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Have you ever been punched, tripped, kicked, shoved or had a rumor spread about you?” filmmaker JC Pohl asked students at Escondido's Bear Valley Middle School at a special assembly last week. About 350 seventh-graders in were the room, and they all stood up.

Organizing her students in groups of three, Escondido High School teacher Susan Amoroso focused the chatty teenagers on algebra. The goal for the day: Students will be able to look at graphs and describe what they see.

The San Diego Unified School District may give parents another chance to opt out of a federal law that gives military recruiters access to student records

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Chalkboards have been old news for years. Nowadays, even dry-erase boards are passe. Baltazar demonstrated his addition skills on a large-screen, computerized “smart board.”

A group of educators who specialize in teaching students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other learning disabilities will hold a meeting to discuss plans for opening a specialized private school in San Diego.

In the days since Superintendent Terry Grier resigned, at least 25 leaders from education, the military, business and nonprofits have sent their resumes to the San Diego Unified School District in hopes of becoming the next chief educator.

When the California PTA asked parents what one thing they would change about schools, the answer included a wish list of art and music education, additional books and an infusion of cash.

As the county rolls out a program urging sports leagues to offer more healthful alternatives to sugary sodas and snacks, the first large-scale study of its kind in the nation shows that children are twice as likely to consume soft drinks as adults.

The San Diego Unified School District's No. 2 educator will leave along with Superintendent Terry Grier, who tendered his resignation last week to accept the top post in the Houston school district.