Santa Barbara Teachers Seek Public Donations for Supplies and Special Items
Teachers take to the web to raise money for classrooms.
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Adelante Charter School Honors Culture, Community with Día de los Muertos Festival
The neighborhood festival drew hundreds as Adelante Charter School celebrates 25 years in Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara’s Vieja Valley Elementary School Helps Secure Clean Drinking Water for South Sudan
Sixth-graders raise $5,000 and win a visit from Water for South Sudan founder Salva Dut.
At Harding School, It Really Does Take a Village
Santa Barbara elementary school sees double-digit gains in English and math scores.
Todd Collins Talks About Raising Low Reading Rates
The California Reading Coalition organizer comes to Santa Barbara on October 18 for a talk on “Moving the Needle on Early Childhood Literacy.”
Santa Barbara Unified Test Scores Rise to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The district’s literacy and math scores are above both the county and state averages.
Santa Barbara Unified Kicks Off School Year at Arlington Theatre
Friday’s two-hour event marked the official start of the 2025-26 school year for SBUSD employees ahead of students’ return on Wednesday.
Santa Barbara Reading Coalition Gains Fiscal Sponsorship, Announces Literacy Event Series
Coalition leaders say the financial support from the Santa Barbara Foundation will strengthen their push for improved literacy in local public schools.
New Mural Unveiled at Santa Barbara’s Adams Elementary School for World Oceans Day
The “Ocean Guardians in Chumash Territory” mural was created by veteran muralist and environmental activist Emiliano Campobello with help from every single one of Adams’s more than 500 students.
Santa Barbara Unified Names Two New Principals
Ed Gomez is taking the helm of Santa Barbara High School, while Allison Quijano has been named new head of Adams Elementary.
