An El Cajon charter school – Excellence and Justice in Education Academies – a Spanish language immersion program has started construction of a $20 million middle school.
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Paid for by state grants and loans, the project will replace classrooms that were outdated, run-down and crowded, said Eva Pacheco, who founded the school in 2005.
“It has been a challenge because it’s a very old facility,” Pacheco said, adding that the new school at 851 S. Johnson St. will be “the door to an entirely new world of possibilities.”
“Our students and families are resilient and they continue to achieve despite not having equitable access to the technologically modern facilities that they deserve,” Pacheco said. “When it rains, the students are always worried because we don’t have enough buckets to catch the…
