The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) recently announced its intention to seek a new trial in the case of two special needs students whose family recently won a lawsuit against the district alleging abuse by a behavioral aid.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board appointed Mark Kelly to the role of interim superintendent at its Dec. 15 Board meeting. Kelly has been with the district for 23 years and has ser
Schools contending with soaring student mental health needs and other challenges have been struggling to determine just how much the pandemic is to blame
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) announced plans last week to appoint an interim superintendent on Dec. 15, following the recent and unexpected announcement of Ben Drati’s departure from
MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to decide whether the Biden administration can broadly cancel student loans, keeping the program blocked for now but signaling a final
Elizabeth Aguilera
Special to the Daily Press
In 2020 the state launched the adverse childhood experiences initiative, with the goal of cutting the number of those experiences in half within
LEANNE ITALIE
Associated Press
“Gaslighting” — behavior that’s mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year.
Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,
Thousands of academic workers walked picket lines again Tuesday at all 10 University of California campuses in a statewide strike calling for better pay and benefits.
Contract talks produced “good
With overdose deaths due to the highly potent synthetic opioid fentanyl up 3,917% from just five years ago, the substance has been the focus of recent outreach and education
Parents and community members concerned about the future of the currently-shuttered John Muir Elementary School and Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH) site in Ocean Park could soon have a
JOCELYN GECKER and CHRIS WEBER
Associated Press
Tens of thousands of academic employees across the University of California’s 10 campuses walked off the job Monday, demanding better pay and
When high temperatures hit Santa Monica this September, the School District’s air conditioning technicians were overwhelmed as cooling systems at multiple school sites required urgent service, prompting the District
