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Federal cuts raise concerns among area school districts and programs

Owen Pratt June 5, 2025
San Diego County school districts, including in North County, are grappling with cuts to education that are putting immigrant students in peril. In May, the federal Office of Budget and Management published its 2026 Skinny Budget Report. The 46-page document calls for eliminating $890 million from English Language Acquisition and $428 million from Migrant Education.
MiraCosta College’s Class of 2025 celebrates graduation at the Oceanside campus on May 23. (MiraCosta College photo)

MiraCosta College celebrates graduates meeting success in challenging times

News Release June 2, 2025
MiraCosta College celebrated its 2025 Commencement on May 23, honoring 1,678 graduation applicants whose personal journeys and academic accomplishments exemplify the college’s mission of transforming lives and communities through education.
Pacific Trails Middle School physical education teacher Tyler Kuehl (center, yellow shirt) stands with members of the San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees and other officials in May. (Courtesy photo)

Pacific Trails PE teacher earns statewide educator award

News Release May 31, 2025
Pacific Trails Middle School physical education teacher Tyler Kuehl has been named the 2025 Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the California Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the San Dieguito Union High School District announced May 29.
Leucadia Wastewater District board members April 9 join teachers and students who presented on projects funded by the district’s Teacher Grant Program. From left, Elaine Sullivan, board member; June Honsberger, La Costa Canyon High School teacher; Robert Pacilio, board member; Sarah McEntee and Madisyn Parady, La Costa Canyon High School students; Alyson Thile, La Costa Canyon High School teacher; Carrie Wilson Herndon, Encinitas Union School District Farm Lab; Nancy Jois, Capril Elementary School teacher; Capri kindergartener Mila and friends; Matthew S. Brown, board member. (Photo courtesy of Rising Tide Partners)

Teachers, students share successes of Leucadia Wastewater District grants

News Release April 30, 2025
From kindergartners to teenagers, local students lined up before the Leucadia Wastewater District Board of Directors on April 9 to show what the district’s Teacher Grant Program has meant for them and their schools.
Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez has her vehicle inspected by automotive students at UEI College in Oceanside during its Community Car Care event in 2024. (Courtesy photo)

UEI College Oceanside recognized for community service efforts

OsideNews April 7, 2025
UEI College in Oceanside is a third-place recipient of the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools' 2025 Excellence in Community Service Award, the vocational and trade school announced April 7.
Education. (Photo by NeONBRAND via Unsplash)

Carlsbad schools foundation fundraiser set for May 17

News Release March 31, 2025
The Carlsbad Educational Foundation’s fourth annual Gala to Benefit Students is set for May 17 at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa.
Encinitas, California. (Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

ENCINITAS: San Dieguito students perform ‘Little Mermaid’ in April

North Coast Current March 28, 2025
San Dieguito High School Academy drama students perform Disney's "The Little Mermaid" April 17-19 and 24-26 at 7 p.m., April 19 at 2 p.m. and April 23 at 4 p.m. in Encinitas. A sneak peek dinner-and-show fundraiser is also set for April 16 at 5:30 p.m.
Oceanside city sign. (Photo by albertc111, iStock Getty Images)

Oceanside relaunches Youth Commission, seeks applicants

OsideNews March 19, 2025
Oceanside’s Youth Commission is running again, and the call is out for community teens to sit on the panel, the city announced March 18.
Byran Marcus, San Dieguito Union High School District’s Associate Superintendent of Educational Services, has been named 2025 administrator of the year by the Association of California School Administrators’ Region 18 office. (SDUHSD photo)

San Dieguito district administrator is state association honor recipient

North Coast Current February 10, 2025
A San Dieguito Union High School District associate superintendent has received accolades from the Association of California School Administrators for his work in educational services, the district announced Feb. 10.
MiraCosta College's Oceanside campus. (Photo courtesy: MiraCosta College)

MiraCosta College receives $116K Prebys grant for student wellness

News Release February 3, 2025
MiraCosta College has received a grant from The Prebys Foundation to set up a project to enhance the mental health and wellness of formerly incarcerated and marginalized students through hands-on outdoor experiences.
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Encinitas school district seeks bond oversight panel members

North Coast Current January 29, 2025
The Encinitas Union School District has put a call out to community members within its boundaries to serve on its Measure Z Citizens‘ Bond Oversight Committee.
Movies. (Photo by Anika Mikkelson via Unsplash)

Encinitas school district Film Guild earns state education honor

News Release January 22, 2025
The Encinitas Union School District’s Film Guild Program was selected as a recipient of California’s leading educational honor, the Golden Bell Award, for its innovation as a Career and Technical Education program for elementary students, the district announced Jan. 21.
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