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By Will Huntsberry, Voice of San Diego, March 2, 2020 In San Diego, as with the rest of the country, poverty tracks closely with test scores. The social science is clear: Poorer children are not less bright. They lack the same opportunities as their more affluent peers to gain cognitive skills from the moment they are born. The most pressing question in education has always been whether schools can supercharge the learning process enough to compensate for these class inequities. At Edison...

Here's a great article about a grassroots effort in Teralta Park in City Heights started by Arturo and Gabby Soriano called Youth Empowerment.   Instead of dodging bullets on the street, they’re dodging paintball pellets in a park. Instead...