Ed Fund, Richmond Promise & WCCUSD Receive $72,000 Grant
The grant is meant to support efforts to boost financial aid completion rates, which are down nationwide, throughout West Contra Costa County....
14
Aug
12
Aug
WCCUSD Adopts New Anti-Racism Policy, Asks What It Means to Be Held ‘Accountable’
Despite being divided on a nearly identical statement earlier in the year, the West Contra Costa school board unanimously voted to pass a anti-racism policy. ...
09
Aug
Problems at Stege Elementary, Now Temporarily Closed, Had ‘Happened Too Long’
Environmental hazards, including asbestos, were found last month at Stege Elementary School, prompting it to be temporarily closed....
31
Jul
High Schoolers React to Coming Financial Literacy Requirement
Beginning with the 2027-28 school year, a semester-long course dedicated to personal financial literacy will be required for California high school students....
26
Jul
‘An Attack on All Communities of Color’: Supreme Court Decision to End Affirmative Action Seeping Into Other Areas of Education and Beyond, Experts Say
Experts and advocates say the Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action in higher education admissions is unlawfully spilling over into other areas....
25
Jul
State Highlights Extreme Heat, College Affordability Resources
The state of California hosted an ethnic media forum July 16 focused on staying safe in extreme heat and helping kids save for college....
24
Jul
West Contra Costa Temporarily Closes Elementary School Amid Lawsuit Alleging Poor Building Conditions
Stege Elementary in Richmond will be closed for repairs this summer and students and staff relocated the upcoming school year due to "environmental hazards."...
09
Jul
This Teacher Changed How I See Government, History and My Future
"I realized how valuable political knowledge and historical awareness are to dismantling oppressive governmental systems and advocating for one's rights."...
08
Jul
‘Amazing and Scary All at Once’: How Teens Feel About A.I.
"I was 14 when I first heard about A.I. in a school setting. All around my school, the topic of ChatGPT was spreading among students."...
27
Jun
WCCUSD Has Its Hands Tied as Budget Gets Held Up
The rejection of a Local Control Accountability Plan on Wednesday meant the West Contra Costa school board could not vote on the proposed 2024-25 budget....
21
Jun
Opinion: The Dark Legacy of Slavery Still Impacts Our Black Children 161 Years After Emancipation
Just as the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment provided access to civil rights, high literacy rates empower individuals to exercise these rights....
21
Jun
Asian American History is U.S. History, So Why Don’t Schools Teach It?
More than 150 years after the first major wave of Asian immigration to the United States, knowledge of AAPI history across the country is severely lacking....
14
Jun
Fairmont Elementary Teachers, Parents Ask School Board for Additional Funding
We’re talking about whether "classrooms will have enough toilet paper and crayons to make it through the year,” one parent told the school board....
07
Jun
Junior Year Can Be ‘Dreadful and Tiring,’ But I Wouldn’t Change a Thing
"Junior year is definitely one of the most stressful and important years," writes the author, a student at Kennedy High, but it may not be the worst....
30
May
Los Medanos Community College Creating Pathways to Jobs, Higher Learning for High Schoolers
A Los Medanos College dean reported Tuesday that about half of East Contra's high school graduates don't go to college, but LMC is trying to change that....
