Category: West Contra Costa Unified School District
Possible strike in East Bay school district reflects statewide tensions
Union supporters attend a community meeting sponsored by the United Teachers of Richmond in Kensington on Nov. 20, 2025, to […]
December 1, 2025
Becoming school superintendent in an age of uncertainty and anxiety
Cheryl Cotton, the new superintendent of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, holds a photo of her first grade […]
August 14, 2025
California’s $14 billion investment in expanded learning transforms summer schools
Richmond students enrolled in the Headwaters Science Institute’s summer program make cutout paper models of birds on the banks of […]
July 25, 2025
Trump freezes grant funding, upending school budgets
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks at a press conference on July 1, 2025. Credit: Kindra Britt/California […]
July 2, 2025
Richmond students organize walkout to fight school budget cuts
Kennedy High School students rally against budget cuts proposed by the West Contra Costa Unified School District board on March […]
June 10, 2025
West Contra Costa hires former student and principal as superintendent
West Contra Costa Unified’s Stege Elementary School in Richmond. Photo: Andrew Reed/EdSource West Contra Costa Unified School District’s incoming superintendent […]
June 5, 2025
California schools prepare to introduce universal reading screening
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Top Takeaways By June 30, California […]
May 20, 2025
West Contra Costa makes progress toward financial health, but big challenges remain
West Contra Costa Unified’s Stege Elementary School in Richmond. (File photo 2019) Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource Top Takeaways West […]
May 6, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified denies charter renewal application
Credit: Alison Yin/EdSource This article has been updated to clarify that Manzanita Middle School is in Contra Costa County. For […]
May 2, 2025