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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Vast Collection of Historic American Music Released via UCSB Library Partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation
The project has preserved thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression that would have likely been lost to landfills and faded from memory.
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.
Finding Fiesta Partners UC Santa Barbara with Local Teachers for New Perspectives on a Century-Old Celebration
An innovative partnership has provided public school teachers access to troves of Fiesta history to develop lesson plans that encourage their young students to reexamine and interpret the annual celebration through fresh eyes.
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.
