More than a dozen residents have picked up applications to run for local offices in this November’s election.
Monday, July 18 was the first day potential candidates could request
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that the Santa Monica-Malibu schools were in crisis on every level. The problems run long and deep and extend into just about every
There will probably be a rush to assess Sandra Lyon's legacy as superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu school district.
But, at least in the eyes of one Board
A number of serious, ongoing issues have plagued the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District for decades. One of those has been the “achievement gap” — a term stating that demographically white
The race for seats on the Santa Monica-Malibu school district’s Board of Education just got a little more interesting.
Longtime board member Jose Escarce will not seek re-election to
Ralph Mechur plans to campaign to keep his seat on the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education.
The architect and longtime Santa Monica resident, whose term expires in December, told the
The Santa Monica-Malibu school district is ready to explore a potential pathway to separation in arguably a more concrete manner than ever before.
The local Board of Education on Thursday
Before a captivated audience last week, teachers and students at Edison Language Academy shared stories in English and Spanish. But their audience was nowhere near the Virginia Avenue elementary school.
In a landmark joint meeting, the governing boards of the Santa Monica-Malibu school district and Santa Monica College brainstormed ideas for improving college access and success while setting the stage
It started as a routine agenda item as the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education prepared to hear from district advisory committee representatives about their goals for the school year.
But
After months of study and analysis by a financial oversight committee, separation of the Santa Monica-Malibu school district has been deemed viable.
But it's certainly not as simple
Editor's note: This is the second installment of a two-part series about English learners in Santa Monica-Malibu schools. Click here for the first installment.
The student had come