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City

Monday, October 4, 2021

Berkeley school district considers proposals to desegregate middle schools

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Plans to desegregate the middle schools within BUSD are met with community concerns.

Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, has proposed plans to revise its enrollment policies in an ongoing bid to desegregate its middle schools. 
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Back and Forth

Friday, February 12, 2021
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‘We all have multiple identities’: A conversation with UC Berkeley professor, American Psychological Association President-elect Frank Worrell

Frank Worrell is a Trinidadian-American immigrant and professor at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education.
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Campus

Thursday, January 28, 2021
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‘Not so one-sided’: Campus community reacts to unnaming of Kroeber Hall

The complicated legacy of Alfred Kroeber will no longer be honored on a campus building after UC Berkeley denamed Kroeber Hall, a decision that has drawn both praise and criticism.
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Retrospective Issue 2020

Thursday, December 10, 2020
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Experts, student advocates reflect on mental health in 2020

While mental health issues are frequently stigmatized as a symptom of weakness rather than genuine illness, leading professionals and student advocates assert that the emotional toll of 2020 has posed a legitimate threat to our well-being.
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Campus

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

American Psychological Association elects UC Berkeley professor as 2022 president

The American Psychological Association, or APA, elected UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education professor Frank Worrell as its 2022 president Nov. 12.
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Campus

Monday, April 20, 2020

UC Berkeley professors discuss mental health amid coronavirus pandemic

Three leading UC Berkeley psychologists discussed approaches to coping with the emotional side effects of the coronavirus pandemic in a livestream as a part of a campus virtual conversation series Friday.
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City

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Berkeley High taking action to close academic achievement gap

Over the past year, Berkeley High School staff have been meeting with parents and students to review ideas for redesigns to classrooms and teaching styles that aim to end academic achievement disparities between racial and socioeconomic groups.
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City

Monday, October 7, 2013

Statewide computerized exam to replace STAR test in 2014-15 school year

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday officially replacing current statewide K-12 standardized testing with an assessment aligned to the new Common Core curriculum standards.
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Campus

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Report indicates only 43 percent of SAT takers in class of 2013 ready for college

Only 43 percent of SAT test-takers in the class of 2013 met College Board’s standards for college readiness, according to an annual report released Thursday by the organization.
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City

Monday, September 9, 2013

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.
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