Another Voice for Teachers
The Berkeley Schools Labor Caucus, formed to pressure the teachers’ union to take a tougher stance on protecting workers’ rights, is feeling more emboldened in light of a recent Supreme Court decisiony.
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A Rose Growing Out of Concrete
Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High School aims to make a private school education affordable for low-income families while also providing valuable work experience.
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Improving Equity After School
Berkeley aims to remake its after-school programs to be more equitable, accessible, and robust.
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Closing the Books
For a variety of reasons, Oakland schools have been shelving traditional textbooks in favor of other learning tools.
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Separated From the World by Choice
Hidden in the East Bay hills, the Carmelite nuns of Kensington live at the most secluded monastery in the United States.
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Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton Urges Parents to Discuss Race
A Cal psychologist has a simple prescription for race relations.
Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
In the Philanthropic Swim
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.
My Father, My Lie
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.