EdSource Features Freedom School as a Model of Summer Learning Success
California’s $14 billion investment in expanded learning transforms summer schools.
Contra Costa County to honor top educators
The Contra Costa County Office of Education’s “53rd Annual Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year Dinner & Celebration,” is set for Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Concord Hilton. Check-in starts at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m.
Lincoln Elementary teachers nominated as County’s Teachers of the Year
Two teachers from Lincoln Elementary School in Richmond were nominated for the Contra Costa County 2024-25 Teachers of the Year award.
Grant Aims to Boost Financial Aid Completion Rates This Summer
A $72,000 grant from the Education Credit Management Corporation Foundation (ECMC) aims to remove barriers in the financial aid application process for West Contra Costa families this summer.
Camp Achieve Completes its 10th Year of Curbing Summer Learning Loss
A summer camp made possible by a decade-long partnership between the City of Richmond, West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and local community-based organizations just completed another year of ensuring local kids don’t suffer learning loss during the summer.