An agreement signed in May between the teachers union and BUSD is among the first of its kind in the Bay Area.
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Fashion designs inspired by moss and iridescent frogs win Berkeley High student a national arts award
Senior Gavin Trotmore is one of 20 students nationwide to be honored with a Presidential Arts Award. His teacher, Miriam Stahl, is also being honored.
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Berkeley college prep program RISE says without BUSD funds, it’s done
The nonprofit has helped hundreds of low-income BUSD students get into college, but it says this will be its last year unless it gets more money.
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‘Building our Emerald City’: Berkeley High students pitch climate solutions
After months of research, students proposed new ideas to help BUSD meet sustainability goals, from a rainwater collection system to a green job fair.
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Berkeley High personal finance class promises $2.4M ‘for free’
In Ms. Rigley’s class, students learn how investing $500 a month can add up to $2.4 million over 40 years. A new state bill could make personal finance a graduation requirement.
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UC proposes ‘admission guarantee’ for transfer students. Would it increase access?
Supporters say a systemwide guarantee would streamline applications for community college students, but some worry they’d no longer be guaranteed to get into their preferred school.
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Update: Juvenile court charges filed in killing of Berkeley brothers at party
Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia were shot and killed at an Oct. 1 house party in North Oakland. Police said they’ve arrested two suspects in the killings, both of whom were juveniles at the time.
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Photos: Berkeley High robotics team will vie for world title
The team, named “Berkelium,” has qualified for the international FIRST Robotics Competition in Houston.
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Berkeley High was once Cal’s biggest feeder school but not anymore
Until recently, Berkeley High students were admitted to Cal at above average rates — even with lower GPAs. That’s no longer the case.
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A ‘lovely person inside and out’: Berkeley High cheerleader dies unexpectedly
Lillia Bartlow, who was involved in a collision on Claremont Avenue in 2016, died Friday. She was 16.
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Painter Héctor Muñoz-Guzmán, 3rd-generation South Berkeley resident, draws inspiration from his family
He is currently painting a seven-panel tribute to South Berkeley through the city’s Civic Arts Commission.
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Jewish families ask BUSD to move high school graduation to preserve Sabbath
District leaders say graduation will remain on Saturday this year, but they will try to move it in future years.
