Category: West Contra Costa Unified School District
Special education has become a flash point in negotiations with teachers
Top Takeaways Special education is now a central issue in negotiations with teachers across the state, including San Diego, San […]
February 24, 2026
Special education has become a flash point in negotiations with teachers
Top Takeaways Special education is now a central issue in negotiations with teachers across the state, including San Diego, San […]
February 24, 2026
West Contra Costa school board approves $42 million in cuts to close budget gap
Supporters of the Betty Reid Soskin Middle School turned out in force to try to persuade the West Contra Costa […]
February 13, 2026
West Contra Costa scrambles to cut payroll by 10% or face insolvency
Under the West Contra Costa Unified redesign plan, elementary school students at West County Mandarin School, a public school now […]
February 11, 2026
West Contra Costa Unified faces deep cuts to staff and programs to remain solvent
Striking teachers on the picket line in El Cerrito, California, on Dec. 5, 2025. Louis Freedberg / EdSource Now for […]
January 18, 2026
West Contra Costa Unified’s teachers strike ends after reaching tentative agreement
West Contra Costa Unified educators and union supporters, from left, Lisa McCaskill, Phi Do-Lui, Michelle Seymoure, Jessy Kronenberg and Ruth […]
December 10, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified educators strike, demanding fair pay and support
West Contra Costa Unified educators and supporters picket outside El Cerrito High School on Dec. 4, 2025. Credit: Michelle Quinn […]
December 5, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified teachers union calls strike for Thursday
Top Takeaways The district has offered a pay increase of 3%, below the 5% the union was demanding. The union […]
December 3, 2025
Possible strike in East Bay school district reflects statewide tensions
Top Takeaways West Contra Costa Unified teachers are threatening to go out on strike as early as this coming week […]
December 1, 2025
Becoming school superintendent in an age of uncertainty and anxiety
Top Takeaways West Contra Costa Unified’s new superintendent has multi-generational ties to the district. Like many superintendents, she faces multiple […]
August 14, 2025
California’s $14 billion investment in expanded learning transforms summer schools
Top Takeaways The state has spent nearly $14 billion on expanded learning during the last five years Research shows high-quality […]
July 25, 2025
Trump freezes grant funding, upending school budgets
Top Takeaways The Trump administration announced it would withhold $811 million in grant funding the day before the money was […]
July 2, 2025
West Contra Costa hires former student and principal as superintendent
West Contra Costa Unified School District’s incoming superintendent already knows the district well. On Wednesday night, the district’s board unanimously […]
June 6, 2025
California schools prepare to introduce universal reading screening
Top Takeaways By June 30, California schools must choose one of four screening tests recommended by a state panel. Most […]
May 20, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified loses big chunk of federal grant to support students’ mental health
TOP TAKEAWAYS West Contra Costa Unified anticipates receiving only about $600,000 of the $4.2 million it was awarded last year. […]
May 2, 2025
West Contra Costa makes big push to get kids to class – and raise revenue while doing it
Top Takeaways Raising attendance would improve student outcomes and help the district achieve a balanced budget. The district will focus […]
April 16, 2025