At the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school district's convocation last month, Pedro Noguera stood before scores of teachers and staffers and delivered a captivating, impassioned speech about closing the
The Santa Monica Pier is awash in sunshine, bathed by the lapping waves and adjacent to one of California's most environmentally conscious cities … all reasons that organizers of
Educators are increasingly being asked to understand students' needs in a holistic way.
Beyond classroom instruction, there are social and emotional components of learning that schools are weaving into
The Santa Monica High wind ensemble seized the opportunity of a lifetime when it was chosen to play at Carnegie Hall this past April as part of an international music
You've probably had a Danish pastry. But have you had a Danish student?
Earlier this year, 18 students from a school in Denmark traveled more than 5,000
HUNGARY Susanne Liaw wanted to travel, give herself new challenges and build on the work she's done at Olympic High School.
A Fulbright scholarship will allow her to
It's the first day of the 2015-2016 school year in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, meaning thousands of students will begin familiarizing themselves with new classrooms, teachers
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District can tout the talents, accomplishments and college placements of its most successful students.
But, as Pedro Noguera is quick to point out, the district&
As children head back to school, we again see that diverging incomes among families leads to disparate destinies among children, undermining the promise of a great future for the next
Personal-belief exemptions remain an issue for Santa Monica schools with the 2015-2016 school year getting started and the enactment of a new state vaccination law coming soon.
The bill, co-authored
In November 2006, voters passed a $268-million bond measure to modernize facilities throughout the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
And over the last nine years, funds from Measure BB have
A few months ago, when Andrew Dunkle and his wife moved to Southern California for work, one of their top priorities was finding a school for their son.
They researched
