Antioch, West Contra Costa School Districts Receive Grants To Address Inequities
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Two East Bay school districts will each receive $20,000 grants to address education inequalities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, state Superintendent Tony Thurmond said Thursday.
The Antioch Unified School District will use its grant to create teams of educators that will visit the homes of students and families that are not showing high engagement and class attendance and provide them with support.
The other district receiving a grant, the West Contra Costa Unified School District, will use the funding to hire a full-time mentor through the federal government s Peacemaker program, which encourages students to manage conflicts through negotiation and mediation rather than violence.
Newsom signs $6.6 billion school reopening legislative package
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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines the safe re-opening of schools while speaking about his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. The effort came to a conclusion Friday when Newsom passed a $6.6 billion legislative package that would have schools open for in-person learning by April 1. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders celebrated the signing Friday of a $6.6 billion legislative package intended to support the statewide reopening of grades K-6 by the end of the month and grades 7-12 in early April.
Update: Funding For Bart s South Bay Extension Pulled From Covid-19 Relief Bill
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A provision in the coronavirus stimulus bill currently being considered by Congress that would have allocated nearly $150 million toward BART s South Bay extension has been removed after the Senate parliamentarian ruled it is not eligible for inclusion.
The stimulus bill the House passed last week included nearly $1.5 billion in funding for ongoing transit projects, part of a $30 billion allocation for beleaguered public transit agencies.
However, the $141 million in funding for the extension has been withdrawn from the version of the bill being considered in the Senate to comply with the complex rules governing budget reconciliation, a process that will allow the Senate to approve the bill by a simple majority rather than the standard 60-vote threshold.
Covid-19 Vaccination Appointments Available At Hayward Fire Station 7
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Coronavirus vaccines are now available at Hayward Fire Station 7 in South Hayward, the Hayward Fire Department announced Thursday.
The fire department began operating the site last month in partnership with the Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center and the Alameda County Public Health Department in an effort to make the vaccine more readily available to the city s communities of color.
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center patients and residents age 65 and older that work in the health care, emergency services, education, child care, food and agriculture industries are currently eligible to be vaccinated at the fire station, located at 28300 Huntwood Ave.