Santa Barbara Teachers Push for a Revival of Arts Programing
A return of the seventh period would help students take music and theater classes.
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Santa Barbara Unified Teachers Bang the Drum for Better Pay
Tuesday’s massive march was the Santa Barbara Teachers Association’s largest action to date.
Goleta Union School District to Eliminate Positions, Reduce Employees’ Hours
District employees and parents express concern as the loss of pandemic-era funding forces the district to make painful cuts.
‘Beyond Our Wildest Dreams’: Santa Barbara Unified Teachers Awarded $200,000
S.B. Education Foundation grants will fund field trips, classroom upgrades, and creative projects around the school district.
Author-Go-Round Gives Santa Barbara County Students a Look Behind the Cover
Authors and illustrators share their craft with more than 400 5th-8th graders at the four-day annual event.
Santa Barbara Unified Opens Two Schools’ Fields for After-Hours Public Use
Harding University Partnership School’s outdoor play areas will be accessible after school until sundown, while La Cumbre Junior High will be open on Saturdays.
Israeli Survivors of Hamas’s October 7 Attack Tell Their Story
Eighty neighbors were murdered, 18 were kidnapped, and their kibbutz was burned.
Baby Great White Shark Spotted in Wild for First Time Ever off Santa Barbara Coast, Researchers Believe
Rare footage of newborn shark may be the key to “one of the holy grails of shark science.”
Evacuations Ordered for Parts of Santa Barbara County Ahead of Major Storm
Life-threatening rain is expected for the incoming storm system, which is anticipated to be one of the “most significant” in Santa Barbara County history.
A Snapshot of People Experiencing Homelessness in Santa Barbara
‘Independent’ reporters Nick Welsh and Callie Fausey were among the hundreds of volunteers for the county’s Point-in-Time Count, an annual census of people experiencing homelessness.
