By Robert A. Mills Photographs from school dances and family reunions, shiny foam letters and fragmented family trees decorated posters throughout a crowded room at Berkeley’s Malcolm X Elementary School on Saturday. They were the work of dozens of African American and Hispanic youth from around the Bay Area and part of a four-month adventure […]
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A planner who favors edible, eco education — and risks
Author and green schoolyard advocate Sharon Gamson Danks. Photo: Maia and Ayden Danks. In the course of her travels researching her new book Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation, Sharon Gamson Danks was struck by two things: First, the United States is a world leader in school food gardens and Berkeley is firmly […]
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Malcolm X parents raise concerns over pedestrian safety
Signage makes clear there are issues with traffic and pedestrian safety outside Malcolm X Elementary School on Ashby. Photos: Tracey Taylor. Perhaps it’s because this particular school is located on a state highway, or perhaps it’s because one of its six-year-old students was run over on a crosswalk next to the school three years ago. […]
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Parents cross their fingers in Berkeley school lottery
Erika Pollak hopes Zev gets into Malcom X Elementary. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel. By Chris Hammond Ring the school bell. Today marks a day of hope and trepidation for hundreds of Berkeley parents. The deadline to submit applications for the Berkeley public school lottery is 4 pm. For kindergartners, the lottery marks a crucial beginning. The […]
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On eve of retirement the mayor of Malcolm X reflects
Malcolm X Elementary School principal Cheryl Chinn. Next week, Malcolm X principal Cheryl Chinn will preside over her final “promotion” — think elementary school graduation — after 38 years working for the Berkeley Unified School District, 27 of those at Malcolm X Arts & Academics Elementary School. (Full disclosure: My son will be among that […]
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Berkeley Bites: Tanya Henderson
Tanya Henderson is a cooking instructor for the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD). During the day she cooks with teens at Willard Middle School. Once a week she whips up dishes with kids in the after-school program at Malcolm X Elementary. She also teaches evening nutrition classes to parents at several BUSD locations. A former […]
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Malcolm X Day celebrated at namesake school
Berkeley is the only city to mark Malcolm X Day with a holiday. We started the week asking where are the celebrations? We end the week reporting on one event which did mark the day. Malcolm X Elementary School celebrated Malcolm X Day on Wednesday with a special assembly dedicated to him and memorializing his life. […]
