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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

The Pacific View Elementary School site in Encinitas, closed in 2003, is set to be auctioned by the Encinitas Union School District on March 25. (Photo by Scott Allison)

Pacific View school site auction goes on despite protests

Ellen Wright March 12, 2014

Residents gathered at the Encinitas Union School District Board of Trustees meeting March 11 to express their concern over the sale of the long-closed Pacific View Elementary School. The bluff-top property...

The original Encinitas schoolhouse, maintained by the Encinitas Historical Society, sits on the site of Pacific View Elementary School. The Encinitas Union School District plans to auction the long-closed Pacific View in March. (Photo by Scott Allison)

No surplus of debate in Pacific View school quandary: Opinions differ on state act as online campaign builds

Alex Groves February 27, 2014

The battle over an unoccupied Encinitas school site rages on as the Encinitas Union School District has set the property up for auction in March with a minimum bid of $9.5 million, sparking a grassroots...

Online effort launched to keep Pacific View property public

Online effort launched to keep Pacific View property public

North Coast Current February 14, 2014

An effort to keep the long-shuttered Pacific View Elementary School property in public hands debuted online Feb. 13. The website, www.savepacificview.org, was launched by Leucadia resident Scott Chatfield,...

Pacific View School, which closed in 2003 due to declining enrollment, sits at the corner of E and Third streets in Encinitas. (Photo by Scott Allison)

Pacific View options still murky for city of Encinitas

Jessica LaFontaine January 24, 2014

The Encinitas City Council discussed and voted on Jan. 15 to continue pursuing an ongoing topic – the purchase of the Pacific View School property currently owned by the Encinitas Union School District. The...

California is among 45 states to adopt national Common Core standards for primary and secondary education. (stock.xchng photo)

Getting to the Common Core: Local educators adopt new philosophy in learning

Paige Nelson October 24, 2013

STAR testing in California public schools is history, thanks to new legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 2. The bill eliminates the traditional standardized test and replaces it with a new,...

A program introducing yoga in Encinitas schools resulted in a lawsuit, which the Encinitas Union School District ultimately won. (North Coast Current photo illustration)

Yoga fight highlights ABCs of innovation: Area school officials weigh challenges of building programs

Paige Nelson August 16, 2013

In wrapping up a lawsuit that brought national media attention to Encinitas in recent months, Judge John Meyer of the San Diego Superior Court ruled yoga fit for public schools. Encinitas Union School...

POV: Strike a pose for hypocrisy

Roman S. Koenig December 12, 2012

Foes of yoga are in a twist over an innovative Encinitas Union School District program that brings the practice into the classroom as part of a physical fitness regimen. The foes of the program –...

A new mural by Bob Hord and the 101 Artists Colony has been installed at the Paul Ecke Central School garden. (Photo courtesy of Paul Ecke Central School)

School marks garden opening

North Coast Current August 18, 2012

Paul Ecke Central School celebrates the opening of its garden and new produce shed with the start of school Aug. 20, the Encinitas Unified School District announced. The garden is designed to be a hands-on...

Encinitas to host first arts fest

North Coast Current May 1, 2012

The city of Encinitas Commission for the Arts presents its first Encinitas Arts Festival on May 5. Running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center, the festival’s aim is...

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