Richmond students walked out of classes Tuesday, marched to the district office Wednesday and showed up en masse at the school board meeting to fight staffing cuts and other budget reductions.
Author Archives: Julia Haney
Julia Haney is a student at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.
What I cover: I cover schools in Contra Costa County and the communities around them.
My background: I'm a student at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism where I've reported stories about birth doulas, online bullying, climate and the West Contra Costa Unified School District. In the summer of 2024 I'm interning as an audio reporter at KALW through the 11th Hour Project.
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WCCUSD budget cut vote delayed due to lack of a quorum
Board was scheduled to vote on whether to lay off teachers, but not enough members were present.
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WCCUSD teacher and staff layoffs loom in proposed $13M budget cut
The interim superintendent says eliminating 90 positions over two years is necessary to avoid a state takeover of finances.
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Struggling to fill jobs, WCCUSD reassigns 22 educators mid-year
The school district will still have 58 unfilled positions; educators say the reassignments hurt students and teachers.
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Parents still frustrated with school district’s revised plan to help at-risk students
‘A waste of our time,’ said West Contra Costa Unified School District parent leader. Without accountability plan, district budget delayed.
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Rich City Rides wasn’t burglarized, police say, pointing to possible dispute between business partners
Richmond police say they are investigating whether any other crimes occurred related to handling of business assets.
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Parents say school district hasn’t explained how it’s fixing accountability plan
The West Contra Costa County Unified School District’s budget, due by Aug. 15, is in limbo due to school board’s ‘unprecedented’ rejection of plan that guides programs for at-risk students.
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Who runs Richmond’s schools? A guide to the WCCUSD, county and college school boards
Learn how your Contra Costa County school districts operate so you can stay better informed about, or even influence, decisions that impact your community.
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‘Devastated:’ Students mourn loss of high school diploma lifeline
Gateway to College, a WCCUSD program that helped high schoolers at risk of dropping out earn diplomas and feel confident enough to attend college, fell victim to budget cuts.
