextricably Linked

San Diego Unified’s Chronic Absenteeism Crisis Is at its Worst in Lower Grades

The Learning Curve: Understanding a Chronic Absenteeism Crisis

Of the 15 San Diego Unified Schools with the Most Chronic Absenteeism, 14 Are South of I-8

The Learning Curve: What the Latest School Data Doesn’t Tell Us About Teachers

‘Unprecedented’ Losses: The Grim Test Scores Post- Pandemic

Pérdidas “sin precedentes”: los tristes resultados de las pruebas post pandemia

UC Student Workers Got a New Contract — But with a Big Sticking Point

A Court Found a Teacher Touched a Girl Inappropriately. He Ended Up Back in a Classroom

Multiple CSU San Marcos’ Citizen Councilmembers Resign Over Building Name Removal