The Santa Monica-Malibu school district is considering joining a different trust fund for employee retirement benefits.
Members of the local Board of Education earlier this month generally agreed with the
Is a student who attends summer school better off than one who is invited but doesn’t?
That was one of the fundamental questions explored by the local Board of
The consultant hired to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in bond money for the Santa Monica-Malibu school district will make $420,000 in the first year of a 3-year
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
It costs a lot of money to run a school district.
The $1.29 million in new purchase orders passed at the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education's meeting
The Santa Monica-Malibu school board on Wednesday nominated a former member for a professional honor.
A resolution was passed unanimously in support of State Senator Ben Allen as a candidate
This past May, after a springtime festival at Will Rogers Elementary School downplayed its Cinco de Mayo roots, parents were outraged.
They flocked to an ensuing Santa Monica-Malibu school board
Educators are increasingly being asked to understand students' needs in a holistic way.
Beyond classroom instruction, there are social and emotional components of learning that schools are weaving into
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. July 27, 2015
"How can residents better talk to each other on issues of public policy?" That question stayed with me when I
There are numerous challenges facing the Santa Monica-Malibu school district, among them changes in state funding and local fundraising, longstanding achievement gaps, environmental concerns in Malibu and even possible separation.
Despite a variety of potential fiscal and legal obstacles, splitting the Santa Monica-Malibu school district into two separate entities is feasible, according to the district's financial oversight committee.
Separation of the area school district into Santa Monica and Malibu factions seems to be turning into a "not if, but when"issue.
At its meeting Wednesday night,
