WILL ROGERS — Relief from the harsh requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act may be on the way for the Will Rogers Learning Community and the three other district elementary schools that receive federal money.
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL — The day before Lincoln Middle School students lined up to get their schedules for the 2011-12 academic year, the word came down: There would be no elective classes for seventh graders.
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY — In Catherine Handelman’s kindergarten classroom, a circle of 5- and 6-year-olds taunted a person-shaped cutout named “Put Up Paul.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Community members urged the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education Thursday to keep the pressure on to correct systemic problems in culture and curriculum that they feel resulted in an alleged racist incident at Santa Monica High School in May.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — An old adage reads, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” When it comes to an emerging trend in smoking, it’s actually vapor that local educators in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District are cracking down on.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Board of Education tried to walk a fine line between leniency and excessive force as it weighed in on a draft revision of the substance abuse policy presented at its meeting Thursday.
SUNSET PARK — Parents gathered at Will Rogers Thursday night to hear Principal Steven Richardson dispel their fears about news that their chosen elementary school had failed to meet requirements set forth by the federal government for school funding.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District posted gains in a state indicator used to evaluate schools’ progress from year to year, but more than half of campuses — 10 of 17 — failed to achieve standards set by the federal government.
CITYWIDE — As of the start of school, several hundred Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District students will not have received the state-required vaccine against whooping cough.
SMC — Santa Monica College will be opening its doors Monday for the fall semester, and all Santa Monica public schools will open Tuesday. For residents in some areas, that means one thing: traffic.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Board of Education voted against an outright ban on flavored milk Wednesday, instead opting for a more nuanced approach that allows parents to choose whether or not their children can drink the sugar-added beverage on campus.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District continued their climb toward academic excellence, slightly improving scores on standardized tests issued by the state.
