Lincoln Middle School this week was named a California Gold Ribbon School, the state's highest award for academic excellence this week. Lincoln was selected for developing an innovative
Stephanie Furlong's oldest son, a 10th-grader at Santa Monica High School, took an accelerated math track in middle school. Her next child, an eighth-grader at John Adams Middle
Members of Santa Monica High School's Academic Decathlon team created thousands of flashcards, spent countless hours in after-school practices and honed their skills with challenging short-answer exams.
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