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‘An impossible problem:’ West Contra Costa Unified to require KN-95 masks for teachers; thousands of students, staff out sick

by Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

More than 500 teachers and educational staff were out on COVID leave Wednesday due to either a positive test or exposure to the virus.

California Currents

Parent group pushes back against West Contra Costa Unified’s limited in-person plan

by Ali Tadayon, EdSource March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Calls to eliminate school police in Oakland Unified, West Contra Costa intensify amid protests

by Theresa Harrington, Ali Tadayon and EdSource staff June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

Cash-strapped West Contra Costa Unified braces for cuts in state funding

by Ali Tadayon and EdSource staff May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

West Contra Costa Unified’s guide for teachers and students in the world of distance learning

by Ali Tadayon April 13, 2020May 22, 2020

California Currents, Featured News

COVID-19: How learning will change across K-12 schools amid coronavirus closures

by Michael Burke and Sydney Johnson March 14, 2020May 19, 2020

Featured News, Local News

Saving Stege: Reinventing a Richmond school under the threat of teacher layoffs

by Ashley A. Smith, EdSource March 12, 2020May 19, 2020

Featured News, Local News

West Contra Costa Unified could lay off 250 teachers

by Theresa Harrington February 7, 2020May 19, 2020

Closing a middle school and converting others to K-8 stirs opposition in West Contra Costa Unified

by Theresa Harrington January 18, 2020May 19, 2020

Featured News, Local News

West Contra Costa Unified accused of not doing enough to educate black students

by Theresa Harrington January 18, 2020May 19, 2020