AltWeeklies Wire
Why Black Students Are Avoiding UC Berkeleynew
In the post-Prop 209 era, nearly 60 percent of African-American students accepted at Cal are choosing to attend other colleges — often, because they feel unwelcome.
East Bay Express |
J. Douglas Allen-Taylor |
11-07-2013 |
Education
Privatizing UC Instructionnew
A controversial bill proposes that California public universities partner with private technology companies to provide general education classes online.
East Bay Express |
Whitney Phaneuf |
06-07-2013 |
Education
Churn and Burn at the Young Musicians Programnew
A venerable UC Berkeley youth program appears to be violating its union contract.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-05-2012 |
Education
The Race for Berkeley Lab Nears Finishnew
Lawrence Berkeley Lab officials plan to announce in November the winning bidder for its massive
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
10-20-2011 |
Education
Tony Smith's Visionnew
Oakland's superintendent doesn't just want to close schools. He wants to radically alter how the school district and the city educate kids.
East Bay Express |
Micky Duxbury |
10-05-2011 |
Education
School Closures Make Sensenew
Oakland Unified won't be able to solve its problems until its shutters small schools that it can no longer afford.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-29-2011 |
Education
Top Ramen For Life: The Student Loan Crisisnew
With more than two-thirds of students borrowing money for their educations, student loans are now the largest type of consumer debt. Is this another crisis in the making?
East Bay Express |
Charlie Mintz |
11-10-2010 |
Education
Learning in Chinese: Mandarin Immersion Takes Root in Bay Area Schoolsnew
Shu Ren, founded in the fall of 2008, is the latest in a growing number of Mandarin bilingual schools that have cropped up in the Bay Area. Most of the programs follow some variation of the "dual language" immersion model.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
01-06-2010 |
Education
Can California's Community Colleges Weather the Economic Storm?new
While those in the system figure out how to weather this year's cuts, they anticipate fearsome funding cuts in next year's budget and beyond. But money for community colleges should be structured in much the same way that unemployment insurance is supposed to work, so that it is there when it is needed most -- like it is today.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
09-23-2009 |
Education
An Oakland Teacher Drops In Unannounced at the Homes of Underperforming Studentsnew
Primarily intended to encourage parental involvement, English teacher Channing Woodsum's visits offer him a glimpse into students' living conditions, particularly notable in a school where many children come from communities plagued by violence and poverty.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
01-23-2009 |
Education
John Yoo, the Torture Professornew
Why UC Berkeley should fire the legal scholar whose work led to Abu Ghraib and secret spying on Americans.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-14-2008 |
Education
A Look Inside the Changing Nature of Postdoctoral Researchnew
For postdoctoral researchers at UC Berkeley, the years at school keep growing as the chances of landing a faculty job keep waning.
East Bay Express |
Anrica Deb |
05-01-2008 |
Education
Career Opportunities?new
No Child Left Behind set off a gold rush for tutoring companies, but California isn't keeping up.
East Bay Express |
Emma Brown, Sierra Filucci and Sabrina Shankman |
02-14-2008 |
Education
California Students Fight Back Against Rising Tuitionnew
A student-sponsored ballot initiative hopes to freeze tuition for five years for resident undergraduates at University of California and California State University schools.
East Bay Express |
Wendy Patterson |
01-02-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Billionaire's Educational Experiment in Oaklandnew
Meet Eli Broad, a Southern California billionaire who uses his cash and connections to groom Oakland school administrators and keep the district under state control.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-11-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
