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03 Feb

Contra Costa School Boards Want Teachers to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Priority

Teachers are at high risk for coronavirus infection and transmission and so should get priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine, said Contra Costa school boards....

28 Jan

WCCUSD Talks School Configuration Changes

The West County Mandarin School will join the Pinole Middle School campus, and Juan Crespi Middle School will expand to include the sixth grade....

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21 Jan

Doctors, Teachers and Parents Debate Return to In-Person Classes Before School Board

Health experts and concerned parents and teachers told the WCCUSD school board Wednesday why they believe in-person instruction should or should not resume....

29 Dec

WCCUSD Board Conditionally Renews Summit Tamalpais Charter

The West Contra Costa Unified school board also voted Dec. 22 to form a charter school oversight subcommittee....

28 Dec

Fauci: Vaccines Should Allow CA Colleges to Teach In-Person Next Fall

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he is "cautiously optimistic" college students will be able to return to campus next fall — if enough people get the COVID-19 vaccine....

23 Nov

Youth Council Town Hall Talks Policing in Schools

The Richmond Youth Council brought together local police, politicians and school officials to discuss race, policing and public education....

19 Nov

WCCUSD Board Approves Lake Elementary Rebuilding Plan

The West Contra Costa school board approved plans to rebuild Lake Elementary School with a focus on a so-called flexible learning environment....

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05 Nov

Matthew Duffy Won’t Seek Another Term as WCCUSD Superintendent

West Contra Costa schools head Matthew Duffy, who was previously criticized over a $48 million deficit, announced Thursday his plans to step down....

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21 Sep

School Board Candidates Call for Equity and Transparency

The candidates for the West Contra Costa school board's first trustee-area elections detailed their perspectives on the budget, charter schools and more....

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15 Sep

Contra Costa College Gets Cooking in the Classroom

Learning in the kitchen rather than on video where "you can’t taste it and you can’t smell it" is essential, said one student of the decision to hold culinary classes...

Six people in a virtual meeting and a cartoon with airplane parts captioned "We are rebuilding the plane while trying to fly it. We all have a piece."

27 Aug

WCCUSD Board Approves Safety Requirements for In-Person Learning

The West Contra Costa Board of Education has approved a set of health and safety requirements that districts must meet before in-person schooling may resume....

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18 Aug

Contra Costa May Allow In-Person Learning at Some Elementary Schools

Contra Costa County Health Services announced Tuesday that it will begin accepting waivers to allow in-person learning at public and private elementary schools....

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11 Aug

Distance Learning Raises Questions About Mental Health

With the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s academic year starting Aug. 17 under a distance learning structure, parents are concerned about the mental health of their children, as well...

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03 Aug

Experts Say Schools Across Nation Unprepared To Reopen

Schools across the nation are not ready to reopen, whether for in-person classroom instruction or distance learning, a panel of education experts said Friday....

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