District TK expansion bucks statewide enrollment trends
Despite statewide concerns about stagnant enrollment in California Transitional Kindergarten (TK) programs, those concerns don’t apply to the Santa Monica-Malibu ...
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Kindergarten enrollment plummets by 20 percent this fall
There has been a 20 percent decrease in kindergarten enrollment at SMMUSD this fall compared to enro
Yes on V
We support Measure V because believe in the broad idea of education and in SMC’s specific execution of its mission. ...
Bond money allocated for SMMUSD upgrades
As the Santa Monica-Malibu school district searches for its next superintendent, it still must approve contracts and handle other administrative ...
Myriad issues amount to crisis for SMMUSD
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that the Santa Monica-Malibu schools were in crisis on every level. The problems ...
Does SMASH belong on state list of low-performing schools?
When Jessica Rishe gives tours of Santa Monica Alternative School House to prospective parents, she regularly explains that students don’t ...
For some families, SMMUSD enrollment process causing anxiety
A few months ago, when Andrew Dunkle and his wife moved to Southern California for work, one of their top ...
SMMUSD budget up for public input
Now it's your turn to discuss the budget. The Santa Monica-Malibu school board has reviewed several editions of the district's ...
SMMUSD facing projected $7.4M deficit
Not even a Dilbert comic strip could lighten the mood. The Santa Monica-Malibu school district Board of Education stared down ...
SMMUSD enrollment: Was kindergarten ‘crop failure’ an anomaly?
Where did all the kindergartners go? Just 81 students enrolled in kindergarten for every 100 graduating seniors in the Santa ...
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