San Diego School Board

The San Diego school board has sent a letter of apology to folk singer Pete Seeger for the actions of school officials in 1960 who tried to cancel his concert at a local campus because he refused to sign a pledge against communism. After the ACLU went to court to defend Seeger, the concert at Hoover High School went on as scheduled. A current school trustee said she decided the board should send a letter to the 89-year-old Seeger after seeing him perform as part of the inaugural festivities for President Obama.

Linda Vista Elementary School in San Diego will receive $550,555 as one of 15 schools in eight states awarded major grants by the RJR Nabisco Foundation to help improve education in America. The San Diego school board invited Linda Vista teachers to make a presentation to trustees later this month on their plans to spend the money, which is the largest private grant to a single school in the district's history.