
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.
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Different public high schools’ variations on the term system and hugely differing homework loads have created common challenges for all students.
The February 16 gathering featured speeches, songs, and presentations from members of the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) community.
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.
Protestors gathered at UC Berkeley to criticize the city for their lack of action on animal rights and encourage divestment from animal abuse.
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.
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.
Since the pandemic began, traveling by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) or bus has become a vastly different experience.
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.
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.
New supplies and precautions include hand sanitizer dispensers, air purifiers, electrostatic cleaners, and personal protective equipment for custodians.
Parents, students and doctors organized to show support for opening schools, despite some teachers’ direct opposition.
At the January 27 meeting Superintendent Stephens laid out budget plans and parent representatives and board members debated reopening strategies.
The Berkeley Federation of Teachers has been negotiating with BUSD for required student testing and making teachers' return to in-person education voluntary.
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.
Students and educators share why Black empowerment in curriculums is crucial to breaking down racist systems.
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.
School districts, nonprofits, and recent research have led to an increase in the number of restorative justice programs across the country.
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.
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.
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.