Career Summit Connects Students With Future Employers
A recent career summit in Richmond focused on building career pathways for students who live in low-income communities and students of color....
24
May
17
May
Richmond Yoga Studio Benefits Kids’ Program
When JG Larochette, then a teacher at Coronado Elementary School, introduced his third grade class to yoga, he had no idea that it was the first step toward starting a...
17
May
Downtown Chalk Art: Students Draw Dreams of Richmond
The sidewalks of downtown Richmond served as the canvas. About 100 students from Making Waves Academy filled the two-block span of Macdonald Avenue between Harbour Way and 12th Street with...
13
May
School Board Meeting Draws Crowds of Concerned Parents
Many parents and community members showed up to express their concerns over the superintendent search and the short timeline allocated to elect a candidate by July 1. They said they...
11
May
‘We Are Still Alive’ – Native Youth Find Inspiration in Pow Wow Dance
I started fancy-shawl dancing about seven years ago, thanks to a generous women who volunteered her time once a month to teach me. I chose to fancy-shawl dance because of...
08
May
BILL LOOKS TO ENACT SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICIES IN CA SCHOOLS
Assembly Bill 2246, introduced by California Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell, who represents Long Beach, would require local school districts and schools to devise suicide prevention policies targeting high-risk students....
05
May
Is Being Anti-Police Really That Bad?
If we think the problem is a few bad seeds, then we aren’t able to properly critique an entire system that has terrorized marginalized communities for centuries....
26
Apr
Recess Before Lunch Program Behind Improved Student Health and Behavior
Myrtle Avenue School in Lamont has structured recess before lunch, and it has improved students health and behavior, according to Parent Partners and Myrtle Avenue School Principal Maria Ozuna....
26
Apr
Educators Routinely Ignore a Captive Audience – Schools in Juvenile Hall Get an ‘F’
In California, “juvenile court schools” – the schools for kids detained in the juvenile justice system – are failing at the job of educating young people in detention, according to...
25
Apr
Traffic Ticket Amnesty Is a ‘Game Changer’
Brittany Gandy is one step closer to getting her life back on track. For the past two years, the 23-year-old has been burdened by unpaid traffic fines and dealing with...
24
Apr
I’ll Never Be a Security Guard Again
In 2014, it seemed as if Craigslist posted a new security position every few hours. Even my peers spoke as if security represented a gold mine. "You can pick your...
23
Apr
‘Reverse Field Trip’ Brings Health Care Practitioners to the Classroom
Richmond High School Health Academy students received a special presentation from Kaiser Permanente as part of a “reverse job shadow day” on February 9. Students in attendance at this first-ever...
15
Apr
Teens Share What It Feels Like to Be Depressed
According to a 2014 study, nearly one-third of teens in high school show symptoms of depression. The study also found that Hispanic youth are more likely than white or black...
05
Apr
Why Community Matters in the Search for a New Superintendent
The search for a new superintendent of West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) is in full swing after the school board hired a search firm in February. The importance of...
05
Apr
Teens, Sex and Rap – Is There a Connection?
According to a new study, teenagers who listen to rap become sexually active earlier than their peers. The study found that when middle school students listened to rap for three...
