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East Bay
January 17, 2020

Closing a middle school and converting others to K-8 stirs opposition

The school board and others in West Contra Costa Unified did not approve a plan to convert six elementary schools into K-8 schools next year.

Theresa Harrington
January 15, 2020

San Francisco Bay Area parents declare state of emergency over district’s failure to educate black children

Parents want the district to allocate $7.2 million to improve services for the district’s 5,000 African-American students.

Theresa Harrington
January 14, 2020

San Francisco Bay Area district’s budget cuts may hurt neediest students, advocates fear

West Contra Costa school board on Wednesday to begin reviewing suggestions for nearly $50 million in cuts over two years to balance budget.

Theresa Harrington
January 10, 2020

Questions swirl about origins of $40 million deficit

Cutting nearly $40 million in West Contra Costa Unified triggers layoff worries, stirs distrust and puts superintendent’s job in jeopardy.

Theresa Harrington
November 22, 2019

East Bay board agrees to ask taxpayers to vote in March to approve $575 million bond measure

The district measure will appear on the March ballot with a statewide construction bond measure that could provide matching funds to many districts.

Theresa Harrington
November 22, 2019

Protesters collecting signatures to oust Oakland board member who backed school closing

Activists against school closures are targeting for recall Oakland Unified school board member Jody London, who voted in favor of school closures.

Theresa Harrington
November 19, 2019

Supporters urge board to keep East Bay superintendent despite budget crisis

West Contra Costa Unified school board agrees to keep superintendent at the helm while searching for ways to bridge $48 million budget gap.

Theresa Harrington
November 15, 2019

East Bay board may consider firing superintendent amid fiscal crisis

A $48 million budget deficit is threatening the job of Superintendent Matthew Duffy. A special school board meeting on Friday is expected to focus on possible termination of his contract.

Theresa Harrington
November 14, 2019

Oakland school board moves meeting to closed room after protester disruptions

The Oakland Unified school board closed its meeting to the public a second time after protesters turned out in force.

Theresa Harrington
November 13, 2019

Oakland school chief's tenure at pivotal point

After two and a half years, Oakland Unified’s superintendent faces school closing protests, fallout from a teachers’ strike, and averting insolvency.

Louis Freedberg And Theresa Harrington
November 8, 2019

Oakland school board closes meeting to public, citing protests

No protesters showed up, prompting some critics to allege the board violated open meeting laws in its attempt to prevent disruptions.

Theresa Harrington
November 4, 2019

Oakland Unified moves forward with school closures despite protests

District officials offer to meet with protesters as Oakland and state teachers' unions echo demands for school closure moratorium until 2022.

Theresa Harrington
October 21, 2019

East Bay district struggles with role of tutors in student learning

Bay Area district saved some tutor positions at reduced hours after critics said eliminating the positions would hurt the neediest students.

Theresa Harrington
October 11, 2019

Oakland offers students of closed schools alternatives to merged campuses

A dispute over district plans to merge two schools continues amid a district announcement that it will allow affected students to go to other schools.

Theresa Harrington
September 14, 2019

State Legislature approves later start times for California middle, high school students

Author won support to set middle schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

Theresa Harrington