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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Enikia Ford Morthel

Teacher ushers students into class
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Wednesday marked an end to ‘de facto segregation’ at Berkeley’s middle schools

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 16, 2023, 4:30 p.m.August 17, 2023

BUSD 6th graders went to new schools this week, ending an enrollment policy that’s been called “a broken, segregated system.”

Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel stands in front of a small crowd of people seated inside the BUSD board room. The photo captures Ford Morthel's back facing the audience. She is wearing in a bright blue suit with defined shoulders.
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1 year in, BUSD superintendent says she’s cultivating a data-driven culture

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich June 06, 2023, 2:40 p.m.June 7, 2023

Improved reading scores for Black and Latino elementary students and a new database tracking achievement trends are among Enikia Ford Morthel’s accomplishments in her first year.

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