Addressing concerns about the massive budget cuts to the classrooms, SDUSD held its first town hall meeting. KPBS Education Reporter Ana Tintocalis describes how the meeting went and explains possible solutions.

UC San Diego students will hold a candlelight vigil this evening to protest the 32 percent fee hike approved by the University of California's Board of Regents yesterday.

Concerned parents in the San Diego Unified School District expressed their frustration, anger and hope yesterday for the coming school year. They were at the first of five town hall meetings on impending budget cuts. The forums set a precedent for a district that’s facing a dire financial situation next year:

An absence hotline at a Poway elementary school is helping campus officials identify student health problems before they get out-of-control.

A San Diego high school teacher was surprised with a $25,000 check yesterday for being such a great teacher.

San Diego State University students and faculty took part in a campus-wide demonstration earlier today. This is the second rally at the university in the past two weeks.

An independent report finds three Southwestern College teachers placed on paid leave after a campus rally last month did play a role in escalating tensions during the demonstration. But free-speech groups say the teachers were acting within their rights.

A new report finds San Diego leads the nation in total military spending. It's also fourth in the nation when it comes to defense contracting.

San Diego Unified school trustees are trying to do their part to obey a district-wide spending freeze. Yesterday they voted against paying $13,000 worth in membership fees to education lobbying groups. They'll also bring their own food to work.

San Diego State University officials say they're open to creating a special admissions guarantee for students in the San Diego Unified School District. The university's interest is due in part to a district hearing on the matter yesterday.

The San Diego Unified School District continues to clash with San Diego State University over the college's decision to deny some local students admission next fall. San Diego school trustees will hold a special hearing on the matter today.

Two San Diego County teachers are among California's best for 2010. They were picked yesterday to be California Teachers of the Year.

Several hundred San Diego State University students rallied today against deep budget cuts to the California State University system. One part of the rally included a student walkout.

San Diego Unified district officials say they would like to use federal bond money to build more solar rooftops at local schools.

San Diego County education officials say H1N1 school clinics might open sooner than later. That's because the county received an unexpected shipment of the swine flu vaccinations last week.

San Diego County college professors and public school teachers marched through downtown San Diego yesterday demanding legislators adopt budget reforms and new taxes to preserve education.

College and university professors from North County to the South Bay are staging a large-scale rally today in downtown San Diego. They say budget cuts to higher education have to stop.

New data shows there's a charter school boom in California this year with roughly one in five students attending a charter school in the Golden State.

San Diego County's Health and Human Services Agency got the OK to set up H1N1 clinics at San Diego public schools yesterday.

Spend less money, hire fewer workers. That's the mandate the San Diego Unified School Board handed down to district employees yesterday.

Plans for a downtown main library in San Diego might get a big push on Tuesday as the city council considers whether to put the project out to bid.

The San Diego Unified School District is expected to vote on a spending and hiring freeze for this academic year. School officials say the district is now facing an unexpected $16 million budget deficit.

San Diego County's Health and Human Services Agency wants to set up H1N1 clinics at San Diego public schools in order to quickly vaccinate large numbers of children.

Four Southwestern College professors have been placed on administrative leave -- one day after a campus demonstration directed at the Chula Vista college's president.

San Diego Unified school officials say they learned their lesson last year and will tell the public about the magnitude of proposed budget cuts before it's too late.

San Diego State University officials admit they sidestepped getting community input in their rush to end the university's longtime local student guarantee policy.

San Diego State University's decision to do away with an admission preference for local students got the attention of a state lawmaker.

The children of military families in California may have an easier time navigating the public school system thanks to an interstate agreement signed into law this week.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Sunday that lifts a restriction on using student test scores to evaluate teachers. The change comes as California tries to compete for special federal education dollars. The federal government will award states money if they tackle tough reforms.

San Diego State University officials are challenging critics who say the campus is turning its back on local students. The backlash comes a few weeks after SDSU announced it was ending its admissions preference for most local students.

The Sweetwater Union High School District and its teachers union reached a tentative labor deal after a 15-hour-long bargaining session.

The California Department of Corrections is being forced to dismantle its prison rehabilitation programs as a result of deep budget cuts this year. Donovan State Prison in South San Diego County has been especially hard hit. Its nationally recognized drug rehab program will shut down in about a week. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis explains how the loss will affect the lives of inmates there.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell is demanding Gov. Schwarzenegger lift a moratorium on textbook adoptions and curriculum development in California.

A San Diego Unified school trustee is calling on San Diego State University officials to restore the campus' local student admission guarantee.

San Diego Unified is looking into allegations that military recruiters are collecting student information without the permission of parents and students.

The San Diego Unified School Board approved spending roughly $230,000 to continue a district-wide push to offer more Advanced Placement classes to all students.

A bill on Governor Schwarzenegger's desk could determine whether Chula Vista is a viable place for a new California State University campus.

The fall quarter at UC San Diego begins with students scrambling to get to their classes. That's normal. But much of yesterday wasn't. Hundreds of students, professors and other employees marched along campus streets with signs and banners protesting the University of California Regents’ response to the system's money problems.

San Diego County has one of the largest concentrations of military families in the nation. The children of those families are affectionately nicknamed "military brats," but that nickname does little to explain the emotional and academic struggles these kids endure when a military parent is deployed or reassigned.

Morse High School in southeast San Diego is ringing in the new school year with a brand new football and track field. Students and campus officials say the makeover was long overdue.

UC San Diego faculty members who are angry over student fee hikes might walk out of class this Thursday -- the first day of the fall quarter. They would be joining other University of California faculty across the state in taking the action.

Today is the last day San Diego Unified School Superintendent Terry Grier will be working at district headquarters. Some people still can't believe he's leaving after just 18 months. Grier says one reason he resigned is people in the district focused too much on the needs of adults, not children.

San Diego Unified school trustees want to reform the way the next superintendent is picked so the community -- not the school board -- decides who is best to lead the district.

San Diego Unified School Superintendent Terry Grier officially accepted Houston's top school job yesterday. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis says his last day in San Diego Unified is a week from today.

San Diego Unified School Superintendent Terry Grier formally accepted Houston's top public school job today

San Diego city schools opened their doors yesterday to thousands of students on the first day of the new school year. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis says district officials didn't hear of any major problems.

It's the first day of the new school year for thousands of San Diego Unified students. The district's school trustees are also back at work today, trying to set educational goals for this year despite a possible superintendent change.

It's the first day of a new school year for many San Diego County students. Some of them will be greeted by a back-to-school message from President Barack Obama. Others will not.

Community college officials in San Diego County say more students can't afford their textbooks this semester.

Chula Vista's little league world champions returned to school today. The players were welcomed back by hundreds of screaming students and teachers.