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Santa Barbara Education Foundation received a $50,000 grant from Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, for its Educator Grants program, which provides funding to Santa Barbara Unified educators to promote innovative teaching and purchase essential classroom supplies. [...]

Last month, 99.9 KTYD teamed up with the Santa Barbara Education Foundation to promote music education in our schools with the Keep the Beat Instrument Drive. The live on-air event, which appealed to the community [...]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Karen Dutton to its Board of Directors as Santa Barbara Unified School District teacher representative. An alumnus of the University of California Los Angeles, Dutton earned a Bachelor of [...]

Since 2003, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation has kept the beat for school music programs by raising funds to pay for instruction and collecting instruments. The efforts have ensured that every elementary school student in [...]

Mission Scholars celebrates the end of application season and welcomes the Class of 2024. As 2022 drew to a close, Tim and Ginny Bliss issued a challenge to Mission Scholars and the Santa [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Nina Dunbar to serve as Donor Advisement Officer. Dunbar brings with her decades of experience in both the nonprofit sector and arts administration [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation will award 71 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling $100,000 to help meet the needs of their students. Since 2018, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation has offered SB Unified teachers [...]

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The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Donna Ronzone to its Board of Directors. Ronzone brings with her the experience that comes with being a life-long educator. Starting her career in education on the East [...]

Peter and Karen Brill The Brill Family Foundation announced What is LOVE as the recipient of their $20,000 Future Bender Fellow Award to continue its work with vulnerable teens. Over the past few [...]

SOURCE: NOOZHAWK Leaders in Transition, a program of the Santa Barbara Education Foundation, helps high-achieving, low-income students get into college and beyond By Ann Pieramici “Learning what you don’t want to do,” “saying yes to opportunities” [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) is pleased to announce that Pedro Paz has been named Executive Director of the nonprofit devoted to enriching the academic, artistic, and personal development of Santa Barbara students. Paz [...]

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Santa Barbara Education Foundation has been well-known for the opportunities it provides Santa Barbara Unified students throughout the school year.  However, many may not know that it also provides opportunities for students during the summer. [...]

Speaking to community members at the Elings Park Amphitheater, Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado and students addressed the community during the State of Our Schools presentation. In years past, the event [...]

Last month, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation selected Santa Barbara High School senior Larry Bermudez as a recipient of its prestigious Gates Scholarship. Bermudez, who plans to study mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley, is [...]