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West Contra Costa school staff strike for second day as union says no progress made in negotiations0:50 West Contra Costa Unified School District officials and union representatives say the other has the power to end the strike. Cal State East Bay receives $50 million donation from MacKenzie Scott23:34 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.… US appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to halt grants for school mental health workers22:19 The mental health program includes grants meant to help schools hire more counselors, psychologists and social workers. UC Santa Cruz student granted motion of diversion after encampment arrest17:20 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. Wish Book: Seven years later, South Bay nonprofit that supported girl through cancer raises money for her college14:51 “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. Walters: California’s education leadership mishmash makes it hard to know who’s accountable13:36 Layer after layer of overlapping bits of authority undermine cohesive governance and responsibility for outcomes. Thousands of West Contra Costa teachers, staff begin strike5.prosince Administrators have routinely raised concerns about the district's financial stability and warn that meeting the unions' demands could result in additional cuts. Academic society bans Larry Summers for life over his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein3.prosince 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. School staff held ‘dress as your favorite pedophile parties,’ New Jersey lawsuit claims3.prosince 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. |