Education
Help a Brother Go to College Day will be held Sunday, November 17, at De Anza High School.
As California legislature restructures school funding, parents meet to discuss priorities.
The Mindful Life Project serves nearly 2,000 South Richmond students at five elementary schools: Coronado, Richmond College Prep, Stege, King, and Nystrom.
At Making Waves Academy, a middle school in Richmond, students can take long-time educator Aaron Reaven’s popular class, “Healthy person, healthy planet.” The class focuses on nutrition, cooking, and environmental issues that relate to the food supply.
The California Department of Education included Richmond schools in a new pilot program to enhance learning skills in a wide range of fields, such as engineering, arts and media, and biomedical and health sciences.
Thousands of women and children around the country have stopped receiving support by the federal supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, commonly known as WIC. Some are scrambling for childcare as federal money dries up for Head Start. But Richmond residents do not have to worry. Yet.
In the past, a limited number of SAT fee waivers were available to students who qualified for free and reduced-cost lunches. This year the school district will cover testing fees out of the general fund. The board says allowing students to take the test free of charge promotes a culture of college and career readiness.
Chevron is teaming up with DonorsChoose.org to generate up to $1 million for education in October. Last year the initiative brought in $958,000 for the region.
“There’s a place for you at U.C.,” Chancellor Dirks told the students. “You have to work to get there, but it’s yours.”