Statement: “Although funding for San Diego’s schools has steadily increased, the students’ scores have not improved,” David King, president and CEO of San Diego Newsroom, wrote in a column published June 19.
Analysis: For more than a year, a coalition of philanthropists, parents, academics and business leaders have advocated for adding four appointed members to the San Diego Unified school board, which currently has five elected members. The coalition, San Diegans 4 Great Schools, says the current system of government is failing students at a great cost to taxpayers.
Fact Check: Test Scores at San Diego Schools
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