Posts Tagged ‘schools’
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 MoreHelping the Richmond community, one backpack at a time
Change 4 FiveHundred hosted their 3rd Annual Backpack Giveaway in attempt to transform the culture of violence in North Richmond.
Read MoreRichmond teachers struggle to afford housing on “poverty level” salaries
Diane Maddox sold gold jewelry as a side hustle, just to get by during her 33 years of teaching in Richmond. The single mother raised her two daughters in an apartment above a garage. It took the 56-year-old Maddox more than two decades until she could finally afford to purchase a home. She currently teaches…
Read MoreWest Contra Costa schools to receive $1 million federal grant for English learners, immigrant students
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is expecting to receive more than $1 million to assist English-as-a-second-language instruction for this current school year. The state grant is part of a federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which allows each state to decide how to utilize federal funding to improve the quality…
Read MoreThree Cheers for the Kids and Our Money
A comics-format examination of the power dynamics of Education Matters–a West Contra Costa County nonprofit funded by a local philanthropist–and its ability to influence school board elections and bring in charter schools.
Read MoreNuevo superintendente habla sobre planes para WCCUSD
Hay una cara nueva en la oficina central de West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). Matthew Duffy, el primer nuevo superintendente del distrito en 10 años, asumió el cargo el 6 de julio, tras la jubilación del Dr. Bruce Harter.
Read MoreNew superintendent talks plans for WCCUSD
Richmond Confidential interviews the new superintendent of the West Contra Costa County Unified School District, Matthew Duffy.
Read MoreWCCUSD considers new technology to improve student performance
Students at Summit K2, a charter middle school in El Cerrito, are testing a new way to learn online, courtesy of Facebook.
Read MoreMini-grants spice up classrooms in West County
This year, the Ed Fund awarded $35,000 in grant money to 48 projects in 27 schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District to help teachers and schools bring enriched learning to their students.
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 MoreMeasure M: More money for schools?
West County voters to decide on a new parcel tax to fund schools.
Read MoreDistrict banking on voter support for Measure D
West Contra Costa County voters have been highly supportive of school-related bond measures in the past. But could a down economy and lingering worries about leadership on the district school board prove enough to doom Measure D?
Read More‘Most of my childhood memories were tragic events’
In a deeply personal essay, a Richmond teen describes the harrowing effects of violence and gang culture on his childhood, and his key to breaking free from the cycle.
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