More than 150 community members turned out to demand the Santa Barbara Unified School District listen to teachers’ calls for fair pay during a school board meeting on Oct. 4, the Santa Barbara Independent reported.
Teachers described a “revolving” door with educators entering and exiting the district and highlighted the burden of soaring housing costs.
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Santa Barbara teachers demand fair pay as negotiations with district loom
- by: MALLIKA SESHADRI
- 2023-10-30
- Source:
EdSource
- 10/31/2023
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