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An Open Letter to Candidate Sonja Shaw, Educational Reformer

By Christy Lozano

May 01, 2026
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(Editor’s note: Sonya Shaw is an educational reformer and the frontrunner running to become the Superintendent of Instruction of California. She will be speaking Friday and Saturday in Santa Barbara County: see flyers below for more information.)

Dear Sonja,

I’m Christy Lozano — a 19-year classroom teacher in Santa Barbara Unified School District, Air For…

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