Posts Tagged ‘Education’
School Board Election 2012: Todd Groves
A longtime district volunteer, who brought WriterCoach Connection to El Cerrito High School and spearheaded the Middle School Math Initiative, Groves says he wants to take the classroom-level foundation he has built and apply it at the school board level.
Read MoreRoundup: WCCUSD hosts 8th annual Parents and Partners Conference
Hundreds of parents filled Lovonya Dejean Middle School for the 8th annual Parents and Partners conference hosted by the West Contra Costa Unified School District on Saturday. Check out the photos to see a sampling of what happened during the day.
Read MoreEducation group receives grant to support college-bound high schoolers
The West Contra Costa County Public Education Fund, The Ed. Fund, has received $384,000 from the College Access Foundation to increase financial aid advising and expand support for high school seniors thinking about going to college.
Read MoreCourses help ready local contractors for Richmond public projects
Like many construction contractors, Willie McGary was hit hard by the real estate meltdown a few years ago. “The jobs dried up, and then the competition became overwhelming for what was left,” McGary said. What was left in the West Contra Costa County area were mostly public sector projects, and the qualification process for bids…
Read MoreRichmond leaders hail completion of J.O. Ford Elementary construction project
City and school district officials joined more than 100 residents and students to officially open the new facilities at J.O. Ford Elementary School in Richmond on Saturday, including new classrooms and playgrounds and modern, colorful facade. “When our kids can go to a first-class, world-class facility like this,” Councilman Jim Rogers told the crowd, “we…
Read MoreKennedy high gym renamed in honor of ‘Dolly’
Dolly Felix made a difference, and now her name graces the building where she touched so many lives. About 300 people packed the John F. Kennedy High School gymnasium Saturday for a ceremony dedicating the hardwood floor facility in the former teacher and coach’s honor. The building was officially dedicated the “Coach Dolly Felix Gym.”…
Read MoreTED event brings hundreds to the Craneway Pavillion
Big ideas about education and emotion flowed through the Craneway Pavillion at the TEDxGoldenGateED conference over the weekend. The ideas found a receptive audience in the roughly 700 in attendance at the Saturday conference that attracted teachers, parents, therapists and others from throughout the Bay Area. The day included a packed schedule of speakers, performers and workshops that revolved around the central theme of compassion.
Read MoreMiller, among friends, talks education
Congressman George Miller talked education, jobs, and the economy at Contra Costa College.
Read MoreThe American Dream?
One undocumented Richmond resident defers his dreams of becoming a school teacher.
Read MorePrison University at San Quentin Prison
An innovative and in many ways unique educational program is flourishing on the other side of the Richmond-San Rafael bridge, in an institution through which many of Richmond’s sons have cycled over the years.
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