SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) continues to enroll more qualified individuals in the food stamp program thanks to a new partnership with San Diego State University and California State University-San Marcos. Thrive San Diego is a new initiative through which college students screen low-income families for food stamps [...]

SAN MARCOS–(PRNewswire)–International Education Corporation (IEC), a leading national provider of career education and operator of UEI College, has opened its newest California campus in San Marcos at 2085 Montiel Road. This new branch will serve as the 11th UEI College campus in Southern California and will support and serve the education needs of the local [...]

LA MESA–KAST, (Kids and Seniors Together) is looking for a few good volunteers. Jointly sponsored by the City of La Mesa and La Mesa Spring Valley School District, KAST is an intergenerational after-school program that matches mature adults with second through-fourth-grade students. It is designed to provide senior adults an opportunity to share their talents, [...]

LA JOLLA–More than a dozen teams from regional high schools will converge upon UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography on March 6 to prove they know the most about the coast during the 13th annual La Jolla Surf Bowl. Part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), this one-day regional ocean science competition will [...]

SAN DIEGO–Ten schools in the San Diego Unified School District have been honored with Title I Academic Achievement Award for 2010. The schools are: schools of Digital Media and Design and International Business at the Kearny High Educational Complex; elementary schools Crown Point, Florence, Jones, Mason, Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach; and charters Preuss School [...]

SAN DIEGO–The Children’s Initiative, in partnership with the County Board of Supervisors, announced the release of the 2009 San Diego County Report Card on Children and Families, which tracks progress on 26 key indicators of children’s well-being, including measures of health, education, and safety. The Report Card represents two years of work and study from [...]

SAN DIEGO–How are parents, students and educators coping with anticipated budget shortfalls and what effect will the shortfalls have on the quality of K-12 education in San Diego? Join San Diego Unified School Board President Richard Barrera; San Diego Community College District Trustee Peter Zschiesche and others for this important discussion. The event begins at [...]

EL CAJON–The City of El Cajon Teen Coalition presents a “Youth of the Year” award to recognize youth who go above and beyond in serving their community, either through their leadership abilities and/or their quality or level of community service in El Cajon. Two youths will be awarded each year: One youth currently at the [...]

EL CAJON–Martin Atkins could be the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavors spanning across genres, borders and industries. For over three decades, Martin has been at the cutting edge of where the entertainment industry is and where it’s headed. Atkins will be giving a Tour:Smart seminar on February 10 at Cuyamaca Community College [...]

LA JOLLA–The Holocaust Living History Workshop, sponsored by the UC San Diego Libraries and the Judaic Studies Program, will host four presentations during winter quarter by local Holocaust survivors. The Holocaust Living History Workshop is an educational outreach program designed to preserve the memory of victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Four San Diego-based survivors [...]