Berkeley Unified sheds light on plans to improve Title IX office
Changes are coming to the district’s sexual harm reporting process, the result of mounting community pressure to better protect survivors.
Ally Markovich
Ally Markovich, who covers the school beat for Berkeleyside, is a former high school English teacher. Her work has appeared in The Oaklandside, The New York Times, Huffington Post and Washington Post, among other publications. You can spot her running on the trails in Tilden Park.
Articles by Ally Markovich
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I got my COVID-19 booster at a Berkeley Walgreens. Here’s how to get yours.
Eligible Berkeleyans can get their booster shot at local pharmacies, walk-up clinics or private health care providers.
Berkeley High records year’s first COVID-19 outbreak
At least five students have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 700 people have been identified as close contacts in connection with an outbreak associated with a Berkeley High sports team.
After 2 months of classes, still no COVID-19 outbreaks at Berkeley schools
BUSD has avoided outbreaks and school closures this fall. The district has relatively high vaccination rates among students and staff.
Vaccines ‘a step closer’ for Berkeley kids under 12 after FDA panel recommendation
If approved, Berkeley children would be able to get vaccinated as soon as next week. BUSD has three vaccine clinics planned for November.
Berkeley mandated ethnic studies 30 years ahead of California. Now the district’s going a step further.
In 1990, Berkeley High became one of the first schools in the nation to require ethnic studies. With the state following suit earlier this month, BUSD plans to expand ethnic studies to all grade levels.
A ‘mad rush’ to get Berkeley kids to school after most district bus drivers are exposed to COVID
Bus service isn’t expected to resume until Friday, leaving parents scrambling to make carpool plans.
Former Crowden principal sues for wrongful termination, slander
Brad Johnson says he was fired from the Crowden School over a series of vocabulary questions involving lobster jokes. He is now suing the private Berkeley music school.
Berkeley’s yellow school buses are going green
A fleet of eight electric school buses is picking up Berkeley students for the first time this fall.
Student’s testimony puts pressure on school board to move faster on sexual harm reforms
A Berkeley High student gave a harrowing account of what happened when she tried to report her sexual assault in 2019, hoping to spur action.
Berkeley school board approves student vaccine-or-test requirement
The policy, designed to serve as “an on-ramp” to the statewide student vaccine mandate, was approved without a controversial proposed vaccination requirement for student-athletes.
Berkeley High’s pandemic yearbook is a time capsule of a historic year
With schools shut, yearbook staff were tasked with the impossible: commemorating a year at home.
Berkeley debates multiple plans to desegregate its middle schools
Community members are invited to voice their opinions in a series of town halls. Students won’t see changes until 2023.
All California students will need to be vaccinated to attend classes in person
Students in California will have to get the vaccine or enroll in independent study. The rule will apply to school staff, too.
Berkeley City College bucks trend of declining enrollment
Berkeley’s community college has managed to retain students at relatively steady levels throughout the pandemic.
School board split over proposal to mandate vaccines for athletes and at events like prom
The proposed rule requires students to get vaccinated or tested weekly and includes a controversial vaccine mandate for athletes and events.
