West County leads the state in pushing for a moratorium on new charter schools

By Edward Booth | May 16, 2019 |
Consuelo Lara takes up her seat on the West Contra Costa School Board.

In December, the DeJean Middle School multipurpose room brimmed with onlookers—community leaders, public officials, parents and students—who cheered wildly as Stephanie Hernández-Jarvis and Consuelo Lara took their new seats on the West Contra Costa Unified Board of Education. The two newcomers had arrived ready and confident. The celebration was a pleasant, gratifying end to their…

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West Contra Costa school board meets for a six-hour, packed discussion on charter schools

By Candese Charles | January 23, 2015 |

On Wednesday night, West Contra Costa Unified School District’s (WCCUSD) first board of education meeting of the year was packed with chatty bouncy children, a sea of blue shirt-wearing Caliber Beta Academy teachers, and people holding orange public comment sheets. Newly-elected school board president Todd Groves began the meeting promptly at 6:30 pm as eager…

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