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By Kathy Chouteau
Amid school closures during the pandemic, one bright spot has been the partnership between Conscious Kitchen and the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD), which has resulted in the distribution of 100 percent free organic food boxes to the school community on a weekly basis.
According to Conscious Kitchen, the partnership kicked off in November 2020, spurring the shift from conventional food products and produce to all-organic options in the WCCUSD’s food boxes, with increasing quantities each week. They’re distributed each Thursday by volunteers at
“The shift to all organic assists families in a time of need and supports local farms and ranches. And, families have the opportunity to take the organic food and cook healthy meals together,” said WCCUSD Superintendent Matthew Duffy in his March 12 newsletter to the school community, calling it “a silver lining during this pandemic.”
Bay Area must listen to families of color if it wants to reopen schools safely, equitably
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1of2Kim Desai with her homemade sign at the Sunday rally put on by OUSD Parents for Safe Reopening near Lake Merritt, OaklandSam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of2Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, a graduate of Skyline High School, flanked by kids from the Oakland Unified School District at Sunday s rally for reopening the schoolsSam Whiting / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Kev Choice said he wondered “where all of the Black and brown people were.”
Choice, a hip-hop artist, activist and music teacher at the Oakland School for the Arts, was referring to the “Schools Not Screens” rally held near Lake Merritt on Feb. 28. The grassroots group OUSD Parents for Safe Reopening organized the event to urge the Oakland Unified School District to quickly reopen schools for in-class instruction. Even Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf attended, and she told th
The California Department of Education (CDE) has selected Castaic High School and 11 other schools throughout the state to receive mini-grants, totaling more than $240,000, to help address equity and opportunity gaps, announced State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
Castaic High School will receive $20,000 to pay for district buses to pick up students from a central location in an underserved neighborhood.
Since the applications were announced in December 2020 as part of CDE’s ongoing efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic’s continued impact on students, more than 400 schools and districts across California applied for the grants, which are funded by contributions from philanthropic partners.
Top r-l: Molly Wahl, Madera Elementary; Christina Ferry, Lovonya DeJean Middle; bottom r-l: Carlo Juntilla, Richmond High; and Laura Garriguez, Richmond High. (All photos credited to the Ed Fund)
With the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest challenging classroom environments nationwide in 2020, teachers across the West Contra Costa Unified School District stepped up their game to ensure educational and inclusive learning environments.
Particularly these four all stars. This week, the West Contra Costa Ed Fund announced the four West Contra Costa Unified School District finalists for the 2021 Teaching Excellence Awards on its Facebook page. The awards have recognized the county’s best teachers for nearly four decades.