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Category Archives: Education
Children Matter: Proposed CA Budget Will Cut $517 Million From Early Care and Education
ZERO TO THREE Western Office News March 13, 2012 Babies in the California Budget Investing in California’s Babies Means Investing in the Future Eighty-five percent of the brain is developed by the age of 3 and there is solid research … Continue reading
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Emeryville in the Post Redevelopment Agency Era
The city’s Finance Advisory Committee met on Monday, Feb. 27. Some of its business was routine, some not. First, some good news: Revenue for the second quarter was up $1,512,843 over the same period last year, a gain of about … Continue reading
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Children Matter: Join the Richmond Read-Aloud Volunteer Program
Are you looking for a good place to volunteer and help children develop a love for books and reading? Our neighbor to the north offers just the thing. For 15 years, volunteers like me have been reading to kindergarten and … Continue reading
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Shirley Enomoto Quits Measure J Oversight Committee
Enomoto Questions Committee’s Role and Responsibility for Future Emeryville Center for Community Life (ECCL) Long-time Emeryville resident Shirley Enomoto said she had complained for months that the Measure J Citizen Oversight Committee (COC) lacked a clearly defined role and … Continue reading
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The Osher Life-Long Learning Institute
I’ve been taking courses and attending lectures for seniors offered by Cal State East Bay’s OLLI (Osher Life-Long Learning Institute) for several years. It’s been a mind expanding experience and great fun. OLLI offers lectures (free to members), courses … Continue reading
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More Than 100 People Attend Vigil for Slain Emeryville Student
More than 100 students and faculty attended a vigil at Emeryville Secondary School Monday night for slain 16-year-old student Najon Jackson, according to Emery Unified School District Superintendent Debbra Lindo. Jackson, who would have been a junior at the school … Continue reading
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Save Oakland Libraries – “Read-In” Monday, June 20 at Oakland City Hall
In the face of a major budget crisis, Oakland is considering closing 14 of its 18 libraries, including Golden Gate on the Emeryville border. Other locations to be closed are Asian, Brookfield, Cesar Chavez, Eastmont, Elmhurst, Lakeview, Martin Luther King, … Continue reading
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Children Matter: City Council, Corporate Citizens Need to Invest in Early Childhood Education
“…Recent studies suggest that one critical form of education, early childhood development…, is grossly under-funded. However, if properly funded and managed, investment in ECD yields an extraordinary return, far exceeding the return on most investments, private or public…. In the … Continue reading
Emeryville Public Market: Youth-Led Program Doubles Compostables
The Emeryville Public Market’s food court serves close to 2,000 customers each day, with cuisine from around the globe, offered up by over 20 unique food retailers. Last year the Public Market’s property management company, TMG Partners, added a new … Continue reading
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