East Bay

April 3, 2020

California school board meetings go virtual, but not without obstacles

The governor issued an executive order allowing virtual meetings, as long as the public has access.

Theresa Harrington

March 6, 2020

Local child care and preschool measures in California in limbo until more votes counted

Alameda County may choose to wait to begin collecting the new sales tax until legal challenges involving other initiatives are resolved.

Zaidee Stavely

March 6, 2020

Oakland school board votes $18.8 million in cuts, up to 100 layoffs; hears pleas to cut police force

The board voted to lay off about 100 workers to close its 2020-21 budget deficit, may consider eliminating its police force in the future.

Theresa Harrington

March 3, 2020

McClymonds high school students reunited in Oakland as officials wait for final air samples

The 350-student school in Oakland will remain closed until at least March 9 while air testing continues pending an official ruling that the air is safe for students.

Ali Tadayon

February 27, 2020

West Contra Costa Unified school board votes to lay off up to 300 workers in June

Teachers to receive layoff notices next week, but district hopes to rescind many by negotiating other cost-cutting solutions with unions.

Theresa Harrington

February 24, 2020

Classes resume off site as air testing continues for cancer-causing chemical in high school in Oakland

The school remained closed Monday as the California Department of Toxic Substances Control continued to test the air in the campus.

Ali Tadayon

February 20, 2020

Contaminated groundwater prompts temporary closure of high school in Oakland

The toxic cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene — or TCE — was found at McClymonds High School in West Oakland.

Ali Tadayon

February 6, 2020

San Francisco Bay Area district could lay off 250 teachers

West Contra Costa Unified is eyeing to cut $32 million from next year's budget including teaching jobs. Layoff notices will go out by March 15.

Theresa Harrington

February 4, 2020

Oakland Unified superintendent recommends laying off more than 68 staffers to close budget gap

The school board has agreed it must cut about $21.5 million from next year's budget but is now getting proposals on where to make those cuts

Theresa Harrington

January 31, 2020

Impeachment trial a ‘teachable moment’ for government, history teachers

The ongoing impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Senate gives teachers the opportunity to teach history as it unfolds.

Ali Tadayon

January 17, 2020

California high school students who lobbied for state MLK holiday honored in Oakland Tech play

A lesson on lawmaking took Oakland Tech students on a four-year drive that in 1981 made Jan. 15 a state holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Today’s students put on a play to tell their story.