As graduation festivities approach, SMMUSD Superintendent Ben Drati is sharing a pertinent warning against a potentially deadly form of celebration: fentanyl-laced ecstasy pills.
Drati’s message comes on the heels
With a slashed budget limiting services to around 30 percent of pre-pandemic levels, the Santa Monica Public Library continues to operate under challenging conditions, but with the appointment of Erica
by Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters
The campaign to expand free tuition to more low-income California students has been riding a wave of unanimous goodwill, despite its large costs. But the state’
Santa Monica officials are responding to the horrific Texas school shooting by increasing security at local campuses and providing resources to individuals who need them.
The gunman who massacred 19
The Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) has released a report detailing mold and water damage at the John Muir / SMASH campus.
According to the latest report, mold levels
Learning: More than 80 young Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District students were reclassified from English language learners to proficient in English at a ceremony held on May 21. The students
One year after Governor Gavin Newsom first proposed universal pre kindergarten for all California four-year-olds, Santa Monica’s school district leaders are preparing to phase in the free program, which
With classrooms back in session and mask mandates a thing of the past, the 2021-22 school year has been a glimpse at a post-COVID reality for local schools.
Virus cases
College: Santa Monica College organized its first post-pandemic in-person college fair last week on the college’s main campus quad with approximately 1,000 students in attendance. A parallel, virtual
JOCELYN GECKER
Associated Press
Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children that is now visibly playing out at schools across the country.
The 2022 California election is likely to be packed with ballot initiatives, and as the late April signature gathering deadline approaches, City Council is taking a formal stance on potential
Santa Monica’s Pacifica Christian High School a cappella group — Wolf PACappella — is preparing to travel up north this weekend to take part in the International Championship of High School
