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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

  • Superintendent Matsuoka Delivers Final State of Our Schools Presentation

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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]Speaking to a packed house at the New Vic Theater, Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Cary Matsuoka addressed the community during his final State of Our Schools presentation. Looking to the future, Matsuoka started [...]

  • SB Unified Eighth-graders get glimpse into High School

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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]About 1,500 district eighth-graders explored what the future has in store at the district's annual High School Showcase, held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Earl Warren Showgrounds. At the trade-fair style event, junior high students engaged [...]

  • Open House Junior High and High School

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  • Santa Barbara School Board member Laura Capps recognized for advocacy around District Sustainability

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    School Board Member Laura Capps’ efforts to help Santa Barbara schools reduce their carbon footprint have made her a finalist in the 2019 New Ideas Challenge – a competition among rising and innovative state and local policymakers to propose the most effective solutions on an array of issues. Policy experts vote for the proposals that [...]

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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