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The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Stephanie Ramirez Zárate to its Board of Directors. Ramirez Zárate is a Field Representative for Assemblymember Monique Limon, where she oversees legislative issue areas surrounding K-12 education policy, immigration, agriculture and labor, and consumer protection. Ramirez Zárate earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Policy from [...]

Santa Barbara Unified School District launches a new Teacher Induction Program A first-ever Teacher Induction Program led by Santa Barbara Unified School District launched this week with 85 preliminary credentialed teachers. The district-led program provides new educators with an individualized, job-imbedded system of mentoring, support, and professional learning in the beginning of the teacher’s first [...]

Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education selected Lauren Berlin as principal of Alta Vista Alternative High School and La Cuesta Continuation High School. Berlin succeeds Elise Simmons, EdD who was selected to serve as principal of Santa Barbara High School. Alta Vista Alternative High School and La Cuesta Continuation High School are two, [...]

For most, summer is time to relax and have a little fun in the sun! For the Santa Barbara Education Foundation, it's the time of year to focus on stocking up classrooms for our local school music programs for the upcoming school year. The Instrument Drive takes in instrument donations from the community and puts [...]