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Andy Samberg, Lonely Island, return to Berkeley High
Berkeley High alumni Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer (aka, comedy group The Lonely Island) returned to Berkeley High School a week ago Sunday to shoot footage for a project that aims to...
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Berkeley man at center of new book, ‘Tangled Vines’
Mark Anderson, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence, attended John Muir Elementary School and enjoyed many favorite childhood haunts in the Claremont neighborhood.
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Berkeley fourth-grader hit by taxi; parents call for better crosswalk lighting
A fourth-grade girl from John Muir Elementary School was hit by a car Tuesday night in a crosswalk on Claremont Avenue that parents have long complained is poorly lit and needs the city’s attention. A...
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Fundraiser launched to help girl struck by taxi in Berkeley
Update, March 12: In just two days, 120 people have raised more than $10,000 for the fourth-grader, whose legs were broken after she was hit by a taxi in a crosswalk in Berkeley. The campaign has...
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Father of girl struck by car calls for better traffic control
The father of a 9-year-old girl struck by a taxi in a crosswalk last week was among a small contingent of parents and administrators from John Muir Elementary School who asked the Berkeley City Council...
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John Muir Elementary School celebrates 100 years
This month, John Muir Elementary School is marking the school’s remarkable centennial anniversary with two days of activities.
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After crash, Berkeley fifth-grader rides to school in style
The 9-year-old, who was hit by a taxi March 8 while on a Claremont Avenue crosswalk with her mother, rode in a shiny red fire truck, courtesy of Engine Company 3 of the Berkeley Fire Department.
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Berkeley Unified schools will stay open Monday, but 2 could lose power
Lights could go out at John Muir and Emerson elementary schools, both in the Elmwood neighborhood.
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First-day jitters, songs and celebratory pancakes: A taste of Berkeley’s...
What was back-to school-day like today? We followed three students and two teachers as many elementary students went back onto campuses after the long months of lockdown.
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Meet the 4 new principals chosen to lead Berkeley schools this year
Longfellow Middle School and John Muir, Sylvia Mendez and Rosa Parks elementary schools all have new leaders at the helm for the 2022-23 school year.
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‘A little more normal’: Berkeley kids go back to school
At the first day of school in Berkeley on Monday, the specter of the pandemic lingered, but it did not dominate a first day back that, finally, felt pretty normal.
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How did your Berkeley school do on state tests?
An interactive graphic created by CalMatters allows you to see how test scores changed at every Berkeley school last year — broken down by race, grade and other factors.
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