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 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
Santa Monica schools remain open today and officials say no threat has been made against local children.
The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the nation, closed
The best shooters in basketball are sometimes said to be “lighting it up,” and the phrase was taken quite literally this week at Will Rogers Learning Community.
Using little more
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Diversity among Santa Monica-Malibu school employees should also include additional male teachers. If 50 percent of the school population is male, then 50 percent of teachers should be as
The Santa Monica-Malibu school district is moving forward with facility upgrades as it attempts to deal with a bond shortfall, unresolved claim issues and concerns about student welfare.
The local
Well, not so fast.
The already arduous process of possibly separating the local school district appeared to hit another snag last month as officials and community members debated the implications
In her role as Santa Monica High School’s nurse, Nora McElvain cares for scores of students each day, whether they come in with injuries, viruses or mental health issues.
On Dec. 14, 2012, a young man killed 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut using semi-automatic weapons from his mother's home.
On June
In recent years, state budget changes led the Santa Monica-Malibu school district to cut back on professional development.
But it appears that’s going to change.
The local Board of
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
You're not going to find many plastic bags, paper napkins or one-use water bottles in students' lunch boxes at Edison and Will Rogers elementary schools.
The Santa
