Op-ed: Why did outsiders spend $123K to buy the Carlsbad school board?
Everyone detests special interest groups trying to influence elections. Whether it’s oil companies, real estate developers or data centers, no one wants to elect someone...
Carlsbad Unified School District
Opinion: School board campaign attacks drown out classroom priorities
Yesterday, I was made aware of a hateful and hurtful smear attack made against me in a campaign mailer. The attack was deeply personal, so...
Carlsbad Unified adopts new e-bike policy
CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Unified School District adopted new policies for bicycles and e-bikes that align with the city’s broader goals for those modes of...
Carlsbad mom demands justice in park fight: ‘Keep n-word out of students’ mouths’
CARLSBAD — A Carlsbad mother says a widely circulated video showing her daughter being surrounded, taunted with racist language and ultimately assaulted by a group...
Why small schools feel safer for parents: The comfort for coastal communities
Across coastal North County communities like Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Carlsbad, many parents are drawn to small schools for their sense of safety...
Opinion: In Carlsbad Unified, ‘F’ is for ‘F*CK ICE’
On Wednesday afternoon, bizarre stories began emerging all over Carlsbad. Kids being picked up by their parents at Calavera Hills School, a K-8 campus in...
Carlsbad Unified school board debates AI in classrooms
CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Unified School District is working to address how artificial intelligence should be used in academic settings. The school board approved a...
Op-Ed: Proposed labor deal will hurt Carlsbad students, taxpayers
As a co-chair of Friends of Carlsbad Schools, the committee behind the successful campaign for the $265 million Measure HH bond initiative, I am sounding...
Sage Creek High School to offer ethnic studies elective this fall
CARLSBAD — Sage Creek High School will offer a new ethnic studies elective course starting this fall, with approximately three dozen students already enrolled in...
Carlsbad Unified OKs budget as tensions flare over board president
CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Unified School District board narrowly approved a $172.8 million budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year following weeks of internal conflict and...
Election Q&A with Carlsbad Unified School District candidates
CARLSBAD — In an effort to help voters learn more about candidates ahead of the November election, The Coast News asked the four candidates running...