CSU East Bay Reports Server Security Breach

More than 6,000 people are affected.

Chevron's 'Fuel Your School' Program Returns to Alameda, Contra Costa Counties

Innovative Collaboration with DonorsChoose.org will help generate up to $1 million for local public school teachers and students.

Back to School: 5 Easy School Lunch Ideas That Are Healthy, Too

Colorful and bite-size fresh fruit and veggies are not only fun to eat they are healthy – rich in anti-oxidants, nutrients and vitamins.

Bay Area Students Head Back to School

Are you happy or sad about sending your kids back to school? Tell us in the comments section.

Back to School: CHP Urges Caution Around Buses, School Zones

Officials ask drivers to stay alert while traveling through school zones.

Richmond City Officials Announce $35M Chevron-Funded Scholarship Program

Students in the class of 2016 are expected to be the scholarship program’s first recipients, according to one city councilmember.

West County School Board Saved Property Owners $10 Million With Bond Refunding

Officials Investigating 5 Suspicious Fires at Adams Middle School

Board Votes to Rename Portola Middle School After Fred T. Korematsu

School Board President Charles Ramsey says that honoring Korematsu is “a reminder that injustice should never be accepted and to teach our children to always stand up against injustice.”

School District Participating in Summer Food Service Program to Feed Hungry Students

The free meals will be served through mid-August. Click on the link below for locations and times.

School District Selects New Principals for Hercules High School, Middle School

County Board of Education Appoints New Member

School Officials Hold Meeting to Discuss Sexual Assault of Transgender Student

The attack happened on Monday in a campus bathroom at Hercules High School

School Officials Hold Meeting to Discuss Sexual Assault of Transgender Student

The attack happened on Monday in a campus bathroom at Hercules High School

Bullied Transgender Teen Facing Criminal Charges Allowed to Attend Conflict Resolution

The Transgender Law Center says Jewlyes Gutierrez, 16, is hopeful she may be able to get the misdemeanor battery charges dismissed

School District Hosting 3rd Meeting on New Funding Formula in Pinole

The West Contra Costa Unified School District is hosting the third of six meetings on the new education funding law at Pinole Middle School, Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Petition to Drop Charges Against Transgendered Hercules Student is Fatest Growing in California

It's becoming the fastest growing petition in California, and one of the fastest growing on Change.org.

Petition Demands Prosecutor Drop Charges Against Transgender High School Student

West County Unified to Hold Meetings About New School Funding Plan

Poll: Most Parents Ill-Informed About Big Changes in School Funding

Bullying, Sexual Harassment Addressed at WCCUSD Meeting

School Board to Hold Special Meeting About Bullying

Officials will discuss a brawl on the Hercules High School campus last week involving a transgender student.

Four Hercules High Students Suspended After School Fight

The fight might have resulted from bullying of a student.

New UC Chief: Tuition Freeze, More Community College Transfers, Carbon-Neutral UC

Starting her tenure with an active agenda, new UC President Janet Napolitano told UC Regents today that she intends to keep the current freeze on undergrad tuition, increase community college transfers and cut UC's energy use to zero by 2025.

Feds Say Sexual Harassment and Violence is Prevalent at West County Schools

Only in five surveyed staff members at Hercules High School said the campus was a safe and inviting place to learn in 2011-12.

Hercules Teacher Wins Award for Being an Inspiring Educator

Today's College Grads Won't Be Able to Retire Until They're 73

Student loan debt likely will force today's college grads to work longer.

Fitness Tests Show West County Kids Lag Their Peers Statewide

More than 40 percent of WCCUSD's fifth graders were overweight last year, and the percentage of healthy kids is less than state average.

WCCUSD 12th Graders Take Free SAT Tests Today

In 2011-12 school year, only one out of three WCCUSD high school seniors took the test.

Are Kids Getting Too Much Homework?

A recent Atlantic article explores what happens when a parent takes on his daughter’s homework for a week: it’s not pretty.

Poll: Should Parents Face Fines or Jail if Kids Play Hooky?

A new report from the state attorney general's office says that California is in the middle of an 'attendance crisis.'

Report: Attendance Crisis in California, WCCUSD Truancy Rate Double Statewide Number

See which schools in West Contra Costa USD have the highest truancy rates.

Sign Language Class A Popular Course At Pinole Valley High School

Instructor Michele Lamons makes the class fun and instructional

Great Back to School Breakfast Ideas for Kids

Help your little one get a good start to the day with these easy-to-make, healthy morning meals.

Should School Parcel Tax Elections Be Easier to Pass?

See which East Bay school districts receive the most money per student from parcel taxes.

Pinole Valley High Senior Is A National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

Leonard Eisen has his eye on attending Harvard or Penn next year

Can Smartphones Make Smart Students? Schools Think So

No more pencils, no more books. iPads, smartphones and other technology find their way into the classroom.

Hercules Parents Want Their School To Get Better Treatment

Parents of students at Lupine Hills Elementary say their school is not treated "like the jewel that it is"

Eight Pinole Valley High Students Suspended After Second Fight On Campus

Principal says the scuffles will not deter from the educational experience the rest of the student body is receiving

Mark Your Calendars: Fall School Schedule Reminders

Here are important school dates coming up in the West Contra Costa Unified School District