Posts Tagged ‘school board’
Cal Prep members advocate for charter renewal
Faculty, students, and parents from Aspire Richmond California College Preparatory Academy (Cal Prep) urged the Board of Education to renew the school’s charter at this week’s meeting of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) at Lovonya DeJean Middle School. Cal Prep is a public charter and early college secondary school in Richmond. During…
Read MoreSchool Board halts Mindfulness Program in Richmond schools
The West Contra Costa County School Board voted against renewing its contract with Mindful Life Project, a local non-profit organization that teaches mindfulness practices to children in the district. More than a dozen community members showed up at the board’s meeting to advocate for the continuation of the program.
Read MoreSchool board candidates vetted by Education Matters before endorsement
The education-focused nonprofit Education Matters, the largest local spender in the 2016 WCCUSD school board race, vetted the candidates they endorsed with questions that included their stance on charter schools.
Read MoreLast-minute attack ad targets board of ed candidate
After a West Contra Costa Unified School District school board race free of negative ads through the end of October, a new late-game attack ad was sent out against candidate Mister Phillips.
Read MoreCity council candidates clash over development, rent control and schools
Candidates’ strategies for development across Richmond—and especially downtown—varied greatly.
Read MoreWest Contra Costa School Board President reflects on two decades of service
“Everyone comes in wanting to be a change agent, but you can’t change things overnight.”
Read MoreGUEST OPINION: The Real Winners Must be Our Students
GUEST OPINION: The Richmond Confidential story on the school board election in West Contra Costa Unified School District (Pro-charter school PACs flood West Contra Costa school board elections.) leaves me puzzled. After 15 years of teaching at Cal Berkeley myself, I applaud the experience these young journalists are gaining. Still, our students and families depend…
Read MoreSchool Board Election 2012: Antonio Medrano
It’s 9:10 a.m. and school started two hours ago. Antonio Medrano stands in Richmond High School’s foyer giving a slightly disapproving look to three students who walk in late. “Buenos tardes,” says Medrano, smiling. “Buenos tardes,” say the kids as they sheepishly grin back. He tells them to get to class and strolls into the…
Read MoreSchool Board Election 2012: Robert Studdiford
In eight years on the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, seven on the Citizens’ Budget Oversight Committee, and years on PTAs and coaching soccer, Robert Studdiford taught himself how the West Contra Costa County Unified School District system works.
Read MoreSchool board forum dominated by Measures E and G
Four School Board candidates had one message at Monday night’s forum: Measures E and G, the $360 million bond measure and parcel tax extension, must pass.
Read MoreCommunity schools idea growing in Richmond
School, that place all students have to go for classes, could also become the place where students and community members go for a wide range of essential services such as healthcare, academic help and job placement. The idea to turn schools into “full service community schools,” or schools that offer more services to students and…
Read MoreCandidates outline ideas at school board forum
Differences aside, all agree that money is the district’s most pressing issue.
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