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Malcolm X Elementary School

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Berkeley schools’ ‘pocket forests’ are taking root

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 08, 2022, 11:00 a.m.December 8, 2022

Elementary students asked how they could do their part to stop climate change. A year later, their science teacher had an answer: micro-forests.

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More Berkeley 4-year-olds are becoming eligible for transitional kindergarten

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ally Markovich and Ashley McBride Sept. 23, 2022, 4:14 p.m.September 26, 2022

We visited a Berkeley Unified transitional kindergarten classroom to learn more about a growing program for the city’s 4-year-olds.

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Black and Latino students in Berkeley Unified are overrepresented in special ed

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich June 12, 2022, 8:00 a.m.February 9, 2023

Twenty-eight percent of Black students are in special ed, compared to 7% of white students. Berkeleyside digs into BUSD’s plan to address the disparity.

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Eager parents flock to Berkeley Unified COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Nov. 09, 2021, 10:27 a.m.August 4, 2022

The event was intended for families in harder-to-reach communities, but elementary parents from across Berkeley shared the event’s registration link.

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Berkeley grieves for Isaac Mitchell, beloved teen killed in shooting

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich June 11, 2021, 3:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

Mitchell, 17, was killed in an Oakland shooting last month. He is remembered as a budding scientist, loyal friend and source of positivity.

“We’ve waited for this a long time”: Berkeley students grades 3-8 go back to school in-person
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‘We’ve waited for this a long time’: Berkeley students grades 3-8 go back in person to school

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich April 15, 2021, 10:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

On April 12, students in grades 3-5 went back five days per week and middle schoolers began hybrid learning.

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Parents fear that elementary students opting for distance learning could be left behind

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich March 16, 2021, 4:30 p.m.October 4, 2022

Parents worry that distance learners are more likely to be stuck with a substitute than students on-campus, especially a substitute without experience teaching online.

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Let them eat lunch: Parents and kids say Berkeley schools have too-short mealtimes

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein June 14, 2019, 3:38 p.m.October 4, 2022

Berkeley Unified is famous for its lunch program, but kids are coming home from school with barely eaten sandwiches and tales of scarfing down food, sometimes in as little as five to 10 minutes.

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Bizarre elementary school sickness remains unsolved

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein April 19, 2019, 1:31 p.m.October 4, 2022

A day after 50 kids mysteriously fell ill at Malcolm X Elementary, authorities are still scratching their heads, trying to determine the cause of the sickness.

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Mysterious substance sickens dozens at Berkeley elementary school

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein April 18, 2019, 2:40 p.m.October 4, 2022

Students at Malcolm X Elementary School reported feeling dizzy and nauseous after a choral performance Thursday from what the school believes could be an environmental issue in the auditorium.

Teacher dressed all in red holds red umbrella that says, "Red 4 Ed!" Other people rally behind him.
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Berkeley teachers support Oakland strikers: ‘We have their backs’

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Feb. 26, 2019, 12:36 p.m.October 4, 2022

Teachers held “walk-ins” in support of Oakland teachers at schools across Berkeley early Tuesday morning.

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Listen: Berkeley teachers rally at ‘red for ed’ walk-ins

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Jan. 11, 2019, 3:02 p.m.October 4, 2022

Hear an audio dispatch from teacher protests. With educators in Los Angeles preparing to go on strike, Berkeley teachers rallied, chanted and wore their brightest red clothing to support them Friday.

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