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.
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.
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.