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The Santa Barbara Education Foundation has been championing public education in Santa Barbara since 1985 by providing vital support and resources so every student can thrive.

NEWS

  • Carolyn Ross Joins Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s Board of Directors

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    Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Carolyn Ross to its Board of Directors as Santa Barbara Unified School District teacher representative. Ross is an alumnus of Stanford University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in both Music Composition and English. She continued her learning at UC Santa Barbara, where she received a Master’s in [...]

  • Santa Barbara Education Foundation Welcomes Eryn Shugart as Major Gifts Officer

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    The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Eryn Shugart, Ph.D., to serve as Major Gifts Officer. Eryn is a Santa Barbara native who holds a doctoral degree in psychology from Claremont Graduate School. She has worked in public service in Santa Barbara for the past twenty-five years with accomplishments including [...]

  • Santa Barbara Unified Offers Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing

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    [vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3" shape_divider_position="bottom"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" column_link_target="_self" column_shadow="none" column_border_radius="none" width="1/1" tablet_width_inherit="default" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default" column_border_width="none" column_border_style="solid"][vc_column_text]By Hilda Maldonado, Superintendent of the Santa Barbara Unified School District Our county has made progress in our battle to decrease COVID rates. We are now in the red tier, and we are hopeful that [...]

  • College Corner: College Tuition & COVID

    Source: The Independent By Cassie Lancaster   Making Every Dollar Count One of the more pernicious aspects of the pandemic has been the widespread erosion of financial security. Regardless of our socioeconomic status, many of us have watched our peace of mind evaporate in recent months. This is especially true—and especially urgent—for the families of college-bound [...]

EVENTS

SBEF Hosts Financial Literacy Workshop to Support Educators’ Financial Future

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) will host Wealth of Knowledge, a free financial literacy workshop designed specifically for educators, on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

LATEST ISSUE

Education Matters

As we close out 2025, this issue of Education Matters celebrates the impact made possible by our community.

From a powerful story highlighting the lifelong influence of music education to key insights from Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado’s State of Our Schools address, this newsletter reflects a year of growth and opportunity across Santa Barbara’s public schools.

You’ll also meet SBEF’s newest board member and join us in thanking a longtime leader for his dedicated service.

SBEF Winter 2025 Cover Education Matters

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