East Bay Times

West Contra Costa Unified School District officials and union representatives say the other has the power to end the strike.

HAYWARD – California State University East Bay received a surprise this holiday season from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott: “a record-breaking” $50 million gift. The largest single donation in the institution’s history, according to university officials, the university said the money is a “transformative investment” in its mission to make a regional impact and advance student success.…

The mental health program includes grants meant to help schools hire more counselors, psychologists and social workers.

Esmeralda Hurtado, the sole UC Santa Cruz student who faced criminal charges following over 100 arrests at a pro-Palestine solidarity encampment last year, was granted a motion of diversion.

“The moment that we were told that they were raising this money, my wife and I got on our knees in our bedroom and we prayed," said Jovani Villanueva, the recipient's dad.

Layer after layer of overlapping bits of authority undermine cohesive governance and responsibility for outcomes.

Administrators have routinely raised concerns about the district's financial stability and warn that meeting the unions' demands could result in additional cuts.

The American Economic Association, a nonprofit scholarly association dedicated to economic research, said it had accepted Summers’ resignation and banned him for life from “attending, speaking at, or otherwise participating” in its events.

Staff at a New Jersey school district allegedly held parties where attendees dressed as their "favorite pedophile," according to a lawsuit filed in Ocean County.