Highlights include: An Awesome Orchestra Collective performance; 65 years of city sisterhood with Shimada, Japan; and Bayview library turns 50.
Tag: education
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10 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: A Plunge centennial party in Point Richmond; Open Studios continues; Soulful Softball Sunday at Nicholl Park.
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7 things to know — County to hear ICE enforcement report, youth job training
Also: North Richmond residents get priority for new affordable homes; East Bay Regional Parks hires a general manager; voters said to favor transit tax.
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5 things to know — Richmond lands $700,000 grant for Greenway bridge path
Also: An astronaut is coming to Richmond; NIAD hires a new director; San Pablo puts sales tax on ballot.
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4 things to know — learn how to protest, soccer signups, help the museum
A community organizing training is happening in Martinez; high school students can attend a free college immersion program; the Richmond Museum of History needs your helping hands.
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3 things to know this week — county transit town hall, superintendent debate, youth jobs
Contra Costa residents can comment on the county’s transportation future; superintendent of schools election debate; job and internship opportunities for youths.
Posted inSchools
While most WCCUSD students don’t meet state standards, a number of schools saw improvements
Five years after the COVID pandemic closed schools, California test scores show that — despite increases — students statewide are still struggling.
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Richmond Charter Academy wins appeal to stay open
However, Contra Costa County education office board plans to consider imposing financial conditions on the Richmond middle school.
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WCCUSD’s new superintendent was a district elementary school principal
Cheryl Cotton, incoming leader of the west Contra Costa County school district, faces challenges including declining enrollment, low test scores, high chronic absenteeism.
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WCCUSD picks new test to identify K-2 reading delays earlier
Teachers who tried out new test said it helped them avoid putting pupils into special education classes.
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We’re hiring: Richmondside is seeking an education reporter
Join our nonprofit newsroom and help Richmond residents understand how the West Contra Costa Unified School District works by telling compelling stories about the issues affecting students and teachers.
