Now that the search for the Superintendent of the Berkeley schools is back at square one, there will be plenty of time for members of the community to engage with the Board on the substance and process of their continued search. But the fiasco that just unfolded offers a few obvious lessons that the Board […]
Ty Alper
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Time to consolidate Berkeley’s dual immersion programs
One of the crown jewels of Berkeley’s public school system is the District’s Two-Way Immersion (TWI) program, also called “dual immersion,” which was developed primarily to increase the academic achievement of English Learners. The basic idea is that first teaching English Learners in their native language promotes long-term academic achievement and confidence, as well as […]
