Education
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Board postpones staff cuts for now
CITY HALL — District administrators will take another look at a controversial proposal to layoff staff in several high-demand services...
Read moreRecession driving enrollment at SMC
SMC — When Alexandria Easter was laid off from her position as a retail graphic designer, she decided to forgo...
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District’s art programs remain strong
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Through the years of budget headaches and funding cuts from the state to public education, threatening the...
Read moreGroup moves to improve special ed
CITYWIDE — When it comes to improving special education in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, an ad hoc committee...
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Super goes from interim to permanent
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Tim Cuneo, a former education consultant who arrived here last summer to take over a district that...
Read morePut it in writing
SMMUSD HDQTRS — For years City Hall has remained one of the steadiest financial backers of the school district, providing...
Read moreAdding to the ranks
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Public school officials last week celebrated the addition of four newly certified National Board teachers, raising the...
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Despite sluggish economy, private schools doing fine
CITYWIDE As the economy forces locals to save money — cutting vacations and frivolous expenditures — one area that has...
Read moreCouncil releases money to district
CITY HALL It took more than 18 months, a time marked by the release of a critical report on special...
Read moreEdison recognized for academic achievement
KANSAS AVENUE Some students may come from families with a steady income, others from households where the next rent payment...
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