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The Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board unanimously appointed Matthew Brown as acting executive director Tuesday, after former executive director James Kelekian was placed on paid administrative leave, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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During Wednesday’s Berkeley Unified School District board meeting, members came to a unanimous decision to extend school closures until June 15.
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Updates focused on grading and student participation regarding the Berkeley Unified School District Distance Learning Plan were presented during Wednesday’s regular board meeting. The school district’s online learning program was launched April 6 and was met with some difficulties.
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The New York Times announced its partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism to collaborate on coverage of COVID-19’s impact on all 58 California counties. The idea came about shortly after the Bay Area enacted a shelter-in-place order.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that all California schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic school year.
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Berkeley Unified School District board members convened remotely for a special meeting March 19 and a regular meeting Wednesday to discuss changes taking place amid the COVID-19, or the new coronavirus, pandemic.
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Campus sophomore Rebecca Soo hopes to pick up where she left off after announcing her intention for reelection as an ASUC Senate candidate March 10.
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Updates on COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, were at the center of the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, meeting Wednesday.
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After UC system employee complaints on outsourcing, Regents Policy 5402 went into effect Feb. 15, giving the UC system a one-year timeline to terminate unnecessary contracts with external suppliers.
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UC Berkeley and Stanford University researchers found that algorithms predict recidivism better than humans do, which can allow for better allocation of resources to prevent reincarceration.
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