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School reopening

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All California students will need to be vaccinated to attend classes in person

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Oct. 01, 2021, 1:02 p.m.October 1, 2021

Students in California will have to get the vaccine or enroll in independent study. The rule will apply to school staff, too.

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Berkeley City College bucks trend of declining enrollment

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Sept. 24, 2021, 2:53 p.m.August 4, 2022

Berkeley’s community college has managed to retain students at relatively steady levels throughout the pandemic.

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No big spike in COVID-19 cases after three days of elementary school surveillance testing

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Sept. 01, 2021, 4:50 p.m.September 1, 2021

After the first days of K-6 surveillance testing, 523 students are on “modified quarantine” and 12 are quarantining at home.

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Berkeley schools scramble under strain of delta variant

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 26, 2021, 2:29 p.m.August 30, 2021

A week and a half after the start of classes, the district is bracing for an uptick in COVID-19 case counts. About 16% of staff aren’t fully vaccinated. And remote learning enrollment, still very low, ticks upward.

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99% of Berkeley students have opted for in-person classes

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 19, 2021, 11:03 a.m.August 4, 2022

Enrollment in Berkeley Unified’s remote learning programs is at 1%, down from 34% in the spring.

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A first day ‘like no other’: Berkeley classrooms are again full of students

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 16, 2021, 4:32 p.m.August 16, 2021

After 18 months, all Berkeley schools opened for full, in-person school today. Here’s what it looked like.

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5 Berkeley educators share their pandemic-teaching takeaways

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 15, 2021, 7:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Teachers are ready to say goodbye to distance learning. But some lessons from Zoom school are here to stay.

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Berkeley will require teachers get vaccine or tests 6 weeks ahead of state schedule

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 12, 2021, 1:34 p.m.August 4, 2022

All Berkeley teachers and staff will need to either get tested for COVID-19 weekly or present proof of vaccination as soon as Sept. 3. The state won’t require compliance until Oct. 15.

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Delta variant looms as Berkeley students head back to school

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 10, 2021, 4:59 p.m.August 23, 2021

What you need to know about mask mandates, quarantines, social distancing, remote learning and more in Berkeley.

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Mental health crisis will outlast pandemic in Berkeley schools

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich May 18, 2021, 4:24 p.m.August 4, 2022

Health professionals and Berkeley Unified counselors are bracing for a new wave of students needing mental health care when full-time, in-person school returns in the fall.

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Parents threaten lawsuit if Berkeley Unified doesn’t fully reopen schools

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich May 14, 2021, 3:47 p.m.May 16, 2021

A letter has been sent to the district by a Southern California law firm that’s represented parent groups across the state in lawsuits over reopening.

2020 Bonar Street
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Missteps, lack of transparency plagued Berkeley Unified school reopening planning

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich April 22, 2021, 12:03 p.m.August 4, 2022

Blunders did not delay the return to in-person instruction, but the district was less than forthcoming with Berkeleyside throughout the process.

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