Berkeley School District students show improvement on state tests
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Berkeley public schools have seen an overall improvement in performance on state tests, according to a progress report released on August 29. Read More…
State Assembly considers bill to replace standardized testing
The California State Assembly is considering a proposal to replace current K-12 standardized testing with the new Common Core testing, which lawmakers hope will improve students’ critical thinking skills. Read More…
School district names finalist in superintendent search
Dr. Donald Evans, superintendent of Hayward Unified School District, has been named the finalist candidate for the Berkeley Unified School District superintendent position. Read More…
District data show some growth in closing achievement gap at Berkeley schools
Newly released Berkeley Unified School District statistics reveal slight to moderate improvement in closing the district-wide achievement gap, though not all of the yearly target goals have been met. Read More…
Berkeley schools see improvement in test scores
Despite not fully meeting federal standards, the Berkeley Unified School District’s overall test scores are up, and students are performing better than last year, according to data from the California Department of Education. Although this year’s results showed increased participation in student testing at Berkeley High School and significantly higher Read More…
Oxford Elementary now a “Program Improvement” school
Oxford Elementary in the Berkeley Unified School District is now designated a Program Improvement school, based on state and federal testing data released today. Although Oxford Elementary met its state-measured Academic Performance Index goals, it did not meet the federal ones, called Academic Yearly Progress standards — guidelines instated as Read More…