Education = Strong Economy
From reading proficiency to college success, we should lay down a marker challenging ourselves to develop an education system that bridges the gap between school and work.
Year: 2013
Thanks Be to Women
I am thankful for the women in my life and find it rather fitting that Marvel Comics’ newest character is a teenage female Muslim.
North v. South
Well, here we go again with talk of a county split.
Education Flip Side
The latest cover story on Santa Barbara schools failed to mention anything about special education or S.B.’s population of students with disabilities and what help is available.
Goleta Mosque Closer to Reality
Islamic Society celebrates planning commission vote.
Group Airs Injunction Concerns in Letter to Council
Ahead of the City Council’s closed-session meeting on Tuesday — during which the proposed gang injunction was discussed — Pro-Youth Movement, an organization formed to find different ways to deal with the city’s at-risk youth and cofounded by Councilmember Cathy Murillo, sent a letter to the council and other city officials that outlines its issues over what the injunction could include.
Santa Barbara Foundation Losing Four Positions in New Partnership
The Santa Barbara Foundation announced it will soon team up with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to handle its administrative and back-office duties.
Santa Barbara Man Named Rhodes Scholar
Miles Unterreiner of Santa Barbara has been named a Rhodes Scholar and will attend Oxford University in England next fall.
Fred Kavli Dies
Renowned physicist Fred Kavli died at age 86 last Thursday in his Santa Barbara home.
Kristin Anderson’s Green
Santa Barbaran’s novel is a story of love and eco-activism.