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She joins a cadre of top leadership departing since Superintendent Hilda Maldonado took over 2 years ago

Over the past pandemic year, the Santa Barbara Unified School District has seen a 60% drop in the number of available substitute teachers.

Dos Pueblos High School Honors Its Graduates and Their ‘Lasting Legacy of Resilience’ Student speaker Mikayla Ramirez urges her generation of change to also be the generation of empathy, perseverance and dedication Student speaker Mikayla Ramirez walks to her seat inside Scott OLeary Stadium after delivering her graduation speech for the Dos Pueblos High School Class of 2021. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) Graduates don decorated caps. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) The Dos Pueblos gr...

A critical shortage of substitute teachers during the pandemic may make it difficult for some California school districts to reopen campuses or to keep open schools already offering in-person instruction. A sharp decline in applications for substitute teaching credentials since January, as well an exodus of already credentialed substitutes, have left some districts unable to keep classrooms open, especially as more teachers are quarantined after potential exposure to Covid-19.  Substitute pool...