School Board recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month
The West Contra Costa County School Board recognized Hispanic Heritage Month at its Tuesday meeting with lively music and dance performances that were a stark contrast to the usually formal board...
View ArticleSchool 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.
View ArticleSchool board candidate forum overshadowed by presidential debate
On a night when Barack Obama and Mitt Romney held most voters’ attention, the four candidates for the West Contra Costa Unified School District board spoke Tuesday to about 15 people at a candidate...
View ArticleElection 2012: Education wins big
West County voters came out strong for education Tuesday — both on a local and state level. Measure E, Measure G and Prop 30 passed. Todd Groves and Randy Enos will join the West Contra Costa School...
View ArticleMayoral profile: Charles Ramsey
West Contra Costa School Board President and mayoral candidate Charles Ramsey, age 52, believes that Richmond can be a vibrant community, a bustling hub where young people choose to settle down after...
View ArticleWest Contra Costa school district, teachers to continue salary negotiations
West Contra Costa school officials and the local teachers union said Thursday they intend to resume bargaining in a few weeks after teachers rejected a proposed settlement while demanding bigger pay...
View ArticleWest County school board grapples still with redrawing voting districts
Though the school board made no official motion to finalize a trustee-area map, a long and occasionally heated conversation ended with a direction to Superintendent Matthew Duffy to come up with a plan...
View ArticleA final trustee-area map emerges as lawsuit resolves
The map, known as the January Map, was agreed upon in a 4-0-1 vote by the board in a closed session meeting on February 28, with board member Mister Phillips abstaining.The map was designed through...
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