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
Teach For America has announced that a Santa Monica local has been accepted into the organization's 2015 teaching corps. Teach For America is a national nonprofit working to
Nick Charchut was an outstanding student at Santa Monica High School, a description to which his co-valedictorian honor attests.
But it's not a status he's necessarily
For many, turning 18 represents the start of an exciting journey: attending prom, graduating high school and starting college; becoming an independent adult and taking advantage of the many possibilities
Karina Garcia has joined the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica (BGCSM) as the director for the Clubs' College Bound program, an educational leadership program that provides awareness,
Six years ago, a Santa Monica library teen publication featured a poem called "Manhood" by Nikan Namiri.
"Tomorrow is the day I graduate, the day I will
