Northern California Donor Surprises 100 Teachers With $1 Million in Checks

Send us a text and chime in! One hundred teachers across Ross Valley School District's K-8 schools walked into what they thought was an ordinary staff meeting on August 13 and walked out with personal checks worth ,161.70 each, part of a [post_excerpt] million donation from local resident Maja Kristin. Kristin had learned that Ross Valley's teachers were paid less than any peer group in Marin County, despite the county's standing as one of the highest income regions in the country, loc...