SMC BROAD STAGE — What started as an opinion piece has sparked a movement to reform state government. Last August, CEO Jim Wunderman published an opinion in the San Francisco Chronicle calling for a state constitutional convention to be held in order to rectify some of California’s many economic iss
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Santa Monica residents have been known for their generous support of public schools through parcel tax and bond measures, but whether that generosity will extend during a time of economic uncertainty could be tested next year.
SMMUSD — Where kids once hid from boogie monsters in their closets or ghosts under their beds, today they’re being protected from a real threat — trans fat.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Despite months spent overhauling the district’s homework policy, a new set of guidelines might not be ready in time for the start of the school year after a concerned Board of Education on Wednesday sent a draft version back to its staff for more tinkering.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — While the school district’s budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year was put to bed last week, the teachers union is continuing to raise concerns about the impact the cuts will have in the classroom, making its own recommendations on ways to save money.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — District officials on Thursday voted to acquire two homes through eminent domain for the expansion of Edison Language Academy after months of negotiations with the property owners failed to yield results.
SAMOHI — When most seniors were leaving Grad Nite after a full night of fun, incoming seniors Megan Kilroy, Celina Stilphen and three other Samohi students came to school at 5 a.
SMC — Teachers on the first day of summer school classes today may find far more students in their rooms than they bargained for, and more that never signed up.
SAMOHI — Far away from the Los Angeles Coliseum and the confetti, there was a dimly lit classroom in Santa Monica that played home to a very different kind of Lakers celebration on Wednesday.
GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — Usually it’s the job of parents to warn their children about the risks of smoking, but for Santa Monica’s elementary students the roles have been reversed.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Board of Education can expect a sizable group of parents at its meeting tonight when it makes a final decision on whether to reduce one house at Santa Monica High School, a measure that has been met with opposition in the community.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — A number of students with disabilities were not correctly counted during last year’s round of standardized testing, forcing state education officials to withdraw Malibu High and Lincoln Middle schools’ designations as California Distinguished Schools.
