A controversial donation from Franklin Elementary School’s parent teacher association to the local education foundation has led to the involvement of the state PTA and a call for increased
As far as the Santa Monica-Malibu school district is concerned, not enough students are being challenged with rigorous coursework or graduating from high school with Advanced Placement credit.
That’s
For parts of three decades, Robert Seymour figured out how to make science engaging and relevant in classrooms filled with pubescent preteens.
It was perhaps the former stuntman’s greatest
The school year is drawing to a close, but the battle over chemical cleanup in Malibu rages on.
The local Board of Education is scheduled to spend half an hour
As a campus security officer at Lincoln Middle School, Charles Martin had to be ready for anything.
In 2008, the campus was placed on lockdown after authorities received a call
The Santa Monica-Malibu school district and environmental activists are going to trial, opening a new chapter in a protracted and bitter dispute over chemical testing and cleanup at Malibu schools.
When Ben Ross heard the news, he felt faint.
The graduating Santa Monica High School senior learned last week that he had been selected as one of this year’s
If parents in Malibu are trying to make a statement, then it's pretty clear they're not satisfied with the local school district.
Families upset with Santa
Note: This is the first of two stories about the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation’s fundraising campaign.
With seven weeks left in the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation’s annual fundraising
It was a moment that reminded Glen Greenfield why he got into education in the first place.
Last year, the Lincoln Middle School history teacher ran into a former student
In order to secure grant funding for career technical education, the Santa Monica-Malibu school district must have a committee dedicated to that particular sector.
Done and done. Almost.
The local
One of the obstacles to closing the Santa Monica-Malibu school district’s academic achievement gaps, Pedro Noguera says, is personnel turnover.
Changes in staff and administration, the education reformist argues,
