The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has announced its policy for 2015-16 for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program and/or School
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.
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
One of Santa Monica High School's two outgoing valedictorians, Nicholas Charchut, is scheduled to start classes soon at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The other, David Lin, is
Many parents and stakeholders are aware that gulfs in academic performance exist between student groups in the Santa Monica-Malibu school district. Perhaps less well-known, though, is what the administration is
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,
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
Editor's note: This is the first installment of a two-part series about English learners in Santa Monica-Malibu schools.
The eighth-grade student has begun showing signs of trouble.
The
There is currently one vacancy in the category "citizen active in a bona-fide taxpayers association" on the SMMUSD Prop 39 Bond Oversight Committee.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School
After a decidedly bumpy journey, the fundraising drive for local public schools came to a rest June 30.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation amassed about $2,365,000 through its