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 12, 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 17, 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 4, 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 2, 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