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Storm damage photos, outages linger, 30-year wait to underground utility lines is nearly over | Historic Asian American bookshop closing

Sylvia Mendez Elementary School

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See how your Berkeley school did on state tests

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 06, 2022, 1:10 p.m.December 6, 2022

An interactive graphic created by CalMatters allows you to see how test scores changed at every Berkeley school through the pandemic — broken down by race, grade and other factors.

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Berkeley students’ reading test scores stable through pandemic, math scores drop 4 points

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Dec. 05, 2022, 2:56 p.m.December 6, 2022

High schoolers saw the biggest drop in scores. Achievement gaps, still a major crisis, didn’t dramatically worsen as many expected.

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Teen brothers killed in shooting laid to rest in deeply moving Berkeley funeral

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ally Markovich and Ximena Natera Oct. 27, 2022, 6:09 p.m.November 17, 2022

Family, Berkeley High friends and soccer teammates said a final goodbye to Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia on Thursday, marking a “new chapter” of their grief.

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‘This is a wakeup call’: Berkeley remembers brothers Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli, Ally Markovich and Ximena Natera Oct. 04, 2022, 1:28 a.m.November 17, 2022

The teens’ mother and younger siblings, dozens of extended family and hundreds of neighbors, classmates and friends came together Monday evening for a vigil at Longfellow Middle School.

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Meet the 4 new principals chosen to lead Berkeley schools this year

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Aug. 14, 2022, 7:00 a.m.January 5, 2023

Longfellow Middle School and John Muir, Sylvia Mendez and Rosa Parks elementary schools all have new leaders at the helm for the 2022-23 school year.

Berkeley school custodian arrested on suspicion of lewd behavior
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Reports of suspicious man at Berkeley school lead to arrest of BUSD custodian

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Feb. 17, 2022, 4:37 p.m.February 27, 2023

Staff say the man has circled Sylvia Mendez Elementary at least 10 times since October. He was identified as a BUSD employee only after his arrest.

A warmly lit room of kids at tables. An adult stands up looking over the scene.
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Berkeley debates multiple plans to desegregate its middle schools

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Oct. 01, 2021, 4:07 p.m.August 4, 2022

Community members are invited to voice their opinions in a series of town halls. Students won’t see changes until 2023.

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Finally, a chance to learn in person at Berkeley Unified’s summer school

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich July 08, 2021, 4:34 p.m.August 4, 2022

With pressure mounting for schools to address learning loss, BUSD takes care to prioritize socio-emotional enrichment.

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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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Jefferson Elementary School could be renamed after the first Black teacher at Berkeley Unified

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Dec. 07, 2020, 4:36 p.m.August 4, 2022

Ruth Acty taught in Berkeley Unified School District for 50 years, and was a key part of efforts to integrate school staff in the early 1940s.

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BUSD will rename Jefferson and Washington elementary schools in broader ‘Black Lives Matter’ push

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli June 12, 2020, 3:40 p.m.October 4, 2022

Board member Ka’Dijah Brown emphasized that renaming of the schools is only a small step in the district’s work to address systemic racism.

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Berkeley Unified could get a lot greener with sustainability plan

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein Nov. 13, 2018, 12:15 p.m.October 4, 2022

A proposal before the School Board this week could bring more climate-change lessons and compost bins into schools.

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