An interactive graphic created by CalMatters allows you to see how test scores changed at every Berkeley school through the pandemic — broken down by race, grade and other factors.
Berkeley High School
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Berkeley students’ reading test scores stable through pandemic, math scores drop 4 points
High schoolers saw the biggest drop in scores. Achievement gaps, still a major crisis, didn’t dramatically worsen as many expected.
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Berkeley teachers say they need compensation for extra duty of writing college rec letters
Berkeley High stopped hiring subs to cover teachers’ classes while they write letters. As teachers negotiate, students applying to college are caught in the middle.
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Teen brothers killed in shooting laid to rest in deeply moving Berkeley funeral
Family, Berkeley High friends and soccer teammates said a final goodbye to Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia on Thursday, marking a “new chapter” of their grief.
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Berkeley teens hold summit on climate action
Organized by 17-year-old Ella Suring, the conference brought together diverse students to envision a new plan for climate action.
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Remembering R. Dianne Bartlow, teacher, scholar, filmmaker
A winner of three Emmys, Bartlow brought all of her gifts to bear to raise society’s understanding of the judicial plight facing women and children.
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Police seek 3 suspects in shooting that killed Berkeley brothers
The shooting happened at a 17-year-old’s birthday party in North Oakland in a home a parent had rented on Airbnb.
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Plans scrapped for school district operations building but downtown parking garage will still rise
The school district reversed an earlier decision to make a new operations building part of an incoming parking garage structure on Milvia Street.
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Remembering Frank E. Schooley, the ‘Name Man’ of Berkeley High
Hired in 1994 to teach special programs at Berkeley High, he became known as the “Name Man” because, once he met students, he never forgot their names.
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Student charged in Berkeley High mass shooting plot sentenced to rehab facility
The 16-year-old Berkeley High student pleaded guilty to a felony crime and his sentence includes time in a rehabilitation facility.
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‘A generous spirit’: Loved ones honor Berkeley High alum who died in chase
“He was just always that steady rock,” one friend said of Bubacarr Kora. “He’s that person who would always be there for you.”
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After Berkeley High tragedy, students lobby for better mental health care
Following a classmate’s death, five students called on the City Council to prioritize funding student mental health programs. “We were converting our grief into something meaningful,” one said.