It was with great fanfare the local school district announced the opening of Samohi’s latest campus project — known as the Discovery Building — last fall and now, close to one
With high rates of inflation making headlines this summer — recent data shows the June 2021 to June 2022 inflation rate hit a staggering 9.1% — Santa Monica school staff have
School Board hearings in Santa Monica are often protracted, with key discussion items and major actions sometimes undertaken close to midnight amid four-, five- and sometimes nearly six-hour-long meetings.
At
One month remains before “moving day” at John Muir Elementary School in Ocean Park, when classrooms will be packed up to prepare for invasive remediation to begin on the water
Citing its large, difficult-to-secure exurban campuses and slow law enforcement response times, the City of Malibu is considering new plans to potentially add armed security guards to its four public
In a Tuesday night meeting, City Council prepares to pass a revised $665.3 million annual budget for Fiscal Year 2022 to 2023.
Although the budget appears large, the remainders
Santa Monica’s local school district depends on state funding, to the tune of about $116 million as of the most recent budget (out of a total budget of $176
The total tab for work to remediate, and possibly rebuild, the Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH) / John Muir Elementary campus is still largely unknown for the local school district,
The 2021-22 school year officially ends on Thursday but many local families are wondering what their children’s’ educational experience will look like come fall, after the local school district
By Hans Laetz, Special to the Daily Press
The City of Malibu Planning Commission approved the proposed Malibu High School reconstruction plan during its last meeting on Tuesday, May 31.
As graduation festivities approach, SMMUSD Superintendent Ben Drati is sharing a pertinent warning against a potentially deadly form of celebration: fentanyl-laced ecstasy pills.
Drati’s message comes on the heels
Lots of options — none of them great.
That’s the reality the local school district is grappling with following a report of extensive mold issues and other water damage at
