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Parent Teacher Student Association Holds Black History Month Celebration
The February 16 gathering featured speeches, songs, and presentations from members of the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) community.
Features
How Are Students at Neighboring High Schools Navigating Distance Learning?
Different public high schools’ variations on the term system and hugely differing homework loads have created common challenges for all students.
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ASB Votes to Pass Gun Violence Resolution
The resolution, which recognizes National Gun Violence Survivors Week, was presented to ASB by Berkeley High Students Demand Action (BHSDA), and will go into effect next school year.
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Animal Rights Network Direct Action Everywhere Protests Against Animal Agriculture
Protestors gathered at UC Berkeley to criticize the city for their lack of action on animal rights and encourage divestment from animal abuse.
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Berkeley High Students Phonebank for Highly Consequential Georgia Senate Runoff
Students participated in political campaigns for the Georgia Democratic Party to promote candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, who both won their respective Senate elections.
Coronavirus Coverage
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Public Libraries Make Resources Accessible in Innovative Ways
Public libraries have always been places for people to gather and coexist. Without the ability to safely reopen, they have had to rethink ways to foster the same environment.
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COVID-19 and Drop in Ridership Transform Public Transport
Since the pandemic began, traveling by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) or bus has become a vastly different experience.
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PTSA Meeting Focuses on Well-Being of Students During Distance Learning
According to data from a recent district survey of students and parents, 67.6 percent of respondents said they or their child dislikes the lack of interaction caused by the restrictions of the pandemic.
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Unemployment Hits Berkeley as COVID-19 Inhibits Normalcy
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to several shutdowns across the country. Not only has this affected businesses and companies in Berkeley, but their employees as well.
Schools Reopening
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Custodians Prepare BHS Campus With COVID-19 Safety Precautions
New supplies and precautions include hand sanitizer dispensers, air purifiers, electrostatic cleaners, and personal protective equipment for custodians.
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‘A public education crisis;’ BUSD Parents Rally to Open School
Parents, students and doctors organized to show support for opening schools, despite some teachers’ direct opposition.
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Updated Reopening Requirements Presented at State of BUSD Meeting
At the January 27 meeting Superintendent Stephens laid out budget plans and parent representatives and board members debated reopening strategies.
Special Report
BUSD Collaborates With the Berkeley Federation of Teachers to Develop a Reopening Plan
The Berkeley Federation of Teachers has been negotiating with BUSD for required student testing and making teachers' return to in-person education voluntary.
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Black Americans Harness the Power of Dance as a Tool for Change
For BHS students Shayla Avery and Ny’Aja Roberson, dance is not only a method of self expression, but a way to stay connected and create change within their communities.
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Community Desires Education About Black Excellence
Students and educators share why Black empowerment in curriculums is crucial to breaking down racist systems.
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The Unknown Future of People’s Park: Housing Crisis vs. Community Legacy
People’s Park is one of Berkeley’s most emblematic locations, and its future is of utmost concern to park residents, university students, and activists.
Special Report
Is Restorative Justice the Future of the Juvenile Justice System?
School districts, nonprofits, and recent research have led to an increase in the number of restorative justice programs across the country.
Police Presence on BHS Campus Proves Controversial
Do police belong in schools? BHS’s effort to answer this question and reimagine the role of the School Resource Officer must center the students most impacted.
Entertainment
The Colorblind Utopia ‘Bridgerton’ Paints is Attractive, But Deceiving
BUSD Must Increase Black Representation on Staff to Uphold Anti-Racist Values
BUSD often discusses their goals to equitably serve their students, but fall short at this goal when it comes to hiring and maintaining teachers of color, specifically Black teachers.
Building Housing in People’s Park Will Honor Berkeley’s Legacy
UC Berkeley's plan to establish student and affordable housing in People’s Park would not, as protesters argue, diminish Berkeley’s progressive legacy, but instead continue it.