
Excellence and Justice in Education Academies had a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for its new, $20 million, state-of-the-art middle school building at 851 S. Johnson Avenue in El Cajon.
“This is much more than just groundbreaking for a new school,” said Janet Vasquez, Executive Director of EJEA. “This is the beginning of a new path to better futures through equity in education for thousands of current and future EJEA families.”
Funded in part by a $9.1 million grant from the state of California, the new, two-story middle school will replace the school’s outdated, unrenovated, and crowded facilities that were built in the 1940s. Designed by award-winning architects, this energy- and the water-efficient building will feature a specialized 1,500 square-foot…