For the educators at Santa Monica Alternative School House, gauging student progress goes well beyond grades and standardized tests. They aim to take a more progressive approach to evaluating academic
When Jessica Rishe gives tours of Santa Monica Alternative School House to prospective parents, she regularly explains that students don’t receive grades. There are narrative report cards, family conferences
The young students sit around the edges of the carpet, legs crossed, backs straight, eyes closed.
After instructing them to raise their hands when they hear complete silence, Stefanie Goldstein
