SDAWP, UC San Diego Teaching + Learning Commons Team up to Support College-level Writing Preparation

Professors across the nation cite problems with students’ preparation for college-level writing as central to students’ struggles to attain degrees in a timely manner. So how can supporters help high school students get fully prepared for the writing demands of college? In a new College-Ready Writers Preparation Program, the San Diego Area Writing Project (SDAWP)…

Success of Gompers Preparatory Academy hits the news

A UCSD/CREATE partner school, Gompers Preparatory Academy, recently received media attention for its gains in student achievement and its success-oriented school culture. Watch the news clip here: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Community-Successfully-Rebuilds-Troubled-School-130700733.html Gompers recently celebrated what administrators noted was “the largest API gain of any middle or high school in San Diego Unified,” meeting all of its state API…