Many students in California, Santa Barbara included, cannot read at grade level. Palo Alto school boardmember and literacy expert Todd Collins knows this well. He helped take a school district with ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA, September 16, 2025 – A majority of students throughout California, including Santa Barbara, cannot read at ...

A majority of students throughout California, including Santa Barbara, cannot read at grade level and are at risk of long-term reading failure. Without strong reading skills by third grade, students ...

A majority of students in California, including Santa Barbara, cannot read at grade level and are at risk of long-term reading failure, according to the California Reading Coalition. Without strong ...

(Born November 5, 1971)-- Todd Collins is something of a trivia question, particularly locally. As in, “Who was the Bills’ starting quarterback after Jim Kelly?” It proved to be a hard act to follow.