Margaret Crocco

A Position Statement of the National Council for the Social Studies This 2020 issue of Social Education, marking the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, seeks to broaden understanding of the suffrage story in several ways: by considering the strategies and tactics used by the suffragists to foment their agitation; by acknowledging the ways in which further work was needed to secure voting and other rights for all women; by acknowledging the need for women in positions of...

Yes on Measure I By Margaret S. Crocco, S.B. Sat Oct 19, 2024 | 11:53am Add to Favorites I would like to add my voice to the chorus of endorsements for Santa Barbara’s Measure I, a modest tax increase critical to maintaining essential services for the City of Santa Barbara: police, fire, water, parks and recreation, and the Santa Barbara Public Library. I have served on the Library Advisory Board for almost four years although I do not write in my official capacity as chair of the board.

Our Santa Barbara Public Library is a treasured institution and it should be fully funded for the benefit of our community. For decades, it has provided a welcoming space for all: our families, seniors, teens, and young children; it is where we explore books at the Children’s Library, enjoy the Library-on-the-Go vans that bring books to us, cozy up to read, or access free Internet. Children improve reading skills through the tutoring program.