Posts Tagged ‘West Contra Costa County School District’
Contra Costa school district, teachers’ union offer to pay DACA renewal fee – but some say offer was poorly publicized
Today is the last day to file DACA renewals and some say the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s offer to cover the costs was not communicated effectively to community members in need.
Read MoreRichmond high school exit exam scores released
The results of the state’s high school exit exams, released near the end of August, show that students in the West Contra Costa County School District lag behind the state average in combined English and math scores. On the English Language Arts part of the test, 58 percent of Kennedy High seniors, 66 percent of…
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 MoreWhooping cough deadline nears
Vieng Say Lasey Song Kham was stoic as he pulled up his T-shirt sleeve at the last community Tdap clinic in San Pablo last week. A Contra Costa County registered nurse gently swabbed his shoulder before flicking the syringe and poking the small needle into his upper arm, a process that took only a second…
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