It started when band director Andrew Howell solemnly stepped onto the bus where his students from the small school in eastern ... Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning.

From chronic absenteeism to infrastructure and budget challenges, San Diego's rural districts face a host of unique challenges. That’s likely why students at many of those districts saw the largest ...

Encouraged by Freeland’s decision, other groups filed lawsuits or threatened to sue to speed up school reopenings in other districts, including San Diego Unified and Los Angeles Unified, the state’s ...