In the past school year, there has been an increase in the amount of parent and community activism in Manhattan Beach Unifed School District affairs. This heightened participation in district proceedings helps check for inconsistencies […]
At the end of every year, Mira Costa’s juniors and seniors have the opportunity to be honored by each academic department. While the reasoning behind this is well-founded, Mira Costa should reward freshmen and sophomores […]
The controversy surrounding the Manhattan Beach Unified School District’s re-allocation of $1,033,000, which the Board of Trustees claims to have mistakenly charged to the incorrect fund, greatly exhibits the district’s need to more closely evaluate […]
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District administration initiated a pilot program for the Smarter Balanced Assessment System, as created by the state of California in conjunction with the new Common Core academic standards. This new […]
The four-year planning system for freshmen, provided by Costa guidance counselors, is beneficial for creating an outline of a potential course load. However, students need more time with the counselors and need to be given […]
The Manhattan Beach Unified Teachers’ Association’s decision to begin a teacher “slowdown” as a method to reach a satisfactory end to contract negotiations is a viable way to increase awareness for the issue, even though […]
Mira Costa Principal Dr. Ben Dale disbanded the Ed Council during its March 4 meeting on accounts of inefficiency and hostile behavior. Whether Dale’s ruling was just or not, the outpour of polarized opinions regarding […]
The MBX foundation charges reasonable fees for Costa students to take classes over the summer and uses its profits for the betterment of student life. MBX is an organization that runs a variety of educational […]
Due to its narrowly-scoped curriculum and inability to adequately prepare students for Advanced Placement English Literature, AP English Language and Composition will not benefit students who would prospectively take both classes and should not be […]
When Mira Costa band and orchestra students returned to school after Winter Break, they did not have lockers because the retrofitting of the band hall had already begun. The Manhattan Beach Unified School District demonstrated […]
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