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New charter school opens in Berkeley

At Berkeley’s new charter school, empty classrooms await future students. The school opened its doors Tuesday.
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At Berkeley’s new charter school, empty classrooms await future students. The school opened its doors Tuesday.

After much anticipation, Berkeley Unified School District’s first and only charter school opened Tuesday, welcoming sixth and ninth grade students to its West Berkeley campus. Classes begin this week for the Revolutionary Education and Learning Movement middle and high schools, which focus on technology and hands-on learning and is the Read More…

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Berkeley school district rejects charter school proposal

A proposal for a charter school was turned down by the Berkeley Unified School District’s Board of Education this week. The board followed with the staff recommendation at its Wednesday meeting to reject the proposal for Integrity Education Center, an earlier version of which the board denied earlier this year. Read More…