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Source: Montecito Journal By Sara Miller McCune Two years ago, COVID-19 was simply an outlier, something that seemed to be impacting “others” and not destined to alter life as we all know it. Some 23 months ago, life did change. For business owners. For politicians. For children. And it put our teachers to the test. [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Veronica Binkley to its Board of Directors as Santa Barbara Unified School District's principal representative. Binkley is the principal of the Harding University Partnership, which serves around 400 students and gains its name by its programmatic partnership with UC Santa Barbara's Gevirtz School of Education. Before her recent [...]

Source: Santa Barbara Independent By Jun Starkey South Coast Youth Band, an after-school music program, has kicked off its first season to give Santa Barbara students the opportunity to keep playing music through the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was created by longtime music teachers Nancy Mathison and Sandy Adams and funded mostly through grants from [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Melissa White to its Board of Directors. White is currently the Project Director in Innovation Studies at WestEd, where she leads research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects focused on teachers and teaching. Before joining WestEd in 2006, White worked at California Legislative Analyst's Office, advising on fiscal and [...]