BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 29, 2023
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education
Campus
APRIL 19, 2022
$5M grant kickstarts CDE's universal pre-K initiative
A $5 million grant was awarded by the California Department of Education to the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, or 21CSLA, State Center, which is headquartered at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education.
Campus
APRIL 19, 2022
$5M grant kickstarts CDE's universal pre-K initiative
A $5 million grant was awarded by the California Department of Education to the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, or 21CSLA, State Center, which is headquartered at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education.
Learning 2022
APRIL 05, 2022
Learning to learn: UC Berkeley instructors discuss best learning practices
Learning is an important and beautiful part of life, and understanding what’s behind it can help individuals become better learners.
Learning 2022
APRIL 05, 2022
Learning to learn: UC Berkeley instructors discuss best learning practices
Learning is an important and beautiful part of life, and understanding what’s behind it can help individuals become better learners.
Campus
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
UC Berkeley assistant professor works to increase diversity in teaching workforce
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education assistant professor Travis Bristol is working to increase diversity in the teaching workforce within communities of color to match the student populations it teaches.
Campus
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
UC Berkeley assistant professor works to increase diversity in teaching workforce
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education assistant professor Travis Bristol is working to increase diversity in the teaching workforce within communities of color to match the student populations it teaches.
State
JUNE 19, 2019
California budget set to raise UC system funding by 6 percent
The budget — which was introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, in December — will increase the UC system’s funding from about $3.35 billion to roughly $3.55 billion, according to California Legislative Information, if it is approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
State
JUNE 19, 2019
California budget set to raise UC system funding by 6 percent
The budget — which was introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, in December — will increase the UC system’s funding from about $3.35 billion to roughly $3.55 billion, according to California Legislative Information, if it is approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Notes from the Field
MARCH 23, 2018
UCLA outranks UC Berkeley for best US graduate school of education
UCLA beat out UC Berkeley significantly, ranking No. 1 in the nation, with graduate school programs at Harvard University and University of Wisconsin—Madison trailing closely behind at No. 2.
Notes from the Field
MARCH 23, 2018
UCLA outranks UC Berkeley for best US graduate school of education
UCLA beat out UC Berkeley significantly, ranking No. 1 in the nation, with graduate school programs at Harvard University and University of Wisconsin—Madison trailing closely behind at No. 2.
City
MAY 17, 2016
Berkeley High taking action to close academic achievement gap
Over the past year, Berkeley High School staff have been meeting with parents and students to review ideas for redesigns to classrooms and teaching styles that aim to end academic achievement disparities between racial and socioeconomic groups.
City
MAY 17, 2016
Berkeley High taking action to close academic achievement gap
Over the past year, Berkeley High School staff have been meeting with parents and students to review ideas for redesigns to classrooms and teaching styles that aim to end academic achievement disparities between racial and socioeconomic groups.
Obituary
APRIL 14, 2016
Campus professor of education John Hurst dies at 86
UC Berkeley professor of education John Hurst, a proponent of popular education, died March 22. He was 86.
Obituary
APRIL 14, 2016
Campus professor of education John Hurst dies at 86
UC Berkeley professor of education John Hurst, a proponent of popular education, died March 22. He was 86.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Underrepresented-minority voters brought to polls by face time, not Facebook, study says
Researchers studying how to best bring underrepresented-minority voters to the polls have found that new technologies such as texting and social media are not as effective as more personal forms of outreach.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Underrepresented-minority voters brought to polls by face time, not Facebook, study says
Researchers studying how to best bring underrepresented-minority voters to the polls have found that new technologies such as texting and social media are not as effective as more personal forms of outreach.
Obituary
FEBRUARY 09, 2015
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education professor emeritus W. Norton Grubb, 67, dies
Norton Grubb, the David Pierpont Gardner Professor in Higher Education Emeritus, passed away Jan. 15 in his sleep while vacationing in Taipei, Taiwan. He was 67.
Obituary
FEBRUARY 09, 2015
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education professor emeritus W. Norton Grubb, 67, dies
Norton Grubb, the David Pierpont Gardner Professor in Higher Education Emeritus, passed away Jan. 15 in his sleep while vacationing in Taipei, Taiwan. He was 67.
Notes from the Field
OCTOBER 03, 2013
Federal student loan defaults on the rise
The national percentage of borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans reached its highest level since 1995, according to U.S. Department of Education figures.
Notes from the Field
OCTOBER 03, 2013
Federal student loan defaults on the rise
The national percentage of borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans reached its highest level since 1995, according to U.S. Department of Education figures.
