Q&A: Jag Lathan Focuses on Literacy, Equity in Superintendent Race
Jag Lathan, candidate for Contra Costa County schools superintendent, spoke to The Pulse about how she would address financial and equity issues....
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Apr
30
Mar
EdSource: West Contra Costa Unified Must Hire Qualified Teachers, Appeals Court Rules
The appeals court said WCCUSD failed to prove it had run out of options to fill teacher vacancies within state requirements before turning to substitutes....
18
Mar
EdSource: Court to Decide if West Contra Costa Unified Illegally Used Long-Term Substitutes
A teacher shortage has meant many school districts have had to rely on teachers who are not fully prepared to teach at least some classes on their schedule....
17
Mar
East County Schools: Reductions, Frustration, Calls for ‘Unity’ as Work to Slash Deficits Underway
Budget deficits have prompted the possibility of significant job cuts in Antioch and Pittsburg schools, which came up again at both boards' March 11 meetings....
06
Mar
What Can Schools Afford? Experts Discuss Teachers Strikes and Funding Priorities
Teachers unions are demanding better pay and health benefits. Districts are pleading tight budgets. An EdSource roundtable examined how to rectify the two....
04
Mar
Hundreds of Educators Could Lose Jobs as WCCUSD Makes Preliminary Layoffs
Hundreds of WCCUSD educators could lose their jobs after school board members approved preliminary layoffs to help reduce the district's budget deficit....
26
Jan
WCCUSD Narrowly Approves Union Agreements; Teachers, Staff to Get Raises
Amid budgetary concerns, the WCCUSD school board voted 3-2 on Jan. 21 to approve union contracts that come with raises for teachers and other school staff....
15
Dec
Pittsburg Teachers Union Declares Impasse in Negotiations With District
The Pittsburg Education Association declared impasse in negotiations with the Pittsburg Unified School District, the union said on Wednesday....
15
Dec
AUSD Classified Staff Gets Raise, but Teachers Still Rallying for Better Deal
Maintenance and clerical workers and other classified staff in the Antioch Unified School District are getting a 1.5% raise and continued fully paid healthcare....
10
Dec
Why I Joined My Teachers on the Picket Line
"As a WCCUSD student, I wanted to know what led to the strike and what was being fought for ...
10
Dec
WCCUSD Reaches Tentative Agreement With Teachers’ Union
WCCUSD and its educators' union have reached a tentative agreement that would end the teachers' strike and return schools to normal operations if ratified....
05
Dec
Teachers Launch First Strike in WCCUSD History, Citing Low Pay and Overcrowded Classrooms
Educators and staff are striking to demand the West Contra Costa Unified School District raises wages and offer better working conditions. ...
02
Dec
EdSource: West Contra Costa Teachers Union Calls Strike for Thursday
If a settlement is not reached by Thursday, the United Teachers of Richmond union is set to go on the first teachers strike of the school year in California....
01
Dec
EdSource: Possible WCCUSD Strike Reflects Statewide Tensions
WCCUSD and other California school districts are stuck in labor negotiations with teachers at a time of declining enrollments and rising costs....
04
Nov
Antioch Educators Rally For Better Pay, Fully Funded Benefits
Dozens of Antioch Unified educators rallied at a school board meeting to demand the district increase salaries and offer fully covered benefits to employees....
