Lead Endorses Cady, Lieberman, Snell for Board of Education
LEAD (Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability and Direction), an education advocacy group of parents and interested residents has endorsed three candidates for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education. The organization, which advocates transparency and strong leadership in the district, is backing : challengers Pat Cady and Laurie Lieberman, and Barry Snell, the current Board President. Candidates were evaluated and... Read More
When Gifts Are Necesities
The campaign was called “Save Our Schools,” not “Save Some of Our Schools More Than Others.” It was an impressive community effort, raising slightly more than $1.5 million in 60 days. Last week’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board meeting was not impressive. There are 13 schools in the District. The PTAs at schools in affluent neighborhoods generally raise more money than PTAs in other schools. No surprise... Read More
SOS Raises Over $1.5 Million
Save Our Schools, the Santa Monica Malibu Education Foundation’s emergency 60-day fundraising campaign to restore class sizes and programs lost to state budget cuts ended Sunday with a Grand Finale! Check CEPS blog: http://excellentpublicschools.blogspot.com/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "SOS Raises Over $1.5 Million", url: "http://www.santamonicadispatch.com/2010/08/sos-raises-over-1-5-million/" }); Read More
Save Our Schools Raises $1 Million
The Save Our Schools campaign has hit the $1,000,000 mark as it races toward the August 15th funding deadline. As a result, students will have more access to libraries and a more complete elementary music program will be offered in the coming year. It also means lower class sizes for many children. Through the efforts of hundreds of volunteers, dozens of local business partnerships and thousands of contributors, the Save Our Schools campaign has... Read More
Local Business Committed to Local Schools
As the “Save Our Schools” campaign heads toward $900,000, support for our schools continues to grow, with local businesses digging deep. The giving begins at ZJ Boarding House at 2619 Main Street this Friday, July 30th, from 7 to 10 pm. As part of their regular Last Friday of the Month Celebration on Main Street, ZJ Boarding House will host a Save Our Schools fundraiser for the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation. Read More SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read More
Our Schools Have a Problem Money Won’t Fix
A letter By Jean Sedillos published on Surf Santa Monica “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive.” –Sir Walter Scott, 1808 March 29, 2010 –Since my oldest daughter started kindergarten in 1977, I have volunteered in probably 50 capacities (Stairway of the Stars, parcel tax and bond committees, PTAs, and Band Parents among them) for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. For the past 12 years I... Read More
