Jakob McWhinney

San Diego

Education Reporter at Voice of San Diego

Recovering musician. Education Reporter @voiceofsandiego. @SDCityTimes alum.̸̛̩̦̝̗̬̣̩̥̤̖͉͎̤̺͐́̈́̉̍̈́̃̿̔͗͒̍̀̐͆͆̍͆͂̈́̉̉̓̃̐̽̀̎͂́͛̉͛̊͛̓͑͌͆̈́̚̚͝͠͠ ➡️ [email protected]

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Articles

The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified May Get $36 Million More for PrimeTime

2 days ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jakob McWhinney

For years, districts like San Diego Unified have struggled to provide before- and after-school care to all the families who need it. But the latest state budget may inject tens of millions of dollars into programs like San Diego Unified’s PrimeTime. That could allow districts to slash the long waitlists that have stymied working parents for years. The state of play: School schedules are pretty wonky.
The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified May Get $36 Million More for PrimeTime

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Jakob McWhinney

10 hours agoAs Donald Trump‘s alarming abuse of power has spread across every aspect of the government, we’ve watched many of the powerful institutions that we expected would resist, if only to preserve their own prerogatives, fail spectacularly. The leading example is the Republican Congress, which has …
Song of the Week: 'Sheep City'

3 days ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jakob McWhinney

I try pretty hard not to repeat artists for â€śSong of the Week,â€ť at least not very often. So, when I saw San Diego garage punks extraordinaire The Sess was playing a show on Friday I did a quick search to see just how many times Iâ€™ve included the band on the weekly segment. It turns out I never have. Thatâ€™s absolutely shocking to me, because The Sess is one of my all-time favorite local bands.
Song of the Week: 'Sheep City'

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Jakob McWhinney

5 hours agoSexcam industry recruited us while we were schoolgirls, say modelsOne afternoon, as Isabella left school for the day, someone thrust a leaflet into her hand. "Do you want to make money with your beauty?" it asked. She says a studio looking for models seemed to be targeting teenage pupils in her area in Bogotá, Colombia's capital.
San Diego Unified Has a New (Permanent) Superintendent

1 week ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jakob McWhinney

San Diego Unified’s board voted unanimously on Wednesday to appoint Interim Superintendent Fabiola Bagula to a permanent role. This marks the district’s third home-grown superintendent. San Diego Unified’s board voted unanimously on Wednesday afternoon to give former-Interim Superintendent Fabiola Bagula a new title: Superintendent.
Song of the Week: 'Ultimate Love'

1 week ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jakob McWhinney

Omo Cloud, â€śUltimate Loveâ€ť: If the latest single from Omo Cloudâ€™s forthcoming debut album is any indication, weâ€™re in for a real doozy. Itâ€™s a lavish and swooning piece that demonstrates songwriter Cole De La Islaâ€™s unique ability to craft music and lyrics that feel both accessible and risky. And while musically, the immaculately crafted tune leaps from your speakers, like most of Omo Cloudâ€™s work, itâ€™s De La Islaâ€™s voice that steals the show.
Central Elementary Safe Parking Is Back from the Dead and Cheaper than Ever

2 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jakob McWhinney |Lisa Halverstadt

On Tuesday, San Diego’s City Council approved a budget that walked back many of the significant cuts in Mayor Todd Gloria’s budget. They also added some items of their own. One of those additions was allocating $250,000 for a long talked about safe sleeping site for families with children at San Diego Unified’s now-vacant Central Elementary.
The Learning Curve: ICE Arrest in Oceanside Highlights Impact of Immigration Crackdown

2 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jakob McWhinney

On an overcast Tuesday morning, a mother and father dropped their child off at Laurel Elementary in Oceanside. As the couple returned home, a pair of SUVs with tinted windows pulled them over at the corner of Olive Street and San Diego Street, less than half a mile from their child’s school. When the couple’s child got out of school that afternoon, their father wasn’t there to pick them up.
San Diego Unified quietly watered down its graduation requirements

2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Jakob McWhinney

In 2011, San Diego Unified officials voted to do something big: They made it harder to graduate high school. That may strike many as odd. After all, people often evaluate school districts by graduation rates. Enhancing graduation standards could negatively impact that metric. But too many kids were graduating without achieving the minimum requirements to go on to college.
San Diego Unified Demands Albert Einstein Academies Fix ‘Violations of Charter’

2 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Jakob McWhinney

San Diego Unified officials last month notified Albert Einstein Academies, a local charter school, that the school is violating multiple elements of its charter. The move comes after months of protest from parents of students attending Einstein. At the root of their frustration is the sense that the school had misled parents about its programming. Since its founding, Einstein has advertised having a 50/50 German immersion program.