What Does Trump’s Executive Order Seeking to End Education Dept. Mean for Santa Barbara Schools?
While only Congress has the legal authority to shutter the department, the move puts federal funding in jeopardy for schools and colleges.
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Carpinteria Unified Student Scientists Study Sea Critters Aboard ‘Stardust’
Summerland Elementary School and Carpinteria Family School 4th- and 5th-graders engage in hands-on activities as part of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s marine science excursions.
Hundreds of Santa Barbara High School Students Stage Walkout to Protest ICE Presence in Neighborhoods
Tuesday’s student protesters called on the school district to make it a policy to hand out red cards and other resources to the district’s families in the wake of recent arrests.
Santa Barbara Students Protest Potential Cuts to Arts and Music Positions
Saturday’s protest at West Beach comes after 85 S.B. Unified teachers received preliminary pink slips last week.
Decades-Old Sexual Abuse Cases Threaten to Bankrupt Carpinteria School District
Lawsuits come as the district grapples with contentious labor negotiations and litigation involving employee union president.
Santa Barbara Unified Celebrates Launch of ‘Culture of Care’
The initiatives include suicide-prevention signs, mental-health resources for students, and newly opened wellness centers, which the district is still working on expanding to all schools.
Emotional, All-Night School Board Meeting Ends with Layoff Notices to 85 Santa Barbara Unified Teachers
Teachers, parents, and students pleaded during Tuesday’s eight-hour meeting to keep arts and music off the chopping block; final notices will be issued in May.
All Booked | The Magic of Mythology
News reporter Callie Fausey shares her favorite retellings of classic Greek myths.
Fired Los Padres National Forest Worker Faces Off with Elon Musk
Wildlife biologist Benjamin Vizzachero capitalizes on the rare opportunity to confront the billionaire whose self-proclaimed pursuit of “efficiency” cost him his job.
Fired Channel Islands Worker Speaks out at Protest Against Cuts to National Parks
Marine ecologist Kenan Chan joined around 300 protesters outside the Channel Islands National Park Visitor’s Center on Wednesday.
