WCCUSD: teachers to receive 15 percent pay increase through 2020
All West Contra Costa Unified School District employees will receive salary increases of at least 10 percent by the 2020-21 school year after the Board of Education approved agreements Wednesday that will cost the...
Free financial literacy seminar for youth, adults set for Richmond Memorial Auditorium
Richmond-area families are encouraged to attend the Financial Literacy Workshop on Saturday, June 23.
Social Progress Inc. is hosting the free seminar at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Workshops are offered...
Free Richmond summer program teaches young people to code
Young adults from ages 16 through 24 are encouraged to join a free summer program that will teach them how to code.
The program by the city of Richmond's ServiceWorks provides "access to leadership and...
Young people invited to free financial bootcamp, ‘Mad City Money’
Local young people ages 14 to 24 are encouraged to take part in Travis Credit Union's free annual Mad City Money Young Adult Financial Boot Camp, where they will participate in a fun activity...
WCCUSD summer food service program starts Monday
With the aim of ensuring low-income students continue to have access to nutritional meals while schools are closed during summer, the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) said its Summer Food Service Program...
DeJean Middle School Band takes first place at annual Six Flags festival
The local school district is singing the praises of this musical Richmond middle school.
Last month, the Lovonya DeJean Middle School Concert Band won first place at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Music in the...
100-percent of this Richmond school’s graduates headed to college
Of the 68 high school seniors graduating from Making Waves Academy in Richmond this Thursday, all are headed to college, the school has announced.
Ninety-six-percent of seniors the school at 4123 Lakeside Drive will graduate...
County libraries serving free, healthy lunches to kids and teens this summer
The Contra Costa County Library announced Monday it will serve free lunches to youth ages 18 and under at nine library locations this summer.
County Librarian Melinda Cervantes said the Lunch at the Library program...
Local students use $500 grants to improve schools for 4th annual Potential Project
For a fourth straight year, West Contra Costa Unified students exhibited their potential to create change in their schools as part of the Potential Project.
This year, students from seven schools and one nonprofit organization...
Meeting set for Thursday to discuss Wilson Elementary campus rehab
Residents are encouraged to attend a meeting on Thursday to view plans and provide input into the rehabilitation of the Wilson Elementary campus, and also to receive an update on the school’s move to...
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