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.
Education Credit Management Corporation Foundation 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.
Ed Fund announces new executive director
The West Contra Costa Public Education Fund is pleased to announce the selection of Robert Bunce as the organization’s new Executive Director. Robert officially began his new role as Executive Director on January 1, 2023. The selection was made after a national search and selection process.
Youth Code Now triples number of Black and Latino students learning STEM
School days were difficult for Susana Romero, who was 11 when her family left El Salvador and settled in Richmond. She had a hard time with math and her parents, who did not speak English or finish school, couldn’t help her.
About 100 players to compete at Richmond chess festival, as more kids take up game
On a Sunday afternoon in late September, TC Ball entered Richmond’s Multicultural Bookstore with a cart full of kings, queens, bishops, rooks, knights, and pawns and boards to start the first of several chess classes for children.
17 STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS BY THE WEST CONTRA COSTA PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND
The West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) has announced the winners of their scholarships for the 2021-2022 school year. Overall, 17 students were awarded with funds to help them jumpstart their college career – a significant increase from the 10 scholarships awarded in 2021.
Ed Fund names Teaching Excellence Award finalists
The West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) has announced the eight finalists of its 2022 Teaching Excellence Award. Nominations came in from throughout the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and the Ed Fund identified the eight teachers who “represented the best of the district.”
City of Richmond grants $600,000 to the Richmond Rapid Response Fund
The City of Richmond allocated $600,000 to the Richmond Rapid Response Fund (R3F) – a fiscally sponsored project of the West Contra Costa Public Education Fund – during the City Council meeting on February 15, 2022. The funds are a portion of the City of Richmond’s American Rescue Plan Act dollars and will help R3F…