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The class of 2011 at San Diego County high schools had a 10.9 percent dropout rate, below the statewide figure of 14.4 percent, according to figures released today by the state Department of Education.

The co-founder of now-closed Aristotle University in Carlsbad has sued a state agency and others for $21 million, alleging a "comedy of errors" that led to "tarred reputations, lost political elections, hospitalizations, death and complete economic ruin."

San Diego County students passed the math and English high school exit exams on their first try at a higher rate than California students as a whole.

Congress on Friday approved legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barack Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.

Reveille: Veterans Court Here, Navy Contract Worth Billions Delayed, Colbert Honors Troops, Army Ends GED Program

An investigation found sweeping failure within the state's assisted-living industry. One neighborhood in South Florida has become a de facto psychiatric ward because of zoning laws. Experts say you can pick anywhere in the country and find some version of the warehousing of people with mental illness.

We continue our special Envision San Diego series looking at leaders - and leadership - in San Diego. Tonight we explore the life and career of Sarita Fuentes. As principal and CEO of the Ho

The 2010 primary season largely wraps up Tuesday with contests in seven states and D.C. No race is being watched more carefully than the rollicking GOP Senate battle in Delaware, where "establishment" candidate Mike Castle is trying to defeat Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell.

The Government Accountability Office report on 15 for-profit colleges earlier this month found that all 15 misled students and four engaged in fraudulent behavior. We look at the role of for-profit colleges in the U.S. educational system; the findings of the report and what questions students should be asking when they enroll.

How will state budget cuts affect schools in San Diego, and throughout California? We speak to the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction about the cuts that schools will face, and about the overall health of the state's education system. We also talk to O'Connell about the free summer lunch program that's being offered at local schools.