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BHS Humanities Classes Deserve More Prioritization

BHS Humanities Classes Deserve More Prioritization

The humanities teach us about each other - about how to understand one another and how to understand the worl…

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Schools Follow in Footsteps of BHS Sexual Harm Movement

Schools Follow in Footsteps of BHS Sexual Harm Movement

Students at several Bay Area high schools have organized walkouts and movements against sexual harm in recent…

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"It Feels Unreal:" BHS Students Return to In-Person School

"It Feels Unreal:" BHS Students Return to In-Person School

Berkeley High School (BHS) students returned Monday to full time in-person school for the first time since Ma…

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'We ... Put Ourselves Last': Former Teachers on Why They Left | Richmond Pulse

'We ... Put Ourselves Last': Former Teachers on Why They Left | Richmond Pulse

High workload, little support and low pay contribute to teachers leaving the profession. It's not yet clear h…

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'We ... Put Ourselves Last': Former Teachers on Why They Left | Richmond Pulse

'We ... Put Ourselves Last': Former Teachers on Why They Left | Richmond Pulse

High workload, little support and low pay contribute to teachers leaving the profession. It's not yet clear h…

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'We Can Reimagine How We Teach': How Four WCCUSD Teachers Adapted to Distance Learning

'We Can Reimagine How We Teach': How Four WCCUSD Teachers Adapted to Distance Learning

Leanne Wu, right, a special education teacher at Tara Hills Elementary in San Pablo, had to drastically chang…

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BHS Humanities Classes Deserve More Prioritization

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By Clara Brownstein
| Berkeley High Jacket
The humanities teach us about each other — about how to understand one another and how to understand the world. And yet, they are undoubtedly losing status in education. Berkeley High School (BHS) is no exception. In an informal Instagram poll, the Jacket found that 76 percent of about 200 respondents said that they did not find humanities and STEM classes equally challenging.
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Schools Follow in Footsteps of BHS Sexual Harm Movement

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By Clara Brownstein, Finola Jackson
| Berkeley High Jacket
Students at Bishop O’Dowd walked out to protest sexual harm in a movement that shares similarities with the one at BHS. Ava Mussi Students at several Bay Area high schools have organized walkouts and movements against sexual harm in recent weeks. Both Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) and Bishop O’Dowd High School students, in particular, have organized these events.
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“It Feels Unreal:” BHS Students Return to In-Person School

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By Clara Brownstein
| Berkeley High Jacket
News With in-person school now mandatory, students, staff, and teachers are feeling a variety of emotions about returning to campus. Berkeley High School (BHS) students returned Monday to full time in-person school for the first time since March 2020. With in-person school now mandatory (as opposed to the hybrid instruction that 46 percent of high-schoolers attended last spring), students, staff, and teachers are feeling a variety of emotions.
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