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
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
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
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
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
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
