How Universal Transitional Kindergarten’s Full Implementation Looks in Santa Barbara Schools
Across S.B. Unified School District, new classrooms have been opening up as the TK age cutoff has widened.
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Santa Barbara Unified Officially Solar-Powered
Following delays, all of the school district’s solar panels are now online.
Thoughts Sought on Santa Barbara’s 30-Year Waterfront Adaptation Plan
The plan will address the threats of sea-level rise — including intense storm surges, erosion, and flooding — on the city’s shoreline from Leadbetter to East Beach.
UC Santa Barbara Ecologist Awarded National Medal of Sciences for Showing Diversity Matters
Dr. David Tilman receives U.S.’s highest scientific honor for his discoveries about the importance of Earth’s biodiversity.
‘My Kind of Valentine’s Day Gift’: ‘Rincon Gateway’ Bluffs Permanently Preserved in Carpinteria
Land Trust of Santa Barbara County acquires 2.48 acres of land where an Airstream “glamping” project had been proposed.
Sowing Seeds of Change
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden hosts 12th annual Conservation Symposium on the need for seed.
Century-Old Seaweeds Discovered in Carpinteria Attic
Rare species collection shows ocean changes after industrialization and plastics.
‘Out of Plain Sight’ Premieres at SBIFF, Detailing DDT Dumping in Pacific
The new “Los Angeles Times” documentary focuses on UC Santa Barbara professor and researcher Dave Valentine’s shocking discovery of toxic dumping grounds off the coast of Southern California.
Santa Barbara Green Thumbs Big and Small Come Together for Harding School’s ‘Planting Day’
Around 75 students, families, and staff from Harding and other Santa Barbara Unified schools, as well as UCSB, showed up Saturday to plant the campus’s new “School Yard Forest.”
Carpinteria Unified Teachers and Staff March for Better Pay
The school employees’ union and school district are now working through mediation after reaching an impasse six months ago.
