New group with Berkeley roots aims to get kids outside
Berkeleyside
Apr 27A new global group -- with roots here in Berkeley -- wants to put the play (and some risk) back in childrens' outdoor environments. Continue reading » »
Stories tagged "Education" in Berkeley
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4/29/12: Kundalini Yoga Flash Class in the Park | Berkeley - FREE
FunCheapSF.com
Apr 26Kundalini Yoga Flash Class is coming back to the East Bay for another fun, uplifting, and inspiring event. We’ll be at the heart of UC Berkeley’s campus at Memorial Glade, the big grassy patch right in front of the main Doe Library. Bring a yoga mat, ... »
Berkeley High’s Principal talks about attendance scam
Berkeleyside
Apr 24Following last week’s revelation of student-generated attendance fraud at Berkeley High School, Principal Pasquale Scuderi and Quan Tran, a BHS senior and chief of service of the Associated Student Body there, were interviewed this morning by Michael K... »
Zoning The Poor Out of Good Schools
California Progress Report
Apr 23By Peter Schrag Most of us have long known that in places like Oakland and Berkeley, and probably in a lot of other cities as well, the easiest way to predict a school’s test scores is by the altitude of the building. The higher up the school, the more... »
Best of Berkeleyside: This week’s most popular posts
Berkeleyside
Apr 21Fifty students at Berkeley High were caught in an attendance fraud that Principal Pasquale Scuderi made public this week. Four students had illicitly obtained the password to the school’s attendance database, and had charged other students to clear abs... »
Berkeley High School Students Pull Off Ferris Bueller-esque Attendance Hack – Today’s News
SFluxe
Apr 21Authorities have also solved the city’s mysterious outbreak of ‘Twist and Shout’ parade float singing. By Nick Carbone | | April 21, 2012 | Everett Ferris ... »
Berkeley High Students Face Expulsion For Awesome Computer Hijinks
SFist
Apr 20About fifty students at Berkeley High School are facing suspensions and four others are facing expulsion for masterminding an elaborate scam to ditch class. The scam itself wasn't that elaborate — the kids apparently got ahold of an admin password for ... »
Articles
High Pay For Guest Lecturers Despite Cuts Concern UC Berkeley Faculty
CBS San Francisco
Apr 28A practice by the University of California at Berkeley of paying higher-than-scale salaries to guest lecturers has raised eyebrows among tenured faculty amid staff and program cuts to make up for budget shortfalls. »
