Approximately 150 students from Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Oakland Tech and McClymonds High Schools, and from the Groundwork Richmond Project, went to school together on April 11th for STEM Awareness Day. Hosted by the Institute for STEM Education at CSU East Bay in partnership with Bayer Healthcare, Wareham Development, UC Berkeley, Berkeley City College, and the East Bay EDA, students from several cities gathered together to learn about […]

As part of the White House Call to Action to bring college opportunities to more students, UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks came to Berkeley High School last week to talk with 140 students participating in college preparatory support programs. Dr. Claude Steele, the new Provost in charge of all of Cal’s schools and academic programs, […]

With over 40 volunteers, that included Cal students from the BUILD program, Jefferson Elementary School pulled off another successful pancake breakfast and community meeting. Jefferson Principal Maggie Riddle gathered families at school on a Saturday as a way to include families in the development of school-wide priorities for meeting their goals for students. The main purpose for the […]

The Berkeley High School South of Bancroft Project began with the new Jacket Stadium which opened last year and will soon see completion as the softball field on the southeast corner is finished later this year. Meanwhile the new classroom building opened in March, providing a new home for the foreign languages department and the […]

Join Superintendent Evans and other district leaders to review the key components of the draft of a three-year Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). Public Forum: What’s in the Draft LCAP? Date: Wed., April 16, 7:00 pm Location: Rosa Parks Elementary School, 920 Allston Way Months of valuable input from across the Berkeley school community […]

Field Testing Replaces CST, except for Science     During this year of transition to the Common Core (new grade level standards), schools in California and 21 other states are participating in a trial run of a new kind of online assessment that replaces the California Standardized Test (CST). The new Smarter Balance Assessments (SBA) […]

April 26 Emergency Prep Fair Program of Events Theme: Protect Kids and Pets! On April 26, at North Berkeley BART Station, the City of Berkeley Emergency Services will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair from 10am to 2pm. In addition to learning how to better prepare for disaster at home, families will be able to […]