College Corps Program Rewards Students for Giving Back
California students can apply now for the College Corps program, which provides financial assistance in exchange for community service work....
31
Mar
16
Mar
School Board Votes to Allow Cutting Some Staff Hours, Not Jobs
Due to budget issues, the WCCUSD school board risks losing financial decision-making abilities if it does not prove it is willing to make sacrifices....
06
Mar
EdSource: West Contra Costa Unified Braces for More Major Budget Cuts
With the recent settling of contract negotiations with its teachers union, West Contra Costa Unified expects to slash millions from its budget in coming years....
02
Mar
Student Trustees Work to Support Their Peers
The WCCUSD student trustees are doing their part to help ensure students, in general, and the Black Student Unions, in particular, have the support they need....
26
Feb
Astronaut-in-Training Infuses Space Science into West Contra Costa Unified Middle School Classes
WCCUSD science teacher Olaoluwalotobi "Tobi" Thomas is pursuing his lifelong dream of going to space, and in a way, he's taking his students with him....
18
Feb
With New Contract Approved, WCCUSD Avoids Strike
Nearly 73% of the educators, counselors, nurses and other school employees who voted on a new contract with WCCUSD have approved it, avoiding a strike....
17
Feb
WCCUSD Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement With District to Avert Strike
A potential strike has likely been avoided after WCCUSD and the United Teachers of Richmond reached a tentative agreement Feb. 10, the union said....
16
Feb
School District Addresses Dual-Language Immersion Changes
West Contra Costa schools Superintendent Kenneth “Chris” Hurst responded Wednesday to concerns about changes to the dual-language immersion program....
14
Feb
West Contra Costa Unified and Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement to Avoid Strike, Layoffs
The West Contra Costa Unified School District and United Teachers of Richmond came to an agreement Friday that, if ratified, would give teachers raises....
03
Feb
School Board Recognizes Black History Month, Asked to Put Stop to Slur
At a meeting Wednesday in which the West Contra Costa school board recognized Black History Month, discussion turned to the use of racist language in schools....
30
Jan
Civil Rights in Education Come Under Threat
The future of education and civil rights for marginalized students may soon be in jeopardy, a panel of experts warned Jan. 18....
26
Jan
Teachers Continue to Push for Contract, Threaten Strike
At the WCCUSD board meeting Wednesday, teachers continued to plea for a fair contract and the superintendent responded to a teacher's assault of a student....
26
Jan
WCCUSD Superintendent Addresses Student-Substitute Teacher Clash
The WCCUSD superintendent condemned racial slurs and violence after a confrontation this week between a student and substitute teacher at Richmond High....
23
Jan
Q&A: Still Without a Contract, Union President Says Teachers Are Running Out of Options
United Teachers of Richmond President John Zabala spoke to the Pulse about negotiations with WCCUSD and the possibility of a strike....
12
Jan
Departing WCCUSD Student Trustees Thanked in Last Meeting
The West Contra Costa school board returned Wednesday by sending off last semester's student trustees and considering a change to meeting formats....
