SMC — An unusual surge in enrollment at the local community college because of the economic downturn might be evident in not just the crowds on campus but the traffic off of it.
SMC — As students return to campus for the first week of school, they might notice their classes are in what feels like tighter quarters. That’s because enrollment has risen at Santa Monica College this semester by 8 percent, drawing in students turned away from the tapped out University of Californ
SMMUSD HDQTRS — They may only be in the 10th grade but graduation is clearly on many of their minds. The state Department of Education on Tuesday released results of the 2009 California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), showing students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District continuing to
SMC — After 15 years at the helm, Santa Monica College’s head football Coach Robert Taylor has been dismissed from the program amid allegations of recruiting violations that involved student athletes receiving special financial incentives that were not extended to the rest of the campus population.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The much talked about academic achievement gap between African-American and Latino students and their Asian and Caucasian peers is slowly narrowing.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — School officials received good news on Tuesday when state test results showed that students in the district continue to show improvement but there’s some concern that the state budget crisis could be reflected in the scores next year.
SMC — Following the emergence of the “green jobs” sector over the past several years, a new program offering certification in the field of solar panel installation will launch this fall.
MID-CITY — A summer’s worth of student photography will become a neighborhood’s worth of dialogue in an effort to reanimate the Mid-City area of Santa Monica.
The school board meeting scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 20, has been changed to Aug. 19 because of an inability to reach a quorum. At least half of the board members need to be present for a meeting to take place.
SAMOHI — The walls of Barnum Hall will soon echo with the sound of music, organ music to be exact. Installation began Saturday of a 1920s Wurlitzer organ donated to the recently renovated Santa Monica High School auditorium.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Irma Lyons, the principal of Will Rogers Learning Community and 17-year veteran of the school district, died on Thursday at the UCLA Medical Center after a long battle with cancer.
DOWNTOWN — The beginning of senior year might still be more than a month away but Tyree Johnson already has big plans laid out for college. Following dreams of becoming a fashion designer, the student from New Roads has compiled a long list of East Coast schools that can expect to receive an applica
