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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom suggests schools open in summer

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan for reopening the state includes the possibility of opening schools and nonessential businesses during the summer.
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Alameda County

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Alameda County Office of Education extends school closures to remainder of academic year

On Tuesday, the Alameda County Office of Education announced in a press release the extension of school campus closures for the remainder of the academic 2019-2020 year.
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State

Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom issues executive order to suspend standardized testing in response to COVID-19

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Wednesday that would suspend standardized testing for more than 6 million students this year in K-12 schools, pending federal approval, after schools across the state closed in response to the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, pandemic.
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State

Saturday, March 14, 2020
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom promises state funding for schools through closures with executive order

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday guaranteeing continued state funding for schools through their various closures in response to the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic.
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State

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

CA state superintendent endorses Mayor Jesse Arreguín for reelection

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond released a statement Monday endorsing the city of Berkeley’s current mayor, Jesse Arreguín, for reelection in 2020.
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State

Monday, October 14, 2019

Report shows CA standardized test scores are not meeting standards

California students are failing to meet standardized test requirements, according to data released by the California Department of Education on Wednesday.
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Election 2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Tony Thurmond elected as California state superintendent

After a tight race, Assemblymember Tony Thurmond has been elected as California superintendent of public instruction.
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California General Elections 2018, Election 2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Incumbent Kate Harrison re-elected to Berkeley City Council District 4 seat

Harrison was sworn into office in March 2017 and during her time on the council has worked on multiple issues, including police reform, affordable housing and homelessness. Now that Harrison has been re-elected, she said she is “gratified” by the results.
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California General Elections 2018, Election 2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Ty Alper, Ka’Dijah Brown, Julie Sinai win Berkeley school board seats

Ty Alper, Ka’Dijah Brown and Julie Sinai all secured seats on the board of Berkeley Unified School District as of press time at 2:02 a.m.
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Election 2018

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Assemblymember Tony Thurmond named lawmaker of the year by California school counselors

The California Association of School Counselors named Assemblymember Tony Thurmond its annual Lawmaker of the Year for his advocacy in education.
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